It's raining and raining

It has been raining a lot, with days of interval, but yesterday it was too much with thunder and all.

Sometimes is the worry that it can rain too much on our way to Mass or back,

and then we arrive at home all soaked, being it that we came from church or work.

Sometimes it's just that we can't do our laudry properly.

But never mind, it's the time for the rain and we must thank God for it.

Getting cooler

It's now begging to get cold. Cold for our standars but truly it was rather warm for weeks and it was not time for that, so thanks God now it's gwtting a little cold.

Yesterday I didn't bring a coat yet because I thought it would be one more day of no Autumn - other than the deluge, as it rained so much. But in the late afternoon I began feeling that it would have been a good idea if I had brought one.

So, today I didn't risk and wore one. That felt so good, the coziness of the coat, the conscience that yes, we are in Autumn gave such a comfort to my sore soul. I am at a time of the year that I like so much and brings me happiness but life is not easy is some aspects, being rather painful sometimes, so that little pleasure was so good.

Let's hope that the Autumn is here for real.

Where is the Autumn?

Nah! Autumn took a break.

That is not right. Here we were so happy with the falling leaves and fresh breeze, making us feel cozy and nice and thinking about the pleasures of Autumn and Winter and... of Christmas time.

But no, he decided that it was not time yet.

I remember years ago when it happened the same. It was my birthday - it's in October - and my mother gave me as a present, among other things, a very nice nightgown all summery, so fresh, pale green with embroidery. It felt so good to have a new nice and fresh nightgown in those hot nights.

Now it's not my birthday yet so I hope that, this year, that day will be cooler.

I will keep you posted about the weather's humor. 😊

October is here

 

So here it is October, one of my favourite months.

I do like September even if in my life I had very serious things in Septembers but even so, I keep liking it so much for what he means: the end of Summer, which I don't like at all, the new begining of life, of intentions and dreams. And September always makes me think of my mother and grandmother and how they were such amazing women as persons and homemakers, so feminine and whole. And to think of them makes me feel so encouraged to live, to take care of me, of my house, to fight for my dreams, for my life.

They were such a good example to me in everything and they keep helping me, that way, even after they are gone for a better and eternal life.

And so comes October. I feel energized, I truly want to carry on and do things with my life and home.

Even the weather, I like it so much, the fresher days, the softer sun, the people more covered and modest clothed. The comfort of a nice cardigan, even the rain, mainly when I am at home and better still if it is saturday afternoon and I just seat and watch a film or I read a novel of a better time, when there was more respect for people and God and things were nicer in every aspect of life: the clothes, the houses, the decoration, the way people used to live.

And I feel that everything is right.

It's Autumn

It's Autumn.

Thanks God.

So many years it happens that the dreaded Summer lingers till the middle of October, if not later, but not this year.

When the air turns fresher and the signs of Summer go away, my soul feels more alert and I want to live.

The tiredness of hot days becomes, day by day, a subtle energy in the soul that goes to the whole body. 

The leaves turning yellow and brown and falling and then building up near the sidewalks. The fresh air in the morning, the will to get up early and going wild doing things.

And I feel that I want to go back to blogging. I feel that I want to go back to do everything that is related to my identity.

I feel more organized and alive. I want to take care of this home that is me and my house.

I think you will see me more often in blogland now.

See  you soon. 😊

Autumn time !

I do like the Autumn !!

Every year I long for that blessed time when the heat goes away, people get covered instead of showing their bodies and the leaves begin to fall. The rain comes back and also the fog.

I feel like reading and watching films and series even more than on another seasons  - well, I do it as in other seasons but the difference is that now everything is even more pleaseant because of the warm and confortable covers and drinking hot chocolate and eating mint chocolates, which makes the moment even better.

Such a delightfull time.

I roam all the blogs I can to find posts about the season and that gives me such peace and the will to live and do things.

What I don't like is the creepy decorations that some people like and post in their blogs, but in the whole I like to see the housess, the filds, everything.

And this time is not only the liberation from Summer and the beginning of a good season, it's also the promise of Christmas time looming on the horizon.

So, first I have the birthdays: my nephew, then the one of my girl B, then mine and after that my uncle's.

After that it's open season for Christmas.

In that time I begin making lists: presents to buy, on top of the ones I began already buying, ( I have already two bags full) and mainly what I will buy food wise. Also non eating things.

We only decorate for Christmas on the first of December, never before, but my head is singing Rudolph immediately after the birthdays.

Oh what a beautiful time of the year this is. I truly can't stad the heat and all things summery - except the holidays, the journey to another town and the hotel and museums, gardens, etc. But the weather, the people...No, that I don't like.

But now I don't need to think about it till next year, because now it's Autumn time !! 

These blessed days before Christmas

It has been raining and raining. Not that I mind or complain, after the draught this rain is a blessing, it's just that a homemaker really needs some days of sun, or at least, that it doesn't rain so she may dry some clothes in the wind.

I do like the nice smell of dried clothes, if they are mine they smell like lavendar, the others have other nice smells. My children relate lavender with all things mine and they like to have their own scents. And I must say I don't like lavender scent on the kitchen laundry, I prefer to have it on my own things or the bathroom laundry.

Anyway, it has been quite a real Autumn with all this rain, wind, fog and it has been rather cold, at least as cold as it can be in this corner of Europe.

The days go by and I give thanks to Our Lord every day for all those blessings He gives to us. Even in the more difficult days we feel, so clearly, His Hand on us, guiding us, protecting us and helping us in each step of the way. Thanks be to God in His Saints and in His Angels and, above all, in His Holy Mother.

The First Thankgiving - September 8, 1565 - https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/140 

I'm not American but I do like Thanksgiving, even if we don't celebrate it, but I like it because one upon a time my husband, still not even my fiancé, organized a lunch with several people just to invite me. Well, one year later we were already married and I don't regret it at all.

After Thanksgiving it comes black friday which, even if I don't like the name of it, I like the reduced things we can find on that day.

And about Christmas, I must say that I'm singing Rudolph since October so I am in Christmas mood for a long time.

 

I've been buying and wrapping presents for a whole month now.

One of this days I will post about it as I like to do it every year.

From last year

Bye for now, see you tomorrow, maybe.

It's Autumn

 

It's Autumn. It feels so good to say that. It's Autumn...

To think that Summer has gone it's such a relief to my soul. I really don't like it. I don't feel well in the heat, the sun is too bright and gives me head aches, the air is dry and as if it was not enough, the display of half naked people all around disgusts me. Too much body showing around, which is at the same time immoral and unaesthetic.

But now it ended. 

All over the floor there are fallen leaves blowing with the breaze. Oh, good times with in this nice weather.

I'm happy.

First the Autumn came so nicely in the end of September. Then it went away again. Usually by the middle of October the time is really nice with down temperatures. I always have tights and a coat from the 15 of October on. But not this year. It was not hot but it was not cool either. I didn't like it. But then, in the end of October, that glorious month, the Autumn came back in full swing. Now I'm happy. First it rained for some days and now we have blue skies and a nice sun.

The temperatures are going down. Today, for the first time, I wore my coat, a short one, but it's a coat. Everything is in its place.

It's Autumn - or it is not

I'm amazed.

Usually, in this corner of the world, the Autumn arrives so late which is a bad thing for me as I don't like the Summer, other than when we go on holiday all together. That I like and the fact that my younger girls are school free till September.

But something good happened this year: the Autumn arrived on time and even gave us some little samples when it was still Summer. Oh, I was happy. It' so good to not have to endure the hit anymore, the display of bodies dressed in less clothes than they should, the heavy air with less oxygen, the car being hot when I get in and the sun burning my skin.

Not anymore till the middle of next year! I felt so relived and full of psychological energy. I felt I wanted to live ! I caught myself making plans for me, for the house and just breathing the nice fresh air in the morning.

I was even thinking of wearing stockings already. I think I never did it before October - the middle of it.

I know for many people the Autumn and the Winter are prone to depressions but not for me, with me it's the opposite.

I had a big smile in my soul.

Life is good.

And then...
Summer came back. I can't believe we are in the end of October and having bouts of heat for days and days.

First it came a little and I thought that it was the Summer saying goodbye for good. But then it came such a heat wave that it was hell on earth with cathastrophic fires and all. It was the Hurricane Ophelia bringing all the heat with it.

And now we are having heat again... Some forecasts say it wil be 28 today but I saw another saying it will be 31 !!! I just can't believe it !

Oh, well, let's hope that it will end soon and we will have a good, true Autumn. I really want cold days.

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Just a note: maybe you are wondering why I posted about the heat and put a picture of a nice day of rain. Well, it's to counteract the depression the heat gives to me. Some days ago it rained and very nice it was, so each time I think on the heat, I look  at this and feel better.

Endless Summer

Dreaming of rain on the windows

I don't like the Summer. Yes, that's true, I like Winter and Autumn and the beginning of Spring - not the end because it's already Summer.

So we are having a reasonble Summer this year, not too hot but with some heat waves now and then that lasted just some two days each.

And so now we had another of those waves, Truly high temperatures that make me almost unable to think and to walk. I know, big exageration here, except for the part of thinking.

It's the end of Summer now but he doesn't know it and keeps going on. I long for fresher days with cardigans and sweaters. I even like gray days but now it's a endless Summer.

I read in some blogs how people are already beginning to decorate their houses in a Autumny way - in America, where they do that - and here it's like July or beggining of August.
I can see the Ivy blossoming, which is a sign that I look every year to give me hope that Summer is ending.

I even went to Weather Underground photos  - another place I like to go - looking for pictures of rain to keep my mind  off this eat. I looked in British blogs for posts on the coming of the Autumn. I look outside the window and all I can see is Summer.

Oh, well, most people like it. Not me.

Update:
After I wrote this post complaining about Summer I realized that the temperature today is falling down a little, they forecast a maximun of 27ºC. Better than nothing. I hope Summer will feel encouraged to go away for real. There is hope.

Is it Autumn or Summer ?

So here I am again.

Every year I begin dreaming of Christmas in September. In a very shy way, without telling anybody.

Then it comes October. I then feel I can think of all that a little freely. In the beginning still a bit in the way I think when it's September and then...there it comes the last week of October ! Then I feel absolutely free to think about Christmas all I want. And I feel happy about it.

But now...as I am free to think all I can about it, suddenly I stopped in my tracks.

We have here a meteorological phenomenon which we call St. Martin's Summer. I wonder if that happens in other parts of the world. Around St. Martin's day (11 November) the weather stops getting colder and temperatures rise again.

Can you believe we have now 24ºC ? In November ? Whatever next ? Not Christmassy at all.

So I'm waiting for next week hopping it will be colder again and then I will be in Christmas mode again.

I need to do a lot of lists - I do like lists.

I will tell you when I get in the wagon again and have my lists ready.

Many people is happy about this little Summer but not me, I can't wait for real Autumn again.

I have already some presents bought, wrapping paper, decorations and we are having 24º ?!

I want the cold back !

The fresh air of Autumn

I don't like the Summer.

Yes, I like some things in the Summer as going on holidays, being able to stay with my children all day long for several days in a row, visiting beautiful places, specially churches - and taking pictures of them till exhaustion.

But other than the aforementioned reasons, I don't like it.

The heat, the sweat, the sun too strong, the tiredness...

I don't like nothing of that.

Anyway, we are getting free of all that as the days are getting much cooler. 

It feels so good.

Leaves are falling, there are more oxygen in the air, gentle breezes, people look nicer.

I feel the urge to snuggle in the sofa with a cover, drinking hot chocolate or tea and watching a movie or reading.

I also feel more comfortable cleaning and tidying, no sweat and more energy. 

And what is nice is that I don't feel only more physical energy, it's the soul that feels better, I have the feel of wanting to live and to live fully. 

To take care of my house, of myself, like a new beginning.

Should I finish another post saying again: oh, life is good ?!

I think I must.

Christmas songs in my mind

Christmas Countdowns at WiddlyTinks.com

I wonder why but this time of the year is for me always so inspiring. As the days get colder and the trees go golden I just just want to live. Not as most of the world understands it, not to go out and socialize, have fun in the noise and so on, no, I just want to live in my world - and that is so good. And this year even more.

Did you realize that is almost Christmas?
I know, Americans have still Thanksgiving to think about but for me all I can think is of Christmas.

I'm already making plans. I will begin a Christmas Planner and as I wil progress in my preparations for Christmas I will tell you about it.

I wonder if there is someone out there singing already Rudolph, the Red Nosed Raindeer and making plans.

 

The Lord's Day

It's the Lord's Day so I will not do anything that it can be avoided, I'll do only those things that really must be done.

It's Autumn and the leaves are turning red and brown. I do like the Autumn, not hot anymore, just nice.

I don't like Summer at all, if I could I would skip it every year.

But now it's Autumn and I feel I want to live and do things  - or just stay quiet and give thanks.

Blessed be Our Lord. 

Autumn pleasures: chestnuts and apples

 There are many things that I like so much in Autumn and two of them are chestnuts and apples. The chestnuts, not like most people who like them roasted, I  prefer to eat it boiled. And I do eat them all Autumn long.

Apples. Not that I eat a lot of them raw. In this I am also unlike most people because I really prefer them in crumble. And if I eat apple crumble every Autumn!

So today I will make it again. If it will look nice maybe I will post a picture of it. One thing I know, I will find it very good to eat.

Autumn is here

I feel I want to come back to my blog. I hope to say something in the weekend.

It's coming

Busy weekend and lovely flowers

Just a quick post to say hello.
I'm quite in a hurry because I have a lot to do and in the begining of the afternoon we must go to my little one school for her Christmas party. Looks like she will sing with other tots. She must be dressed with a red plain dress, have red tights and red shirt. Let's see what it will be.
See you tomorow, then.

PS: this wonderfull rose it was my mother who gave me. It's so beautiful.

Other thing: my bougainvillea is still flowering so much. Just look at that.

Raining outside

It's raining outside but here, in the house, it feels good.
My cyclamen, that my husband gave me, is very nice. I can't say the same about some others in the windowsill. They need a bit of prunning. I should take more care of my plants.
Gardening time.

Apple season

Some days ago my husband made this apple pie. It was very good and nice. Today I will make apple crumble. I'm not a fruit person but cooked apples, in a way or another, always have my attention.
Autumn, with all its beauty, has the added bonus of bringing apples too.
Apple season is in full and it will only end in the end of spring.
Well, in my house, I mean.