Trying Out "I Like Thursday"

With quilting and gardening, it has been a bit

of a struggle to stay up on everyone's blogs and

other reading.  I'm in the middle of all that fall 

clean-up--house, yard and garden--but as I

keep an eye on the weather, I've decided I

can slow things down a little.  There is still no

freeze in the 10-day forecast and leaving the last

produce out there as long as possible will allow me

to cook with fresh ingredients as long as possible.

So, finding myself with a little extra time today I thought

I'd try joining in Not Afraid of Color's "I Like Thursday".

I hope I understand how this works so here goes:

(Sleepy Hollow: Coolest/prettiest cemetery to visit in the fall!)

I like fall.

No, I LOVE fall.  And all things fall.

Quilts, trees, scenery, flowers, weather, clothes...

Which is why I make things for fall

and grow things for fall!

With me, the whole year leads up to fall.

The trees are finally starting to turn and

the leaves are starting to color up the lawn.

(The hubs may not like that part so much

but I do--what's fall without some falling?)

I like taking time out to enjoy coffee in a shop

a few times a week...because somehow those

days are just more relaxed.  Why doesn't this

happen with coffee at home?  It just doesn't.  

I like my current audiobook:

The Grand Sophy.

If you like Jane Austen's writing, this one is for you.

Think Emma but with a little more witty banter and scheming.

I'm just over half-way through and is it quilting or this book

that has me so excited to get into my sewing room?!

As with all audio books, I give a lot of credit to the reader

who can often make or break the story.  As I sew away on

my latest quilt, Sarah Woodward's lovely, and appropriate,

British accent takes me right into London in the early 1800's.  

I like canning things from the garden.

For months, it's been the bumper crop of tomatoes

but this week I canned a little mincemeat made

from the green tomatoes on the few plants

that I pulled--waste not, want not.  The Romas are

growing like crazy but I've pulled the other kinds.

My hands are too full!

I like capturing the funny looks of the chickens.

I like my new rotary cutter earrings.

I like how the fabrics "glow" in my latest quilt.

I'll get the last blocks done today.

Lastly, I like my new treadmill that is being delivered

today!  (I wore out our first one years ago).

And that is my first go at the things I like this Thursday!

Happy quilting!