October: The Fifth Season

 

 Have you noticed the gentle change in our weather? The morning fog, cool nights, warm days, the leaves turning orange, brown, red and yellow. A beautiful season, it sort of sneaks up on you if you aren't careful. In the Asian culture this is often referred to as The White Dew Season. The white dew refers to that white mist left on the grass and low trees from those fog pockets we see now. 

This September Equinox is the time to prepare for the cold months, make sure the home is well sealed, as well as clean up the garden debris from those summer flowers and errant stems of our tomatoes and squash.

I still have a few more decorations to set out. I stopped at my favorite plant nursery yesterday and picked up a few more little gourds. Charmers they are. Photo's soon. While my decorations are fewer this year, I am trying to learn my tolerance levels. I have mentioned before that I used to decorate every room. And I did. Many of those items have been donated for resale but I have an amazing wooden witch, riding a broom, constructed for me by my FIL years ago that is stashed somewhere in the back of a dark storage space. She is a big girl, and quite the showpiece. I will need to enlist the help of a non-allergic person to find her. She was designed to straddle a utility pole in my driveway.  

I am looking for a Halloween costume for Bruce. He will be the greeter this year. He's my guy!

 The caution of the day.: *In my wooded world, we are having spider issues. Little spiders, really big spiders, mean and biting spiders, all seeking warmth, weaving nets over night from my porch furniture to the railings. It looks like a Halloween decoration, it is not. A couple weeks ago I was bitten, face, into my hair. I am allergic, it was a really nasty week. Now the bites are almost healed, one bite on my forehead will leave a scar. Husband was bitten yesterday, in three places. He is not allergic but the bites are nasty. I remember several years ago having a young patient, bitten by a wolf spider. He was busy, he ignored the increasing redness, the spreading of the infection. By the time I saw him his leg was macerated and in bad shape. We were concerned that an amputation might be required. It was that bad. Fortunately, medical treatment did resolve his issues but his leg was terribly scared and the muscle was weakened significantly. Beware of the spiders, that's all I have to say.

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Mark Twain

Have you considered sewing up a "wall organizer" for your sewing notions, cosmetics, or a children's organizer? An Austrailian blogger of Sew, Sew Easy, has shared 50 free patterns for your consideration, HERE.

A charming piece of music that suits my mood this day. Domenico Scarlotti Sinfonea #3 in G Major for Oboe, HERE.