I think it very fitting that fall is hurricane season. Autumn always seems to sweep in and hurl me about in 120 mph mind-storms, leaving me dizzy with excitement and soaked in a creative downpour of ideas. It also really stresses me out, making it really hard to keep track of all the irons I've put in the fire, which are suddenly all hot at the same time.
Since there aren't enough hours in the day, or brain cells in my head to process all this energy, I have to let a few things slide here and there. This blog is one of those things. I'm not giving up just yet, but since it's not a money making endeavor, and since our finances and the rotten economy seem to be the only things in sync these days, I just have to focus on the bottom line: keeping the refrigerator stocked and the wolves from the door. So my posts here will be few and far between for awhile (I really don't know who I'm talking to, either. It's not like I have millions of faithful followers, but I know there are one or two of you who check in from time to time. )
Anyway, here are a few photos of my fall so far:
here's the galette I made with the plums from the last post
we went to a fun surprise birthday party
here for a dear friend
with incredibly colorful and really tasty seasonal food
the grapes were almost ripe
and the wine was fantastic, of course
the
evil hops growing on our fence have had a very good season
but they seem bent on taking over our neighbor's driveway...
too bad I'm not a home brewer!
and the spiders have set up housekeeping across every path and doorway
making everyone walk around waving their arms out in front of them like lunatics,
lest they end up with spider webs across their faces and creepy crawlies in their hair.
All in all, things are pretty normal around here for hurricane season. I'll check in again whenever I can. Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers,
Petunia
