Times like these.....

It's times like these : :

: : I wish time would stop, if just for a moment, to inhale the fresh, crisp air  ~ of all that is autumn. 

: : I feel grateful to have this man in my life ~ This thoughtful husband, who always surprises me with perfect dinner conversation, night after night.  We never miss a beat, him & i.....

: : I sit at my table, thinking, i need to document this....this sense of fullness that i feel.  This love for photography and the present life around me.

: : I set in and begin a winter full of sewing projects....i walk into my studio and see fabric that i have gathered here & there.....i dream of all that is to be made.

: : I see the temperature going down, and more layers going on.  The winter hats come out & log johns are worn.  Winter is upon us.

: : I laugh at the record breaking snow that left a blanket on our land, at just the end of October....

: : I feel grateful to see the wood we harvested off our land, going into our stoves to keep us warm.  Its a wonderful circle, this life......

: : I watch him.  Content.  Happy and at ease, as he drives his tractor.  Simply happy & right where he belongs.

: : I also watch him.  Bouncing through the snow. Full of excitement & wonder. 

: : That sometimes, the right evening consists of english muffin pizzas, popcorn and a camp-out on the living room floor.  Yes, that is just right.

: : Little bits & pieces of our home come together.  Tables are cleared of clutter & pictures go up. 

: : We enjoy the gift of family around our dinner table & the candles that burn bright to light the darkness.

: : I listen as my father reads me a poem of the mountains, over the phone, but when he does, i am right in his lap, rocking.

: : I look forward to Thanksgiving.  Our very first Thanksgiving.  Surrounded with the gift of family & good food.  Yes, this will be one to remember.

: : We look at each other with love & compassion, as we fill our freezer with local meat.  We feel good to be able to do this, very good.

: : We have conversations of piglets.  Perhaps two piglets will join us in the spring.  Oh how fun that would be.  Mine will be Ethel, and his Charlotte (bacon for short).

: : We enjoy babysitting charlie's cousins..... while they run wild around the cabin.  very wild.

Yes, This life, This year, This day ~ I feel grateful. 

It's times like this, i enjoy.