Monday, November 16
crunchy oak leaves are covering the ground and obscuring the drive that leads to the road.
One glimpse out the window and I feel I've traveled back in time to an isolated little cabin in the woods all cozy and safe.
And amidst all the autumn wonders, my pineapple sage is blooming profusely, covered with bright red stalks. It's amazing!
I am thinking....
of Christmas!
I really want to make this a homemade Christmas and I have so many wonderful projects in mind.
I am thankful for....
unexpected blessings!
From the kitchen....
fresh strawberry cheesecake ~ mmmmm ~ I found a wonderful new recipe and I just smother it with fresh strawberries trying to convince myself that its really healthy for me! LOL
Of course, I do have a pot of homemade chicken soup simmering on the stove to help make up for my indulgence.
I am wearing....
a comfy flannel dress with thigh high socks.
I've just discovered those long, wonderful socks and am lovin' them!
I am creating....
I am restoring an vintage rag doll for a new friend.
She is getting a fresh stuffing, new hair and a lacey white apron. She has the most wonderfully unique design, and I'm hoping to recreate one just like her for me (in pink) sometime after Christmas.
I am going....
staying warm at home. There is too much do here to go anywhere else.
I am reading....
the Gooseberry Christmas Book 4 to get me all inspired for decorating the house this weekend.
I am hoping....
to take a nice autumn walk through the woods before the rains come.
I am hearing....
the pecking sound of the keyboard as Luke writes a school paper on the laptop.
Around the house...
Thanksgiving and Christmas preparations, making lists of all the things I hope to accomplish, getting out the winter wardrobes and filling the big crock at the front door with lots of knit caps, scarves and mittens!
One of my favorite things....
dancing while I work when no one is watching.
A scripture thought....
Psalm 91: 11
"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all they ways."
Don't you just love that?!
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week....
Christmas decorating, a Thanksgiving feast with our homeschool group, a volunteer lunch with our hippotherapy friends ... so many good things!
Here is picture thought I am sharing...
It's my first year to have one in my garden but I will always have one now. Its so pretty and the leaves really do smell like pineapple!
Please stop by and visit Peggy at The Simple Woman to peek into the lives of other "Simple Women" and read the guideline for creating your very own daybook.
Be blessed,
Lea
19 sweet friends said ...:
Lea, so good to hear from you! Sounds like wonderful things going on at your house. The pineapple sage is beautiful I was hoping you would show a pic, Ive never heard of it before. I wonder if it will grow in this Georgia red clay?
I have several of those Gooseberry books and I love to drag those and my old Home Companion books out and look for new ways to decorate for the holidays. I dont normally decorate for Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving, but this year I may decorate a little early. I have been more excited and looking forward to Christmas more this year than I have in a long time. Well I better run and get my boys busy with school. Again its such a joy to hear from you! Blessings, Karen
This is a beautiful bush! I enjoyed your blog.
It all sounds wonderful! Happy Thanksgiving.
I just love my visits with you!
I have never even heard of a pineapple sage before! How pretty!
Lea
It's so wonderful to hear from you again. I miss seeing your posts so much.
Have a great day.
Rhonda
oh you have a pineapple sage!!! it is near to impossible to get it up here and i would give a million dollares for one. But anyway yours looks very nice. don't they winter out??? i had one years ago and it died in the winter.
have a good day and blessings.
It was so nice to see you post here, didn't realize how much I missed your blog till now! Your pineapple sage got huge, like mine! Isn't it a treat! I've checked out all the Gooseberry Books at the library for ideas as I too am anxious for Christmas! Hugs!
I really enjoyed reading your list.
I too am getting reading for our Thanksgiving. I don't do Christmas until after Thanksgiving.
Thanks for sharing.
Enjoyed your daybook and thoughts of Christmas decorating and gifts! You are motivating me... I want to decorate too!
Lea,
So good to hear from you ~ miss you lots. Love the pineapple sage. I may have to try and grow some. I do grow alot of russian sage.
hugs,
Pam
Lea it is fantastic hearing from you. You sound like you are having a good day. Thinking about you often.
Hugs,
AMY
Me too! This is my first year of a pineapple sage and it is still blooming after several hard frosts. I love LOVE it. Will plant several more next year everywhere for the color. And the hummers loved it too.
Oh,my goodness! I have missed you so very much! I see your facebook now and then but it isn't the same as an actual post. If we were only closer together...........
ps I have had the pineapple sage in the past and yours is definitely the most beautiful one I have seen. I've tried the lemon as well but the pineappple is best by far.
LEA---I wish you really knew how much I miss you--in all sincerity. I was THRILLED to see you on my blog roll today. I hope that life is treating you well. It was SO GOOD to read your post. It literally made my day. Love--Julie
I enjoyed your post, and will be visiting again. I had a pineapple sage in a pot last year, but it in no way compared to yours! However it tasted wonderful in fresh salsa! This year I couldn't find one anywhere. I'll look harder next year and try it in the garden. Yours is beautiful.
Lea, it's sooooooo good to see a post from you! Sounds like your life is full of blessings and sweetness. I hope it always will be.
Take care of youself and please post again soon!
Good afternoon Lea
:)This is so wonderful..it's good to hear from you again.
Hugs, Doreen
I love your blog!
Wow, love the Pineapple Sage! Did it get THAT BIG in 1 yr?
Blessings from Ohio...
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