Autumn is Here

    The fields are being hayed . . .
 

    The goldenrod is in full bloom . . .

   . . . and my pasture was bushhogged yesterday.  

   Just some tidying up and we will be ready for winter!

   This is Joee, the one year old I fostered for a week from an abuse situation. What a wonderful, sweet chow.  If I hadn't committed to my boy in Miami, I would have adopted this guy!

                        Had to get him neutered before he went to his new home.  Wearing the cone of shame!

                     This week started out with a bang.  Early Monday morning I had a service for the car in another town at 8:30 am.  Lots of chores in between.  Joee's new mom and sister were on their way from Chicago.  She was to arrive at 4 pm., then it turned into 8, 9:30, and she finally arrived at 10:30.  No way she could turn around and drive another 12 hours, so I invited her to stay at the farmhouse, but it was a total MESS!  I rushed home and cleaned four hours straight to get things ready for her.

                   This is Gabrielle with Joee and Ziggy the next morning.  Dogs seem to be getting along.  She was going to leave at 6 in the morning, then it turned to 8 and the bushhogger was coming at 8, came at 7:15, my neighbor who is working on my bamboo forest trail showed up early, it was just a crazy couple of days. Seems no one can tell time!

                     Labor Day weekend while Bob was in Knoxville delivering furniture that I sold and going to bookstores, I started prepping my potting shed for painting.  Took the whole weekend to clean it out, organize and get rid of things.

                            I hate to paint pretty wood, but this was such a dark room it needed cheering up.

                     I've been painting in bits and pieces for the past couple of weeks, taking lots of breaks to do other things in between, but one wall is now completed, half the ceiling and the door.  I'm getting there slowly, but surely.

  I thought when you retired, things got slower?  I never get to sit down! Once finished, I will do a post to show you all that I did to make this a prettier potting shed.

                     One of the "in between" projects was to move the ferns from this area that were not doing well at all.  Took me a while to decide what to plant here, but I ended up buying three Soft Caress Mahonias that love shade and bloom in the winter.

      I'm sure hoping they like this area because they fill the space nicely.

  In the garden, the coleus are still going strong.

   Poke berry is in bloom.  I love this plant.  A native.

   Beauty berry is bursting with fruit.

                               Mexican hydrangea still blooming.

                        Loving my fence line of morning glories down the driveway.

                     Toad lily blooms in fall.

   Finally getting photos for you to see mom of the beautiful grapevine afghan that I found.  This is an unusual find.

Old Schoolhouse Inn     MOM, CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE THE INN

Sunday I will be making my way to Florida.  I am spending the night on Amelia Island at this wonderful inn I found.  I looked for a week for a place to stay, everything was booked or two night minimum. When I found this inn, I wrote them and they told me the Annual Shrimp Festival was going on this weekend up and down the coast, so that was the reason I couldn't find a room.  So I changed my night from Thursday to Sunday and they could accommodate me. My next post will be about my trip and introducing Geisha's new little brother!