Happy Monday my Blogland Besties! ☀️
How is life in your corner of the world? Here it's a sunny bright cheerful day. Late summer is still kinda hanging on. Although I see bits of color starting to change on the leaves, geese keep flying over the bay, and I see evening temps of the future in the 50's and even upper 40's! Just a matter of time until that first frost.
I hope you had a glorious weekend. 😊 It was such a fun one here!! On Friday I went out to lunch with a girlfriend, after my hospice volunteering. We always have a blast when we get to catch up. And then I went to her daughter's soccer game Saturday evening and we all (her and her hubby and Matt & I) went out for dinner. Then came back to my house to play cards and hang out. Lots of laughs and we have just the best time when we hang with those besties. I also got up most of my Fall decorations in the house. I still need to do some things downstairs and outside - but knocked most of it out.
And then yesterday Matt and I drove up the north shore to get brunch, went to a little beach where I love to skip rocks and enjoy the peace of Lake Superior lapping on the shore. Holy cow, is Matt a rock skipping pro! I'll share a little video below of him. But I forget he was once a division 1 athlete in discus and the hammer throw, so of course he has abilities. Lol We then visited my Mom and step Dad and brought them some goodies and caught up. Following that - we ran errands, did a 3 mile walk, and ended the night watching our Packers win! yay!!
Just one of those blissfully perfect weekends. Now on to the week ahead...
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
small pumpkin spice muffin, pumpkin spice coffee with brown sugar oatmilk creamer (tis the season 😋 ) 🎃
** I made the muffins and they're so good. I'll share the recipe on Cooking Thursday post
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
painters may be coming this week to do projects, my MD check-up appt, errands, check on Mom and bring them some things, work on trimming the outside hedges & lilies and put out outside decorations, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
How excited I am that Fall is upon us and all of the fun things I look forward to doing. Matt and I were talking about it yesterday and making plans. He will start having a bit more time off soon, and it's going to be GREAT! 🍂 🧡
CURRENTLY READING
Cottage on Gooseberry Bay called Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley
ON THE TV TODAY:
Great British Baking Championship & Blown Away (netflix), Big Brother, House of the Dragon, Real GF in Paris, The Voice (I usually only watch the blind auditions), Survivor, New Amsterdam, Shark Tank, Quantam Leap
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - steaks on the grill, baked potatoes, asparagus
TUESDAY - smoky brown sugar chicken salad with kale, apple, roasted carrots & honey dijon dressing (HF meal)
WEDNESDAY - cherry glazed pork chops, roasted brussel sprouts, garlic mashed potatoes (HF meal)
THURSDAY - creamy lemon spinach ricotta ravioli (HF meal), caesar salad
FRIDAY - garlic cheddar bay biscuits, creamy tomato soup, fruit
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
enjoy sun on the deck, read, watch shows with Matt, outside projects
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
I love this vlog of Jonna Jinton's life in Sweden - breathtaking scenery, she shares her jewelry making, culture, gardening, music. Truly magical
Also, here's Matt being a rock skipping pro:
FROM THE CAMERA:
Last week it felt so cozy at the hospice house. It was raining out and I was giving of my time that day by scrapbooking obituaries. They keep albums of all the folks that stay there. I pray over each one, and their families, as I work on them.
A peek at some of Autumn in my home. I will share lots more of my home decorating in a future post this week or next. 🍁 😊
PRAYER LIST:
For my Mom's continued healing and strength. For special intentions.
For peace and healing in our world. 🙏