Musing on Fall to Winter
What happened to our fall? Like the other 2/3's of the country we went to freezing temperatures overnight. And we will likely stay there for a good while.
Fall to me is the time for baking, and finishing up projects, and preparing for the holidays, cool nights and warm days. This year that time has been snapped up and taken over by frosty nights, and cloudy days. I did get several days of baking in this week....pumpkin swirl bread and glazed pecans for gifts.
Then I began to tackle drawers that were full of just "stuff". On to the closet, and I pared that down quite a bit. I tend to wear the same items over and over, so why do I have all that other stuff in there? Out with it!! Three full and extra large bags of items to be donated. The benefit was lots of space in the closet!
Next a shopping trip---lol---for some updated replacements that I will wear. No jeans...I have enough...., but I did find a purple sweater that I fell in love with. That should make it easy to find me in a crowd....:)
And that was the good part of the week......the other 2 days were spent on the phone and computer comparing insurance and drug plans. If you are approaching that age......next month for me.....you know what I mean. I can not find words to express the frustration with the quagmire that you have to wade through. There is nothing easy, simple or pleasant about this task. It is difficult to get a straight answer to your questions.....all answers seem to be scripted versions no matter who you talk to. Comparisons of plans are almost impossible because the numbers are "hidden" depending on which company has a deal with which pharmacy or drug company you select or need. In essence, I feel like I fell into the deep freeze of winter.
Now I need some therapy....of the stitching kind. I plan on spending a couple of full days this week in the sewing room getting just what I need. I have projects to finish up and I think some string piecing would be good for the soul. Happy stitching.
Fall to me is the time for baking, and finishing up projects, and preparing for the holidays, cool nights and warm days. This year that time has been snapped up and taken over by frosty nights, and cloudy days. I did get several days of baking in this week....pumpkin swirl bread and glazed pecans for gifts.
Then I began to tackle drawers that were full of just "stuff". On to the closet, and I pared that down quite a bit. I tend to wear the same items over and over, so why do I have all that other stuff in there? Out with it!! Three full and extra large bags of items to be donated. The benefit was lots of space in the closet!
Next a shopping trip---lol---for some updated replacements that I will wear. No jeans...I have enough...., but I did find a purple sweater that I fell in love with. That should make it easy to find me in a crowd....:)
And that was the good part of the week......the other 2 days were spent on the phone and computer comparing insurance and drug plans. If you are approaching that age......next month for me.....you know what I mean. I can not find words to express the frustration with the quagmire that you have to wade through. There is nothing easy, simple or pleasant about this task. It is difficult to get a straight answer to your questions.....all answers seem to be scripted versions no matter who you talk to. Comparisons of plans are almost impossible because the numbers are "hidden" depending on which company has a deal with which pharmacy or drug company you select or need. In essence, I feel like I fell into the deep freeze of winter.
Now I need some therapy....of the stitching kind. I plan on spending a couple of full days this week in the sewing room getting just what I need. I have projects to finish up and I think some string piecing would be good for the soul. Happy stitching.
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