Is it just me or is October little more than a blur? I can’t believe we have but two weeks left of the month. Thankfully, I had a mellow weekend for a change. A weekend to sit back and enjoy … a weekend and get stuff done …
Friends and food. I am eternally pathetic in the fall/winter. The draw of candlelight, bubble baths, warm jammies, and good books is simply more than I can resist. I don’t even try. I snuggle in for a long winter’s rest as I wave goodbye to friends ’til Spring. This might be why why I was struck with the deer-in-the-headlights look as we were being seated for dinner on Friday. The greeter asked if we were doing anything fun that night. ”Hello! We’re at the Cheesecake Factory … at 8 o’clock … in October … how much more fun can a person have?!“
Sweet dreams. The weekend was beautiful – blue skies, sunshine, warmth even! And other than Friday night, I didn’t have a single thing planned. No weddings, showers, or birthday parties. This, of course, could mean but one thing: yard work. There were tomato patches to be cleared, sunflower stocks to be uprooted, broke down, and bundled, flowers to be deadheaded, and weeds – oh the weeds! – to be pulled. As I dug, I realized how little I had been outside this year. I’ve watered, yes. But most of the time I’ve been at this here computer, desperately trying to get my groove. I’ve missed the sunshine. I’ve missed the fresh air. I’ve even missed the work. So as I put my yard to bed, I promised to work diligently in the coming months … so we might frolic come spring!
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