What I'm Liking This Thursday (3)

I'm writing this on a lovely misty fall morning.

Who doesn't like those?

I'm going to kick this list off with roses.

I especially like yellow ones.

And peach ones.

(I didn't get a pic of those.)

They can be counted on to bring color to any garden

throughout the warm months but it's time to cut them

back and give them a much-deserved break.

I like bringing the last roses in and putting them all over

the house.  I don't always take the time to do this the

rest of the growing season--but I should.

Take time to stop and pick the roses!

I like cooking with herbs so this is what happens

when that freeze threatens--and this isn't even all

of them!  I love fall and winter but I always miss

my herbs.  I don't grow them indoors--absence

makes the heart grow fonder, you know.

I like getting the chicken coop all cleaned up for winter.

The chickens get some of the herbs by their window

and all through the coop.  These are beneficial

for their sensitive lungs.

I like getting ready for winter!

Off goes the patio furniture and up comes a nice

supply of firewood and kindling, all just outside of

my sewing room window.  A huge order of firewood

is being delivered this weekend.

My lemongrass plants have been trimmed, dug

up and potted, waiting for hubs to bring them in.

I like my brahma hen...even if she

was supposed to be a huge fluffy rooster.

Look at those feathery legs!

Show off!

I like watching these trees in our back yard turn.

Over 120+ years my family has been here, this land

has seen multiple farm houses so from a landscaper's

viewpoint, trees aren't always in the most

"aesthetically pleasing" spots--but I don't mind.

These are kind of scrappy trees but I just love

this little corner of the yard every fall.  We had to
remove some to put in the pool and that added

to the odd layout but we're slowly adding more.

Soon, I'll make my yearly visit to the nursery

to see what end of the year deals I can get.

I like smoking the last of the peppers.  After

removing every single seed, I smoke them

till crispy/charred and then crush into spices.

(The food processor works great here.)

This year it's poblanos, Anaheim chilis and,

of course, chipotle from the red jalapenos. 

I like cooking with these flavors.

I like making naan.  Some are for dinner tonight.

The rest are going into the freezer for pizzas

on those nights when I run out of time to

make dinner...or don't want to.

I don't like the way the new version of blogger

messes with my font.

(Sorry, had to slip that one in there!)

I have no pics from the sewing room this week.

It's currently undergoing some construction and

everything is sitting in our sunroom.

Chloe's "likes" for the day:
~ my fabric no matter where it is ~
~ the chaos of moving things around ~
~ catnip ~

Happy quilting!
Linking up to:

Not Afraid of Color: I Like Thursday