Magazine Fall Covers.

Today has been a lazy day for me. I have been getting caught up on my reading. I get a lot of magazines in the mail. Today I have been reading Family Circle,Good Housekeeping,Woman's Day and my new favorite All You.(all you,ideas,tips,life with a reality check).I get 10 or 11 other mags. but those are the ones I have been reading today.
The magazines have their new Fall covers. I love Fall and always get excited when they come out. The bright colors,the pumpkins,I don't know what it is really,I just love them.

Family Circle- has 4 jack-o-lanterns on the front cover/with Speedy Weeknight Suppers,Lower Your Credit Card Bills and How to Raise Ethical Teens.

Woman's Day- has 3 jack-o-lanterns on the front cover/Giant Issue,What's For Dinner? 12 Quick Meals,65+ pages of Food & Tips,Relax! Find Calm In Tough Times,15 Minutes to A Clean House Our Mess-Proof Plan,and Simple,Spooky Halloween Crafts,Pumpkins,Food & More.

all you- has 3 small pumpkins,1 has cute cat ears and face/Hundreds Of Ways To Save Time and Money,This Magazine Pays For Itself!,Walk Off The Weight,Watch 5,10,15 pounds melt away with our daily plan,Look your best with great new makeup,Health Report Start Saving! Cut your prescription drug costs,Plan ahead for Halloween,go all out this year with decorations for your house,Over $83.00 worth of coupons,Low-cost recipes,quick dinners and easy desserts,Throw a party on a budget,Affordable Style,find comfy jeans that flatter,Your Health,Kick the fast food habit,and Get a boost from vitamin D.

I forgot what was on the other cover.My neighbor just borrowed it.
Anyway what I was saying is I love Fall and the new magazines with all of the Fall related stuff.Pumpkins,Fall Leaves,Halloween stuff,costumes and decorations.Love it.
Cooler weather,the bright leaf color in the mountains.I LOVE FALL.

Blueberry picking in the North Carolina Mountains.

Bigger pictures of our view from the top.

Picking blueberries in North Carolina.

Here are a few more pictures of our berry picking adventure.

This one is of me and my Brother picking blueberries. I had a great time. We meet up and walk to the top of the mountain.My Mom,Dad,2 Sisters,3 Nephews,1 Brother,My Husband,and 1 Son and I spent the day in this paradise. Isn't it beautiful ???

Blueberry Picking.

This was our mountain top view. I kind of feel like I am on top of the world,standing there looking out at the other mountains. I think everyone should visit The Blue Ridge Mountains

We went blueberry picking on Saturday. The weather was perfect. The blueberries were plentiful. The berries are really big this year,we had just the right amount of rain and no late frost or freezing. We go up on the Blue Ridge Parkway,near Graveyard Fields in North Carolina. The pictures that I am posting were taken by my nephew. He did a awesome job.

It's A Robert Frost Kind Of Day.

O.k. I love to read. I will read almost anything. I love Thrillers, Chillers, Mystery,Romance,Scifi,True Story,Bios,Drama, and everything in between.
I finished the book that I was reading yesterday. I'm caught up on all of my magazines. I've read todays newspaper,so I thought what will I start on today? I usually have at least 1 or 2 new books laying around,plus a couple of older books that I haven't read yet.
Do I want to start a mystery,drama,chiller,romance or what today? I'm not really in the mood for either. I'm not really feeling good ,just kind of blah today.What might make me feel better,up my spirits??
Poetry !!!! And to me if I say poetry in a sentence,I have to add Robert Frost. He is my all time favorite!!!!!! A true genuis !!!!!
O.k. now that I've decided what to read,it's time to find and dig out my favorite book of poerty. " The Poetry of Robert Frost" All eleven of his books-complete.
Some of my favorite poems are,Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening,Nothing Gold Can Stay,Dust Of Snow,Desert Places,The Wind And the Rain,The Road Not Taken, plus many,many,many others.
Reading his works allways puts me in a good mood,even though some of his poems are really sad.
Well I'll go for now.I have poems to read,poems to read.

Woodstock 40 Years Ago Today.

Today I am listening to music from the Woodstock era,which happens to be my favorite kind of music anyway. 4o years ago they had a heck of a music festival. I would have loved to be a part of that. I was 9 years old at the time and I can't remember what I knew about it then. Mom and Dad mostly listened to country music and I wasn't inside much to listen to music anyway. I spent most of my time climbing trees,going on hikes,playing kick the can,ghost in the graveyard,freeze tag,hide-in-seek and playing in the creek. If the weather was bad and I had to stay inside,I was usually reading a book like,Nancy Drew,The Hardy Boys,The Secret Garden,Harriet The Spy and many other books that I loved. I have such great memories of those times.
Today I will listen to the music and maybe watch a little bit of the Woodstock experience on t.v.
40 years,boy how times have changed.

Back To School.

Where has the Summer gone? I can't believe that school is starting already.It's crazy how fast the time goes sometimes isn't it ?
I have seen some really good back to school sales lately. The Summer clothes are on clearance and Fall stuff is out now.
I like the Fall weather.It cools off and the leaves start to change colors. The Fall flowers bloom. I love Mums. Mine came back this year and are blooming now. I have yellow ones,my favorite color.

Meteor Showers

The Perseid Meteor Shower was last night. We had some storms early on and I was afraid that it would be to cloudy to see anything. But it cleared up enough for us to see a few shooting stars.
My husband ,my son and I saw one really good one. It was red and had a nice glowing tail behind it. It was pretty cool to see. I made a wish,now we'll just have to see if it comes true :).
It's raing here today. It's cooled off alot,which I am very glad. It has been very hot the last couple of days.
I love this kind of rainy day,it's perfect to curl up with a good book or take a nap and let the soft pitter-patter sound of the rain hitting the roof lull you to sleep.
Speaking of a good book. I am reading The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom. So far I am really enjoying it. If then ending sucks,I'll let you know.

Ants Everywhere.

We have ants in the house. They are everywhere. I couldn't sleep last night because when I went to bed,I had to brush some out of the bed. I felt them crawling on me last night. They are everywhere. We have had a few in the house before but never like this.I don't know if they are coming in because of all of the rain that we have had or maybe they don't like the hot weather either :).
We have fireants outside,a lot of fireants and these look the same but they don't seem as mean as fireants. I don't know if they are what we've always called pissants or fireants,either way they've got to go.
I have some powder that I can sprinkle down and we'll get some traps and spray tomorrow. I think we need to get that lawn treatment for ants. I hate to put down something that will kill other bugs that are not bugging me :).
I think I'll check around on line and see what works the best.
I am used to ants looking for food in the kitchen but ants in the bed.What the heck, that isn't right.

Shaved Cat.

I just wanted to say that I did not shave that poor cat on my page. He looks very cool as in "not hot". But boy he doesn't look very happy does he ?

Blog under construction.

I am trying new things with my blog. I am trying to find a layout that I like,so please bare with me while I work things out.
Have a great day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lake Douglas

More pictures of the 70th Birthday party fun.Grandpa and a boat full of FUN.

Hot. Hot. Hot.

The temperature,that is. It's 96* right now and I am roasting. I can't wait for Fall. The cooler weather,the Fall colors,kids back in school. I love it.
We are going to Mt. Pisgah in a couple of weeks. It will be a lot cooler there. We go and pick blueberries. It's a pretty good walk back to where we get the best berries,but it is usually worth it. I am hoping with all the rain that we had earlier this year that the berries will be big and plentiful. I'll post pictures of the trip.

Lake Douglas Fun.

We had a great weekend at Lake Douglas, home of the Grandparents :)
It was Birthday fun for the August Birthdays. We have 4 of them in August.
Grandpa pulled the boys behind his boat on a chariot. They love that.
My Grandbaby went for his 1st lake swim.he's 1yrs. old and he loved it. He was so cute with his Dad in the water.
We had a great time and made lasting fun memories.
I'll post some pictures later.

These would look so cute with my flowers.

I think these are so cute. This was at Dollywood. I want to fix my flower garden like that.

Fun At The Lake. 4th of July.

Another Birthday.

Another Birthday come and gone. I swear I don't feel any older, but time seems to go by so much faster the older that I get. That kinda sucks.
Things aren't much different this year than last year. I am still in the same place doing the same things that I did last year. That's kind of boring,but everyone is healthy so I am not going to complain. All in all it;s been a good year.
So many people are losing their jobs and homes. Times are really tough for alot of people and that's very sad. I do think that things are starting to improve though. I hope and pray that they are.