Happy First Day Of Fall!

Hello, and Happy Fall!  Even though the calendar says so, it doesn't feel like it.  At all.  It did cool down to the high 90's this week.  And there were even a couple of nights that were cool enough to open up the windows.  But today, we are back up to 103.  Ugh.
Despite the heat, here are a few things that made me happy this week.
My daughters both found our favorite creamer!!!!    Erika brought some home, and Gennifer brought some to me too!  I don't ever drink my coffee with sugar in it, and I don't usually like any flavored coffees or creamers. But strangely enough, I love this one!!

Sweet pears.  I love them.

Getting to know my two new hens.

Elaine said we could change the names.  Noah named the one on the right, with the pretty blue tail feathers, Bloom.  Why bloom?  Because he says she is pretty like a flower.  I named the one on the left, Scarlett O'Hara.  Scarlett for short.  She is red, so it fits.  They are so sweet.  They stick together, and stay on their roost, until I come out in the morning to open the coop door.  My existing 5 hens, only chase them a little if in the coop.  Outside the coop, there is no problem at all.
I was actually standing inside the coop to take these last night.  My original 5, all roost on the left, and the new girls, roost on the right.

They are pretty funny to watch at night, when they are all jockeying for position on the roost.  They push, and squabble, and nudge, and change order a dozen times before settling in.

Another thing that made me happy this week, was finding a pair of new shoes.  They are like tennis shoes on the bottom, but they look like Mary Jane's.

Another happy, is the delicious Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Brownies that my daughter Erika made for our Knitty Biddie's meeting today.  These were SO good!  She got the recipe on Pinterest. 

Having my knitting group, The Knitty Biddies over today, made me happy.

These were taken before they arrived, and food was covering the entire table.  That little Autumn fabric basket I made a few years ago.  I love to bring it out in the Fall.

We "Biddies" have the best time when we get together.  Today we did more eating than stitching.  We did discuss our First Annual Knitty Biddy Boutique that we are having the first weekend in December though.  It will be held here at my house.  We are pretty excited about that!
Are these not the cutest crochet trimmed little girls ankle socks!

 Oh, and I made this delicious Cucumber Lime Punch, also from Pinterest, for my Biddies today.

This punch is light, cool and refreshing.  All you need is one cucumber, sliced.  One frozen can of Limeade mix, thawed. And 1 liter of lemon/lime soda pop.  Stir and chill, then serve over ice.   Ahhhhh, I have been sipping it all day.
Oh, and note to self:  Don't wear a new white tee shirt to do yard work in!!!  Last night after it finally cooled off, which was when the sun went down, I pruned some of my plants in the front planter.  I had enough light from the front of the house to finish.  But this morning when I washed the load of whites,  I discovered the tee shirt was ruined despite using bleach!

 Well, I know I haven't been blogging like I usually do.  I guess I just haven't done anything very exciting.  Hopefully as the weather cools, I will get my mojo back.
Today I leave you with a fun little video link to check out.  Friends of ours have recently been to Kenya and while on a safari ride, they encountered this very curious cheetah!!!!  Don edited down the footage, and then posted it on You tube.  The video has gone viral, and he has been contacted by news stations and CNN requesting permission to post his film.  It is pretty neat.  Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uwB6K5XvQg

Oh, and one last thing.......I had been hearing all of the hullaballoo about this Honey Boo Boo reality show.  I was channel surfing the other day, and discovered it was on.  I watched it.  I watched more than one episode too.   I was shocked!  I thought it was disgusting.  How in the world does a 32 year old woman with 4 daughters, ranging in age from 6 to 17, her oldest who is expecting her first child, and making this 32 year old woman a grandmother, find it's way to reality tv?  They are ill mannered, foul mouthed, sassy and crude!!!  No thank you!  Honey Boo Boo is the youngest daughter, who does beauty pageants.   She is a smart alec little girl, who seems to know far too much about her sister's pregnancy, and upcoming birth for a little girl who should be playing with dolls!  I thought it was sad.  I don't ever want to see it again!!!!  YUCK!
Have you seen it?  What are your thoughts?
I will be back soon.
XO  Kris