November Skies

Yes, another season is upon us. I could tell that it was so, the moment I woke up this morning. The sky was that dark gray that seems to creep in, in November. The air felt dry and cool, and the leaves, the ones that remain on the trees, still shock the senses as they contrast against the morning sky.

It’s on mornings like this that I feel lazy. Part of me just wants to stare out the window and contemplate the falling leaves and the passage of another season in the year.

I ran out to get the mail at noontime, and during my travels I saw a flock of wild turkeys! Of course I had no camera, not even my cell phone! Rats! But I stopped and watched them for a moment and thought, “Yep, it’s November. The Turkeys are here”.

I returned from getting our mail and made lunch, and just as I sat down to eat I saw the turkeys coming down the hill into my back yard! Quietly and slowly, so as not to wake the dogs, I got my camera and headed out to the back yard through our guest room.

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I think they came to see me. They knew just how much I wanted a good picture of them. They stayed in the yard for about half an hour and then moved back up the hill and into the woods.

Perhaps this is another reason I love living where I do. I truly enjoy certain types of wild beasts when they roam into our yard. Turkeys, birds, chipmunks, squirrels are all okay.

The skunks, moose, deer, bears and porcupines can just keep on going down the road!

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The view of Big Squam Lake (Golden Pond) from the top of Rattlesnake Mountain.

Why I Love Living In My Town

1. I can walk down the street and people smile and say, hello!
2. People care about each other.
3. Our town cares about how the Main Street area looks and keeps the gardens beautiful.
4. The local officials know you and smile when you pay your taxes, or register your car or register your dogs.
5. People know I breed dogs and are always happy to see me with a puppy or with Greta, and they always ask about how they are.
6. The area we live in is beautiful with many lakes and mountains. In fact we live very close to where “On Golden Pond” was filmed.
7. Our parks allow both kids and dogs to roam and run free.
8. We still have Halloween Parades, Thanksgiving meals and Christmas Parties for our kids.
9. We still have good old fashioned neighborhoods.
10. Many of us mentor the youngsters in our neighborhoods.
11. I love the way the town decorates for Christmas and the 4th of July and even Halloween!
12. I love the seasons here. All of them. Even the winter when it snows!
13. I love where I live because it’s where Hubby, Fritz, Greta, Arnie and Anneliese all live!

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My Meltdown

Yesterday it was Hubby. Today it was me.

All was going well. The day dawned bright and the cool crisp Autumn air felt wonderful on my skin as I walked the pups in the yard. Yes, it was going to be a beautiful day.

We shopped, I found a great watch, got all the dog food that we will need for the next month, picked up the mail and even grabbed a bite to eat.

Yes, the day was going along so well.

I was starting to cook dinner, when Hubby mentioned that his mail program wasn’t working. I went over and tried to fix it quickly, but my usual computer skills failed me. In frustration I called our service provider, who walked me through fixing Hubby’s machine.

Great!

Then I hung up the phone, and while I was trying to fix dinner, I went to fix my own machine and I couldn’t do it. I knew I should be able to, after all, I had just done it on Hubby’s machine, but it looked different!

I went back and forth between the kitchen and the family room trying to fix my computer, with the clock ticking down towards the time when my dinner would be done.

The tension mounted and I thought I would go absolutely crazy, and then I saw it. The little menu that would lead me to salvation!

With three minutes and 29 seconds to go, until my dinner timer went off, I had fixed my computer problem and gotten my email up and running again!

Somehow, tonight’s Lobster and corn on the cob tasted even better!

What Did You Do With My Hearing Aids?

I was having a fairly easy going day today. I’d straightened out my closet, brought some things into the formal dining room to put in the big suitcase we will use on our trip, and even unpacked our ski parkas and hung them up in anticipation of a good season once we return from our trip.

I remembered that Hubby had a meeting to go to, and I reminded him. He dashed into the house and changed his clothes, shaved and began pacing around. Where did he leave his hearing aid? He knew I had it in my big purse. I looked and no, it wasn’t in there.

I looked in my closet. I looked in his closet. I looked in his dresser, his bedside table, the coffee table. My heart sank. Those things are expensive!

He had to leave, and he left me to “find” them.

Oh, great. No stress there!

Off he went. I looked everywhere again, twice, three times. I tried to remember the last time that he’d actually used them. (He hasn’t adjusted to all the noise yet.)

My heart was racing and I started to sweat. As if there wasn’t enough stress at the moment, Arnie started dancing around because he had to go out to do his business.

Then it hit me. I’m not sure why, (Perhaps I have a Fairy God Mother after all!) but I went back into his closet and went to his suit jacket. I reached into the pocket and there it was,n the case holding his hearing aids! Joy filled my heart. Blessed relief! Then I got a little angry and stood in the middle of the floor and screamed!

Hubby will be home in an hour or so and then I plan to make him beg for my forgiveness! If he is very sweet, I shall consider it!

PS: Hubby said it was a great meeting. He couldn’t hear a thing!

Love & Treat

Blog Love Dove

I have been tagged by Lifecruiser on “Love and Treat”.

Captain Lifecruiser is not saying Trick and Treat, she is saying Love and Treat… your friends well 🙂

I’m sending blog love to all my blogbuddies – both old and new! You rock!

So what does this mean? Well it means I will share with you three of my older posts that show the love in my life. I hope you will enjoy reading them over again.

If anyone would like to do this, please join us.

What to do:

Find three post of yours you’d like to share.

And share the love!

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Okay here are the three posts I’d like to promote because they talk about love.

1. Hubby

2. Mandy

3. Puppies

So check out Captain Lifecruiser’s Blog for more information! And share the Love!

You can find Captain Life Cruiser!here.

The Winds Of Autumn

I woke in the night to the sounds of high winds blowing around our home. The first year we built our home we would listen to the winds and knew that they were high, but had no way of knowing just how hight they were. So we purchased a weather system complete with an ananometer. Now we know just how quickly the wind is blowing by our house. Last night the high wind was 41 miles per hour!

Our house is at the end of a large lake, and in the summer the winds feel refreshing. In the Autumn, winter and spring, they can chill you to the bone. Needless to say I have warm hats, coats and gloves for me, and for the dachshunds, cute little sweaters to wear when their is snow on the ground.

Sunday was just chilly and VERY windy.

So, what did I do on the first kind of cold day that we have had this Autumn? I puttered around the house a bit, and then took a long nap so I am ready for the Red Sox Baseball game tonight.

Yes, this could be it. The Red Sox could win the World Series if all goes well. The fans in Red Sox Nation are all holding their breath. You see we have suffered. All through my childhood “The Curse Of The Bambino” was with us. You can read about the Curse here.

But every child knew, and at the end of every season we watched, even though it wasn’t a pretty sight to see our beloved Red Sox go down in flames! In 2004 the team broke free of the “Curse” and we won the World Series, (The World Chapionship of Baseball) but even now we sit and wait and hold our breath, not knowing if it will happen again.

I slept, I will have regular coffee with my dinner and hopefully I will stay up to watch my beloved baseball team win. If you hear screaming and crying it means that they lost this game, and we have to play another. After all it is the best 4 games out of 7 and since they have already won 3 (way beyond our wildest expectations) even if they lost this game, there is always the next game…for now.

Weekend Tidbits

Allie asked what the outfit that Hubby selected for me looks like?

Yesterday I mentioned to Hubby that the request had been made, and that I’d have to get a picture of me in it, “some time”. He looked me over, fresh from the shower, hair dried nicely and I had put on some make-up for a change, and said, “Well, put it on now. You’ll look great!”.

So I took off the clothes I had so recently put on, and dressed in my new outfit.

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After we got done with my photo shoot, I changed again, and then headed off to do my errands. I needed to get my laptop power plug fixed, so I started there. I dropped the machine off with them and then headed to the Post Office. I grabbed the mail, and then as I was driving by a salon a thought struck me, and so I pulled in.

“Do you have a tanning bed?” I asked.

“Yes” the nice woman replied.

Perfect. Everyone who knows me, knows that I have very pale, fair skin. Can’t you just see me going to the sub-tropics with no base tan? So I started yesterday, and then went back on Saturday afternoon for a little more. They’re closed on Sunday, so my next appointment is on Monday.

I do not go out in the sun, ever without long sleeves and such, but I decided that this once I would do it! I’m using special tanning creme and moisturizing after, so I should be okay.

Saturday I decided that I need to teach the puppies how to take a nap. It’s a very important part of their development! LOL! So I took them into our bed, and after being kissed and snuggled for about 20 minutes they finally settled down! It was a good 1/2 hour nap and then the train went by and all heck broke loose!

I’m making Hubby’s favorite comfort food tonight. It’s called “Scrambled Meat”. You can find the recipe here. I’ll serve it with mashed potatoes. He just loves it, and it is so easy to make. One of those great meals for someone who is a meat and potato lover!

Have a great Sunday!!!