Fall happenings

Brrrr! It's getting cold here in the Pacific Northwest and WET!!! The latter shouldn't be surprising to anyone as there's a price for all of our velvet greenery. It's in the form of raindrops...lol. I love living here though and can't imagine being anywhere else. Living near a beautiful mountain like Ranier and being nestled between two ranges, the Olympics and Cascades, makes for quite a nature show. This time of year is my favorite. I have never really understood why the cooler days and frequent rain squalls are so compelling for me but when I get a rare break and take a walk through a wooded area, the smell of pine and rich soil reminds me some of the reasons why I love living here.
As for daily life, there's been nothing much going on. With the days being so short I've taken some extra time to indulge in a book series by Christine Feehan. I am not normally one to go for romance novels but I do like paranormal-romance novels...lol. I have also discovered an audio book is a great way to multi-task. You enjoy the story and can still get something else done. It's also kind of nice to totally sprawl out and relax while the words ring in your head.
I've finished another comission (via audio books) and have nothing much else to do other than begins a meal plan for Thanksgiving. I LOVE to cook and this is one of my favorite holidays! I have some skill in the kitchen but am far from being a good cook. I'll save that honor for my mom and Grandma.
There's plans for some artsy felted ornaments for Christmas this year and I am going to comission my boys to help out so hopefully there will be some little treasures they can pass on to family and loved-ones!

Happy Fall everyone!

Here's the little man then and now...

These are the parent lions. LOVE the male and his mane!

Remiss even for me...

Ok. This is pretty bad...lol. I've been remiss in my postings and have no excuse other than one heck of a busy school year with the boys. I've neglected my outside family and upgrades on the house in an attempt to get the all three boys settled into the school year. Lol...whew! It's been a busy couple of months!

I've been lucky enough to receive a couple of private comissions for some art pieces and kept busy with a family of lions and a couple of knitting projects. I've got two more to finish before the end of the month...yipee! The Lions were a challenge and I underbid myself...big-time. As usual, I felt bad about asking a fair price for them...lol. I am happy that their adopter is thrilled with them and that's worth more to me than any amount of money. They turned out beautifully and I am kinda proud of myself...just a little!

All the fish kids are good and the new tank, a tall forty gallon, is finally cycled and full of four cute little Goldfish. One was aquired by nefarious means (fish-napping) but since I originally paid for him I feel no remorse...lol. He was a Wal-Mart fish, cost $2.88, and was such a tiny little scrub! I dubbed him A-cup for the two little lobes that perch on his head. My friend had him for five months and it's amazing how big he's gotten. He's at least tripled in size and those little lobes are now a good "b" size...lol. Since he's a confirmed boy his name has been changed to Strapping Jock...if you get my meaning!