~o~ L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables ~o~
vases always on the windowsill. These are precious days
as soon the garden will go to sleep until spring…
Dear Ones…
Like Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of the much beloved Anne of Green Gables books, I, too, have always loved October. If autumn is my favorite season, October is my favorite month of the year. The time I always called “sweater weather” because it’s not quite cold enough for a coat but there is a brisk, enlivening chill in the air that brings me back to life after a long hot summer. Part of me goes to sleep, cocoons over the summer, as I have never been able to bear the heat since I was a little girl, save creeping around, early or late, to water the garden, or go out with the dogs. But then summer passes and autumn arrives and I heave a great sigh of relief and come alive again, filled with a kind of energy and enthusiasm I haven’t felt in months. I begin to get work going that seemed impossible when my energy was drained by summer’s heat. I take up my fiber work again, my writing picks up, the dogs frolic in the yard making me laugh as 4 little pugs, even tiny blind Penny, romp in the yard a bit, enjoying the cool, dewy grass. Penny spends a great deal of time sniffing about as if there are so many more delicious smells to snuffle in, the little boys, Tanner and Pugsley, 3 and 6 years old, race about the yard at top speed, and 14 year old Sampson tries to follow the little boys but quickly slows down to amble about, walking the perimeter of our fence line, and all three boys seem to think that the best place to do their business are in the new flower beds where the newly planted roses and other fall flowers have just been put in. The just turned over earth must hold great delights, as they travel about, hither and yon.
Sam is always a great help in the yard while the
little boys race about at a mad dash…
The little blue aster’s first year.
Late blooming cosmos hanging over the
garden fence…
My cozy country kitchen…
Penny, “helping”…
This was just wonderful. I love the kitchen colors. Cheerful enough to brighten the grayest day.
And the dear pugs. My daughter has one named Piglet, and her eyes are so full of soul. All the love inside her comes out through those eyes. We all love her to pieces.
Those are great words from LMM. Love her work.
I have just found your blog and I am trying to start up from the archives (that will keep me busy for a while!) and I am enjoying it very much.
When I saw the picture of your kitchen, I nearly fell over. It is laid out exactly like mine, diswasher, stove, number and placement of cabinet doors. Everything but the frige which I have on the opposite wall. So strange!
Lovely Blog. I like your kitchen. It is well-maintained by you. Flowers are also looking very beautiful. You blog is very interesting.