Falling In Love.....With Autumn

After another very busy summer I just realized that the holidays are right around the corner.  It's time to order my turkey for Thanksgiving~ I thank Joe's Meat Market in Scotch Plains for providing me  a greatly anticipated tradition that kicks off Autumn and the holiday preparations.  They absolutely get the best fresh turkeys and, I believe, there is nothing better than the aroma of a roasting Tom Turkey wafting through the house.  I just may have to do one for Sunday dinner soon!

With most of the maintenance work around Magnolia Cottage under control,  I can concentrate on decorating for Autumn.  The wood has been delivered, once again, by the boys up at Andersen Farm and now the fireplace awaits the first fire of the season. Tomorrow Mr. P and I will go to Springdale Farm for pumpkins, corn stalks and a riot of color in the form of brilliant mums! 

My favorite time of year ~ the abundance of color, the crispness to the air, the crunch of leaves underfoot and the scent of chimney smoke as it curls through the air are some of my favorite things I enjoy when I walk Spencer and Henry.......

Spring, Sprang, Sprung

Spring has finally arrived in the East!  All around the cottage signs of life are springing forth.  The earliest flowers bask in the warmth of sunshine and the buds on the trees can almost be heard expanding like Jiffy-Pop.  The air is filled with the purposeful sounds of the resident woodpeckers tapping as if their lives depend on it ~ which I guess they actually do......and afternoons are spent by Spencer and Henry lounging on the back deck soaking up the warm rays of the sun.  After all, that IS one of their most important jobs!

After that horrible storm and a long winter, I, too, am looking forward to another summer of easy outdoor living and the riots of color the flowers will surely bestow upon us.  In the meantime, we still have some trees to clear up from Sandy, and a petite list of small projects around the cottage to keep us busy on weekends.  In addition to that,  "Mr. P"~ the HoH, has decided to whisk us away to paradise where we can frolic in the sea and relax under a palm tree for a week ~ (It is imperative that he recharge in order to continue slaying the urban jungle) ~ I am counting the days (14),  until our departure!