Flirting With Fall......

Yesterday there was a tiny hint of fall in the air as a cold front came through here!

Ruth Ann and I had been out and about for a little while in the late afternoon and we sure DID get excited about it!! There were a few drops of rain here and there in the metroplex - although none at our house until last night.

The Thrift Giant (right next to the Goodwill!) had 50% off on Wednesday.

Normally I have the quads here but yesterday we were quad-less so Ruth Ann and I decided to check it out. It was like a Mexican party! The store was packed and the announcements are made in English once and then in Spanish - over and over! Kids were running all over the place and nearly every shopper's basket was full and overflowing! I spent only $10 but we had fun!

Ruth Ann spotted these fall pillows for me and I love them.

They were only $0.75 each!

Rain began to fall last night so we sat in the gazebo and enjoyed listening to it.

After 41 days without any rain - we were sure glad to have it!

This morning I woke up to an even MORE fall like day!!!!

This is hard to believe but it really was chilly!!!

I woke up early and my sister, Deanie, had messaged me that she was sitting out in her back yard  in the rain fresh COOL air!!! I slipped out of the bedroom, leaving Louis Dean fast asleep, and took my coffee out to the gazebo, opening both the kitchen and the sewing room doors to this new cooler weather.

I love the sound and the smell of these crunchy leaves!

It wasn't long before Louis Dean joined me - actually it was two hours later but quiet time seems to fly by - and we did our reading outside. The air just felt so GOOD!!

I have been trying to store my decorations - or DEBRIS as it has been called - in such a manner that I

can get them down all by myself. I'm happy to say that LD did not have to go up into the attic at ALL!!! I did ask him if I could hand down the last of the tubs this morning, taking advantage of the cool temps. That attic is normally HOT at this time of year.

He also helped me move this small buffet away from the wall so I can paint the paneling.

I will be looking for wallpaper so I can redo the dining room. I'm going to do the room one wall at a time. I know. It's weird but I have a plan.

This afternoon was perfect sleeping weather. The A/C has been off all day - unheard of in AUGUST in TEXAS! After our sandwich lunch, I pulled back the covers and took a good solid two hour nap!

Louis Dean went off to play music with his friends tonight and I stayed here to finish my painting and empty some of the fall tubs.

The gazebo is wearing her fall gown tonight.

Deanie gave me these curtains and they are perfect for out here.

While we like to catch the breezes in the summer, in the fall and winter we like the coziness of curtains behind our chairs to keep the drafts down.

The house is slowly being transformed from summer to fall.

I like not having to decorate in a frenzy and it's nice to have the time to really think about where I want to put things. Seldom do I ever put the decorations in the same places as the year before.

It's kind of like having a blank canvas and getting to start over fresh each season!

I do not have a special Fall candle to light on September 1st - yet.

I know where I can find Morenci candles in Fort Worth so I am planning to buy one next week when I'm over there.

The man of the house is home now and holding court in the gazebo.

I'm thinking we might have a cup of hot chocolate tonight instead of a glass of wine!

This cool fall air will NOT be here tomorrow and we are supposed to be back up in the upper 90's!

I just turned the A/C on in our bedroom and went in to get something and it smells so good. The  A/C is cranked up and you can still smell the shampoo and cologne in the air from the shower I took earlier this evening.

While I thought I would get so much done this week, I have to stop and remember....

it's important to slow down, take breaks and rest.

I think I'm getting the hang of it.