A Whole Lot Of Nothin'

I've got nuttin'.  Sorry.   Been battling a cold.  Bleh.
Dryer broke.  Clothes everywhere!

Even though I hang my clothes on the line to dry, the days are shorter now, and cooling some.   Hubby fixed the dryer.  Problem solved.
Went to a lovely baby shower for a dear friend of mine, who's daughter is having her second baby boy.  I never win anything.  But I won this beautiful Fall basket that my friend Sherri put together.

Gennifer and I went in together on the gift, so I tried to share this with her, but she let me have it.  She knows how much I love Fall things!
The pumpkin soaps are in the guest bathroom.  They smell so good!!

Dusty wants to say hi.

Gosh I love that dog!  He follows me everywhere I go.  I mean EVERYWHERE!  I can't get up and go into another room, without him right on my heels.  Best dog ever!
Every evening when I come out to the grove to visit the chickens, I am greeted like this.

Fourteen squawking hens come running after me, hoping I have treats.  Usually I do.  I give them a handful or two of scratch in the evenings.

They always follow me into the garden too, where there are lots of goodies to be found in the fresh soil.  I turned the compost pile and fished out these big fat grubs for them.

By far their favorite treat!!!  This was gone in seconds!

My seven new chicks are now beginning to lay.  So I am getting quite a few eggs every day now.  All sizes, and colors.
One of my Polish hens is quite a talker.  I was sitting at the picnic table in the grove and she hopped up there with me and talked for a long while.

She thinks she is a Roo, and tries to Cock-A-Doodle-Doo.  She has the biggest voice out of the whole flock.  And she is the smallest one of all.

 Her name is Ella.  And she sings.

But she refuses to lay eggs.  I think it is because she thinks she is a Roo.

Oh....for you cookie lovers like me.....go to Trader Joe's and get these!!!!

There was a lady loading up her cart with them.  I'm thinking, wow, those must be good.  So I reach for a box, and she tells me that they are the best cookie ever.  Reminds her of Christmas.  She sends them to her family in The Phillipines.   They taste sort of like a gingerbread cookie, only milder.  Crisp, and soooo good!!!  I will be stocking up on these!!!  And there is also a Cookie Butter, by the nut butters, that is made with these crushed cookies.  OH...MY...GOSH...SO good!    My Trader Joe's friend told me she puts it on ice cream, and often just eats it with a teaspoon, right out of the jar!  I spread it on graham crackers and it was delish!
Being the lover of all things Pumpkin that I am, I had to pop into Panera today to see if they had any of their Pumpkin Bagels, and Honey Walnut Cream Cheese.  I bought 6.  Wish I bought more.  That good.

 I have received so many kind notes, and cards regarding the loss of my Grandmother, Nana.  Your words have all meant so much to me.  I wasn't going to post what I wrote and said at her funeral.  But my daughter and husband urged me to do so.  I am glad that I did.  There were some family members who couldn't make it back to the funeral after having been here the week before to say goodbye to Nana.  And there were a few who got to the funeral late, and missed most of it.  And I got the sweetest note from my cousin Lynn yesterday.  She said she read it on my blog, and I didn't even know that she read my blog!
I also received this beautiful card from my blogging friend Linda yesterday. She lives in Canada, and is a gifted photographer. We hope to meet in person one day!  The photo on the front is one of her own.

A dear friend gave me this Mini Mandavillia last week to plant in my yard.  I am still deciding where to put it.  And my friend and neighbor gave me this pretty pot of succulents.

I was supposed to be going on a trip with some of my girlfriends up the coast for a weekend of fun and shopping.  I can't go, and I am feeling a wee bit sorry for myself to be missing out on the good time I know that they will be having.  Oh well.  Next time.  I hope to get into my sewing room this weekend and do some quilting.  Maybe I will have a better post lined up for next time.
XO  Kris