just a note before bed

I have spent a while wondering through these blogs tonight. The funny thing is I find it almost as hard to close this window as it is to put down a good book. My eyes are tired and I nod off every now only to jolt awake and go back to reading, just another blog or two.I so envy the friendships I see played out Not to worry I have friends, I just sometimes wish for friends with interests similar to mine. My friends tolerate my hobbies and occasionally tease me about my joy at finding pretty little foo foo things (as they like to call them)., or the funny clothes I choose to wear. I have been told my home resembles something my granny would want to live in, if either were still alive. I admit I have a deep love for doilies and sweet little pillows plump little foot rests and all that makes one comfortable. I live in a small town in the middle of the Mojave Desert ... not to many foo foo admires here. Even fewer gardeners, I mean this is the desert after all. Well I have babbled on long enough and when I fall asleep writing my own post it is time for bed, good night.

cyn

I made it!!

Ti's the first day of Fall and at 10pm I am still here to spread my cheer. Ok that might sound a little dark, but... today I had to have some serious testing done on my heart it was scary going into it. I had heard all kinds of horror stories and to be quite honest I was terrified.

Good news it wasn't even a fraction of as bad as I had been lead to believe it would be, and while I am a bit tired I am no less the worse for the wear. I plan on going in a dark room and removing all my clothes (by myself) and see if I glow in the dark. I had 2 injections of isotopes so I am wondering if I will be glowing.

The only bad news I got today is that I have 5 books that are over due to the library. However even that has a happy ending. I went to the library and paid my fines, and as I always do I checked the "Friends Of The Library" shelf for anything interesting to buy. OMG!!! there on the second to the bottom shelf sat a book I wanted soooo bad and only for $2.00 "MaryJane's Stitching Room" and if that wasn't enough a volume of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare for $0.50. I love my Library. I had search all over the place for MaryJane's book only to be told it was out of stock. so yep it is the first day of Fall and I couldn't ask for more.

cyn

Autumn

Yes it is true tomorrow is the first day of my favorite time of year. I laid out 50 lbs of pears in trays under my bed to ripen as soon as they are done I will be a canning fool. I also want to try making pickles for the first time. Perhaps in a few weeks I will get to go up in the hills where the apple orchards are I am looking forward to making apple butter

My grandmother showed me a short cut which almost garenteesa perfect apple butter every time. She used a crock pot with it lid lost she cooked the apples down to an applesauce then put it in the crock pot and laid a plate on top adding spices to her taste. then she left it to cook on low for a couple of days checking it every now and then till it was the consistancy nd color she wanted. I tried the same thing last fall (except I had the lid to my crockpot) it turned out tasty and thick.

I really like Autumn, sense I was small my mother and I would try to see who was the first to smell it in the air. Here is the Mojave desert there really isnt the fall ya'all enjoy in other parts of the country. There is a subtle change in the tempurature gradually the nights cool down at one point we have as much as a 50 degree difference from day to night. It is the smell of Autumn that finally does it for me. The acrid smell of smoke from chiminnies that have a coat of dust from disuse. and from the few trees that have leaves that turn bright colors. Be quick though the change and drop of leaves happen in about 24 hours if your not paying attention you will miss it.


cyn

Not A great restart ....but I am trying

Ok so I see it has been 20 days sense my last post, the one I anounced how important I deemed blogging to be. I have spent the greater part of today reading other posts and feeling quite inadiquate. Then I reminded myself I am new at blogging, well at least this kind of blogging. Then second I am nerveous (sounds silly huh) I sometimes feel there is this great wall that blocks me from just opening up and pouring my heart out. I have seen others do it and they seem to recieve scads of encouraging responses.

I have gained a lot of information and encouragenment from reading so many different blogs. I also get to live through their eyes and experiences. I am almost envious of their lives. Many live on farms or at the very least in lush green areas. I live near DeathValley in the Mojave Desert In Southern California. I tried to grow a vegitable garden the first year I had my own place ( a small duplex). After paying an unbelievable water bill for the summer I had a total of 5 tomatoes maybe a dozen zucchini and a pepper the size of the end of my thumb. All the root veggies were pencil thin. the following year I planted Morning Glories they did real well, but not as well as this yearmy entire back yard is a jungle of Moring Glory vines they are very pretty unfortunately you can't eat them. For the last 2 years I have been working on building up a compost pile. My plan is to rework it into the soil (sand) in my yard the Morning Glorys have taken over the compost pile. I am telling you it is almost scary. The one place I realy had high hopes for the Moring Glories to do well , they are thin. This would be my east facing kitchen window it is huge and in the morning it heats the kitchen up quickly, making it nearly uninhabitable.

This summer I have tried to start a small (ok tiny) home business, Making aprons, tote bags, green lunch bags. I have recieved a wealth of comments and well wishes and todate have sold 2 aprons and ...hmmmm yeah 2 aprons ...maybe I should have a sale??

I have read a bunch of good books, something I havent had the time to do in years. I found that wearing reading glasses is a real good idea, and a vast improvement on the squint method.

I am going to be a grandmother again ...yea!! I am hoping for another grand daughter I only have one of those but 2 of the other kind ya know the snails and puppy dog tails type. I am all geared up for pink quilted blocks and foo foo booties.

Happy days

cyn

Now that I am beginning to understand the powers of owning a Blog I will be more careful in maintaining it. I have lots to learn about how to make this a more comfortable place, which is what I wish for my blog. I have been traveling about and reading others, and finding places where encouragement and insite can be cound. While I do need a place to let down my hair and say what is on my heart, I need to find a palitable way to do so. So nearly a year sense I opened this blog I find myself rearranging it repurposing it and hopefully comming up with a better one over all.