Fall Feelings

It is officially raining today. Not down-pouring, but drizzling and gray.

I checked Facebook today, something I do often but rarely participate, there were comments from my family and friends about the "great" Fall weather we are having. Seems there is lots of cooking, reading and movie watching going on.

Feeling left out, I tried to inspire myself to get in the "mood". I took a trip to town to finish up grocery shopping for the week. Started a stew in the Crock-Pot. Baked a batch of my favorite cookies- Oatmeal, Coconut, Corn Flake. Sorted through some quilting/apron fabrics. Dug out a pair of fuzzy socks. Changed the bedding on my bed to a "warmer" quilt. I had a cup of hot tea. I made snugly beds for all the cats on the porches. I lit a few candles. I even tried to watch one of those Lifetime channel movies.

The picture was "just right" except it was lacking my presence.
It just didn't happen for me.  I paced the floors from front door to back door.  No matter how hard I tried, I just wasn't feeling Fall. It isn't that I don't love Fall. I really do- the beautiful trees, the crispness in the air and the feeling to "nest". I am just not compatible with the gray dampness.

Yesterday we went to Harvest Hill. It was such a fun trip. In case you are wondering I was loving the Fall weather yesterday.                          
                                                          I got some of these:

And LOTS of smiles from this:

(smiles from me.. not Laci)

I am going to put on a jacket and shoes now and go outside to work in the garden. Rain or no rain. I will soak up every bit of daylight that is left for the day. Maybe, just maybe, when I come inside and I am damp and cold, I will embrace Fall. I'll eat stew with biscuits for dinner and cookies and milk for dessert. I will be thankful for everything in my life.