Well, I'm still anxiously awaiting the autumn colors. The leaves are falling a bit, but no color changes to speak of yet. The temps have dropped though, with the daytime having 60's and night temps in the 50's, but I see a few 40's in the forecast, so we should be seeing something happening soon.
The stovetop will see lots of soups from now on and breads baking in the oven. I don't make much for cookies anymore since the kids are gone - the same with pies, cakes, etc. It's probable best that way, as the waistline doesn't need them. Funny though, although we don't eat sweets really any longer, the waistline doesn't seem to reflect that. Oh, it's a bummer getting older! LOL
My son's house is coming along nicely. He has almost all his painting done and with the furniture and everything he has done to it, it really looks like a home. So much different than when he purchased it! He did have a lot of issues with the plumbing and heating. That's pretty much been taken care of. Then a new roof, etc. It now looks like a different place, going from an "as is" purchase to one that I bet he could easily sell, but he is far from interested in that at this point. He's so pleased with how it has turned out! I can see why! We are both so proud of his accomplishment.
The garden has been a disappointment. The tomatoes got blight, so no real harvest from them. Yes, with heirlooms, it happens. Then the weather, the downburst that took out most of our corn and the groundhog. We had a bang-up crop of summer squash though and the potatoes still look great, so maybe.... But husband is talking of no more gardens, and his downheartedness is something that is real now, but by next spring, he will be itching to plant again! Gardening is difficult and can break a gardener's heart, especially with all the work that goes into the garden, just to see other forces take that garden and destroy it. Next year will be a new year and hopes again will surface and drive him to plant another year.
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