Hard to believe that a month has passed since my last entry. It's been interesting month with the usual and unusual. We've been cleaning up outside, bringing in plants and wood. School's been very good; first graders are settling into what's expected in art classes. I've been walking and making art. Now for the unusual we had about 4 inches of snow on the 30th and lost power for about two days. None of our trees were fatally damaged. We only had small branches on the yard. Part of the butterfly bush had to be cut back
The snow has finally melted. We even sat out in the field yesterday afternoon until the sun got low and the temperature started down. I trimmed the butterfly bush and noticed that it's still putting out new growth. Next weekend the rest of the house plants will be in their homes for the winter in the kitchen on the rafters as close to the grow lights as possible. And I'm going to dig up a bush in garden #1 and move the composter to the field.
I'm not an avid gardener in the fall. A neighbor has cut back all the plants and you can see the ground. My gardening needs are directed and limited by my hands' achey joints. I'm careful about overdoing some activities in fear of not being able to do those that require some fine motor control.
I'm off to a class at "all About Paper" in North Hampton. My sister, Anne's also taking it then we'll have a late lunch.
I'll get some nice pictures to post this week.
