i have been picking apples
and plan to make hard cider
for the first time. i have
nearly 4 bushels. also picked
a lot of black walnuts..this
has been a prolific year for
produce--esp. fruit and nuts.
And the garden yielded a lot
of lavendar, too. Sweet!

summer is over, and firewood
gathering, collecting, cutting
is next on the agenda. I got
home safe from a road trip and
got to meet a new mud cat friend,
and was treated to warm hospitality
at her house. hooray for mudcats!

I put new strings on my guitar and
my band is getting several gigs a
month--we are just starting out and
having fun with the music. My canaries
are singing and that is always cheerful.