Welcome, Fall!

 Well HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!!

looks like it's finally arrived, or actually around 8 pm tonight if we want to be technical, LOL!

We finally got our Fall decorations up inside and on our porches, so glad it's finally done. It took us quite a few days, we sure move SLOW now, ha ha. LOL

A look at some twisty limbs and sun dappled branches.....

"   a seductive quality not unlike the Lowcountry.....a land alive and surreal, changing with the tide and wind. A land where the trees seemed as old as the earth, and the water had spent a lifetime thrashing against the tide and rocks, begging her to dance with it. A lush land, of every shade of green, that surrounded her and asked her quietly, in the night air, in the stormy sea, in the curved roads, green pastures and fairy circles ringing the trees, as if she would stay and allow it to make her it's own."

                                                                         ...Patti Callahan Henry   (writing about Ireland)

(my ancestors are from Ireland, and my Great x 10 or so Grandma hails from Scotland, and she moved to Ireland to begin a family and new life!)

              I read alot of her books last summer, they were all great!

My new Fall magazines have arrived, I'm looking for a cool quiet evening to sit down with a stack of them. 

Has anyone been enjoying any new or old shows or movies/series to recommend?

Fall tv we've been enjoying:

First, this movie. Sally Field did a great job and it was a really good movie! We liked it. I guess it was a best seller book first, but I have not read it.

We are on Season 14 of Bonanza, our favorite. Its the very LAST season, I'm going to be so sad to see this one END!

Missing Hoss, one of our favorite characters, as he passed away before Season 14 filming began, I think. Adam left quite a few seasons ago. Ben and Little Joe are still there, as well as a few new characters.

 Including Mitch Vogel as Jamie and Tim Matheson as Griff. Tim is also "Doc" in the Virgin River series we watch on Netflix. So it's neat to see him so YOUNG and just starting out here on Bonanza.

I'm not sure, but Tim Matheson and maybe Mitch Vogel may be the only surviving cast members still with us today, all the rest have passed away. 

Now this one, The Way Home, (Netflix) is not one I would've thought I would be remotely interested in, it's about time travel, LOL. But it's a very good show and very interesting and the actors are great in their roles. I've always liked Andie MacDowell!

Here's some pictures of the great cast:

Netflix

Every single one of them does a great job! We have finished Season 3, and are awaiting Season 4, the final one. Kinda hate to see this one end too.

We also watched the whole Season One of the "new" Little House on the Prairie.

Now it was good, and had good episodes, but you just cannot go into this expecting Little House on the Prairie, Ma and Pa, Michael Landon, "Half Pint" Melissa Gilbert and Mary, Nellie Olsen, etc. It is NOT LIKE THAT at all, so I'm surprised they even called it Little House on the Prairie. LOL

Netflix

I tried to some pictures of the bright moon playing hide and seek with the clouds a few nights ago. My pictures didn't turn out too good but you can see the idea.

Looks like we'll have the big full Harvest Moon later this week?

Its coming up on pecan season here. Last year we didn't have much of a harvest AT ALL. Found this one a few days ago:

 The year before last, we had gallon bags and bags full, so many to share!

Processsed, cleaned up and ready:

Well, happy Fall and I hope yours is safe, enjoyable and healthy!

Summer reads

 It's just about officially Fall! finishing up my summertime reads

Summer Reads:

Below, Tomorrow is for the Brave:

Finished this one above ...it was really good. I also read another Kelly Bowen, pictured farther down.

LOVED this book, (above) it was really good! I don't really pick up mystery books, but this one surprised me and it was a really good story. Kept me guessing.

just finished this one, (above) slow start but it built up  (I almost put it down) momentum and got me hooked half way through. It was a good book. Lots of history and brave young women.

started this one, but it almost immediately was about ghosts, and I don't care for that, so I put it down

This one was good. Alot of interesting and sad history

haven't got to this one above yet.......it will transfer to my FALL reading list, LOL!!

the book below, the Garden of Lost Secrets, was really good. I loved it!

Sometimes, I find books that look interesting in here:

woman's world magazine

woman's world magazine

woman's world magazine

woman's world magazine

I pick up children's books all the time. Alot of them are fun to look through with big beautiful pictures and I always keep  large STACK  of books available for young ones who might visit.

This one was Charleston history, so of course that caught my eye!

and it had such big beautiful pictures!

the story is told from the point of view of the cat, Jack.

Plus it was autographed.

Read this book in the middle of the long hot summer and I loved it, it was a great story! I will definietly be looking for more from this author.

I see a couple in this Summer Reading special that sound interesting and I will be getting.
oooops, after checking----a few of these are not even released until 2027!

Womans World

Womans World

Womans World

Womans World

If you are a book reader-----Did you read any good books this summer? I tend to gravitate to books set in my favorite era, the 1940s and WW2.

our yellow roses are in full bloom once more. This is a new rosebush I got this summer.

and the pink ones bloomed a couple of weeks ago

and I've been busy still processing and freezing peppers! One of our best years yet for peppers, so big and glossy.....and so FRAGRANT. Our poor "maters"didn't do as well this year. Our onions did really good.

Fall is almost here!