Dog Days

After about 10 straight days of rain and clouds, it was so refreshing today to see sunshine and blue skies! It was a lovely day to take a drive in the country, the tires crunching through fallen leaves, and with a peacefully slumbering child in the back seat. We made our way to the apple orchard, and came home with a half bushel of apples and a bonus bag of red hot peppers.

We are full into Fall, and it is gorgeous. I still feel some nagging desperation, however: winter is coming!

October marks one year since our house project began. I naively believed that we would be snug and settled long before this. In just a few days it will be one year since our little 14 year old poodle passed away. He is buried beneath a princely oak nearby, and we visit him often, but life has been much different without a dog in the house.

By happy coincidence, my parents' sweet little Daisy Dog moved into our house last weekend as well. It feels so comfortable to have a soft little body snuggled up against my leg when I sit on the couch. I am also enjoying the fact that she cleans up under the table after meals...it's a big help!