fall is in the air

• the start of fall and a saturday at the farmers' market with a crispness in the air.
• seeing chandler and elizabeth and having crepes together
• the ease and effortlessness of asking for donations for the church auction and receiving what i've asked for
• plans tonight for the poetry jam at the moja arts festival
• a quick champagne toast to being the evening here at my house for maggie's 21st birthday! maggie's mom, karen is one of my mentors and heroes and maggie is an amazing woman. she also keeps my avon habit up.
• words, written and spoken
• a clean house - maidpure rocked it out and i am enjoying living in my home again
• the new room being a haven and the space it's created in the rest of the house
• michelle in all her michelle-ness
• big d and shelbs arriving safely home yesterday after 8000 miles around the country
• a big fall packed full of travel, friends and family
• orlando in a couple of weeks for craig's triathalon - team thompson!
• dad and chris visiting in november
• david being able to enjoy this fall day in the woods
• new focus on being grateful and not stressed!
• mr charlie, my next door neighbor laughing at abbie barking at him in HIS yard through the fence and saying, 'that's some dog' - she is - she's my 10.5lb guard dog who will bark behind her back running away from an aggressor.
• miss peabody and sandy minding their manners as my backyard neighbors are having their annual jewish fall festival in their backyard with lots of people.
• you, my little fall crisp, you.