December Peace

I have decided and will repeat these simple words when the self inflicted crazy coo~coo~ness  of this month start to fill my days....December Peace.  I will remember the precious gifts that last forever and fill our hearts like none other...

For me, they include ~

the gleeful excitement of our young daughter...the posibility of snow...our Son home from the front lines of a scary war...my precious children...opportunities to be of service...a radio station that plays Christmas music all month...the smell of our recently gleaned pine tree...holiday wishes from a stranger...grocery bags printed with holiday greetings...Starbuck's Chrismas cups...duh!...a warm house...a pantry that has plenty....having plenty to share with others...a grateful heart ~it is the best feeling around!...a family that I love bunches and lots...friends ~ true friends, good friends...

But most of all...I will remember that this month has many opportunities to be 

grateful...grace~filled...and choose PEACE.

Smiles ~ Ramona

Pine Cones, Leaves and Cowboy Boots

Glimpses.

Pre~Thanksgiving Bazaar in a really cool barn...

Lots...

And lots of G O B B L E ...

And piles...

And piles of S Q U A S H ...

And L E A V E S ...

And L E A V E S ...

And C O W B O Y  B O O T S...

Smiles ~ Ramona

A Gentle Celebration

It is the calm...sweet calm before the storm...

I hope that everyone is taking every sweetly calm moment of it...

Every gobble~li~cious minute of it...

I can almost smell a wonderful Thanksgiving feast roasting in the oven...

I can almost hear a range full of turkeys gob, gob, gobbling a happy tune...

All together now...

I love that the sight of pumpkins does not disappear when the

Jack~o~lantern's candles have burned out...

A splendid season full of squash!

And cinnamon pine cones...

Delightfully, delightful sweet season...

Breathe deeply...feel the calm before the storm?

It is a gift...be thankful for it.

Smiles ~ Ramona

Monday

"DELICIOUS AUTUMN!

MY VERY SOUL IS WEDDED TO IT,

AND IF I WERE A BIRD

I WOULD FLY ABOUT THE EARTH

SEEKING THE SUCCESSIVE AUTUMNS."

~george eliot~

Happy Monday!

Smiles ~ Ramona

Pumpkins are the Happiest of Fruits...

I hope that everyone is delighting in the splendid wonderfulness of fall.  As for me all of the delicious food, cozy aromas and harvest loving activities make my Autumn loving heart sing a little song.

I have a fall kit...if you will, making each moment of this magical season even more memorable...if that is possible.

My fall kit includes ~ A Yankee Candle " Autumn Leaves" candle, lots and bunches of squash...spaghetti...acorn...you get the idea, jugs and jugs of apple cider on standby to be heated up and made into Caramel Apple Cider...check out my favorite recipe here, bundles of harvest corn to hang over my windows, a special Charlie Brown movie and as many pumpkins as my porch will hold.

Pumpkins are the happiest of fruits...don't you agree?

Zip~Pity~Do~Da....

Yep....the Hap...

Hap...

Happiest of fruits...

I giggle in delight when I see them piled high in front of the grocery store...

Cinderella....

Or Casper...

Or burlap...

   

Undeniably the happiest fruit around.

What is in your fall kit?

Savor every moment of your week.

Smiles ~ Ramona