Remembering Fall

 

 

Happy Homemaker Monday ~ October 23, 2023

They're still sharing the porch,
but Fall is scooching Summer out of the way!

The weather..... Gorgeous! Sunny and seventies

Right now I am.... All dressed up with no place to go... for now anyway

Thinking.... I'm thinking about my Fall Bucket List and what I'd like to do next.

On my reading pile.... The Best Yes, John Adams, To Helveltica and Back, Stranded ~ An Ivy Malone Mystery, The New Testament ~ Luke

On my TV..... The Librarians on Prime

Favorite blog post last week....  Tired of Going it Alone?

Something fun to share....

Blog hopping.... How to Live on a Low Income by Mrs. White at Legacy of Home

On the menu for this week.... Still working this out... using up what we have in the house

On my to do list.... Too many things to list here!

In the craft basket.... I'm knitting Everything November Mitts and hand stitching Grandma Benson's quilt 

Looking forward to this week.... Tuesday night knitting at the library with friends and working in this cute library

Looking around the house.... I really need to do some tidying up.

From the camera....

I'm starting to think about Christmas. In fact, I purchased a few gifts this past week!

On my prayer list.... Israel and Hamas, my children and grandson, healing for my husband and for myself

Devotional.... Tired of Going it Alone?

"And the LORD, He is it that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee:  fear not, neither be dismayed."

Deuteronomy 31:8

 Be blessed and recognize those blessings dear reader in the name of Jesus Christ, 

Laura

Tired of Going It Alone?

"And the LORD, He is it that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee:  fear not, neither be dismayed."

Deuteronomy 31:8

That promise is just as near as accepting Jesus Christ as your savior. That promise is just as near as surrendering your life to Christ.  He gets to be the leader, the boss, the Lord.  You get to be saved from Hell and saved from your sins and saved from yourself.  You must not only accept Jesus as the Son of God, you must also truly believe that He is who He said He is and can do what He said He would do.  I invite you to read the book of John in the Holy Bible.  You can get to know who Jesus is and what that means to you.

Laura

Blessed to be Known and Loved by my Jesus

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May I suggest?

Who is Jesus?

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2023 Fall Bucket List ~ Harvest Lane Cottage

 

Harvest Lane Cottage
Fall Bucket List
2023

 Happy Fall Dear Reader! 

  Fall is trickling into the Ozarks. I've enjoyed opening the windows and turning off the air conditioner! We've had a few downright chilly nights. A few of the maples are showing their first blush of red at the tops. Gold is tinging some of the oaks.

   I've been a bit late in making my list. It's still strange to me to make my bucket lists just for me and my husband. I had kids at home for 32 years. That's a long time. My first date with my husband October 16, 1981. It was a Friday night. It was a dance-a-thon sponsored by Junior Achievement, a business club for kids from the town and country schools. He was the town boy, I was the country girl. Ah, I've got to remind him that the anniversary of that first date is coming up! Well, on to this year's bucket list.

 I've actually already done a few of these things. I still added them to the list, because y'all might want to do some of them. I'll put items I've completed in italics. Then I'll come back and update regularly so that you can see my progress. 

 I have found that since I began making these bucket lists, I am more intentional about enjoying each season. It's too easy to get stuck in a rut or focus on the wrong things. All work and no play, you know?

 I'd love to hear what is on your bucket list for fall. Please share a list or a link to your list in the comments below. Is there anything I've forgotten that you consider a must do? Let's talk and be friends. 

Here's my bucket list for 2023.

• Make my fall bucket list
• Make my fall reading list
• Decorate for fall ~ I sorted my fall decorations and let go of some that no longer bring me joy. I don't have a lot, but I do like what I have. Once we have some pretty leaves, I'll probably bring some in.
• Enjoy candy pumpkins ~ My son brings these to me as soon as they're available each year.
• Make apple crisp
• Read and review Melody Carlson's new Christmas novella ~ A Royal Christmas 
• Make homemade cocoa
• Burn a fall candle
• Invite friends for a soup supper ~ Ham "n Beans and Cornbread
• Dad's visit here in October
• Carve our pumpkin with my husband
• Roast pumpkin seeds
• Listen to Christmas music
• Finish reading Psalms and Proverbs
• Worship God under the stars ~ Maple Leaf Worship Night
• Maple Leaf Festival
• Bake pumpkin bread
• Bake cookies
• Start my Christmas shopping
• Try a new soup ~ Chicken broth & meat, rice, mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup, broccoli, salt & pepper, cornstarch to thicken
• Knit Everything November Mitts
• Walk through crunchy leaves
• Eat homemade chili
• Christmas Club at my house every month. I've been doing this since July with a few friends. We're enjoying Christmas music, treats, and working on Christmas projects together. September, October, November
• Take a drive to look at fall foliage 
• Collect Christmas cards
• Make a pecan pie and share the recipe
• Celebrate Thanksgiving with family at home
• Make friendship tea
• Knit wool socks for my husband
• Eat Queen's Apples (cut up apples with caramel and pecans)
• Visit my dad in November
• Bake pumpkin and maple leaf shaped sugar cut-out cookies
• Sew a project bag
• Shop for a new sweater or jacket
• Candlelight baking
• Harvest Celebration cake ~ pumpkin, apple, pecan cake
• Make a gift list
• Sip hot apple cider
• Listen to a Christmas book on Scribd. 
• Finish hand quilting the top that Lowell's Grandma made
• Make homemade eggnog
• Invite friends for pie 
• Collect pinecones, leaves and seed pods to decorate 
• Take a walk and enjoy the maple leaves
• Read by candlelight or lamplight
• Watch a Christmas movie
• Finish my Fall Reading List
• Itty bitty blessings from the Lanes

• Decorate our Christmas tree Thanksgiving weekend

Alright, now you know some of the things I hope to do over the next month and a half of fall. Yes, it's a long list. No, I won't do it all. Yes, I'm still gonna try!

Plan for relaxation, plan for fun, plan for sanity!

Enjoy and look for the sparkles of joy!

Keep positive and optimistic!

Be blessed!

Laura

Focusing on the Lord

and Loving This Season

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What I'm Reading This Week... October 11

 Hello dear ladies,

This is what I've been reading this week!

My light reading this week is Crewel and Unusual by Molly MacRae. It's the last book in the Haunted Yarn Shop cozy mystery series. My friend Laura suggested the series to me. It's been interesting and not too spooky. I like cozy mysteries, because there are none of the terrible details present in some other mysteries. They're who done it's in line with Murder She Wrote. I'm listening on Scribd. It's great knitting listening since it's a yarn shop mystery!

I've been listening to John Adams by David McCullough for months. As you can see, I have about 8 and a half hours left. I happened to see it on the for sale shelf at the library yesterday. It's an extremely thick book. No wonder it's taking me so long to listen to it. I'm not going to be an expert on John Adams when I'm through, but it's giving me a better overall understanding of the time of the revolution and the time when the government and the Constitution of the United States was being formed.

It's heavy. I usually listen while I'm driving or doing housework. I'm listening on Scribd. 

Lastly, I'm in Psalms and Proverbs this week.

Well, that's it for this week. What are you reading and listening to?

Hope your week is filled with gentle pleasures and plenty of prayer.

Laura

Blessed to be a Blessing

Cool Breaths of Autumn

Image by Ioannis Ioannidis from Pixabay

"The first cool breaths of autumn stole into the Ozarks at night, pulling heavy blankets of fog over the hills and hollows. Each day the sun rose strong and golden to chase off the gray dawn."

Little Farm in the Ozarks  by Roger Lea McBride.