It's been a busy autumn so far and I've been spending long days here at the computer working, while enjoying the cool breezes coming in from the front door. We've been having some lovely fall days here in south central Texas with days in the lower to mid 80s, and nights in the lower 50s. Colors on the large trees at the golf course in our neighborhood have been changing to golden the last couple of weeks and when you walk or drive past in the mornings you see lots of leaves on the ground.
Most of our color changes occur later in October and continue throughout November and even into December. Thanksgiving time is when they seem to be at their brightest colors of orange and red. When I went to the mailbox this morning I noticed 2 red leaves on the walkway - the first I've seen from the two large trees we have in the front of the house. You don't notice them changing color as much because they start from the very top of the tree and work their way down, so the first signs are the few leaves you spot on the ground.
I started doing a little of my fall decorating and hope to have that finished this weekend. Tomorrow would be a good day while I watch football games all day :) I'll also be stitching on a few models I'm trying to finish up for the Online Needlework Show. That will take place October 21st through 26th and my company, Of Generations Past, will be one of the vendors this year. I'm also happy to report that I'm now with Hoffman Distributing Company, and many of my charts can be purchased through them, as well as through my webshop. You can read more about these business items on my Of Generations Past blog, so I won't repeat it all here.
This year seems to be flying by way too quickly, but it's been a great one. I've loved working on my business, even though with deadlines I'm often sitting here working 12 to 14 hours a day. I've always thrived on deadlines and the more pressure, the more I seem to accomplish. It works well for me. One negative aspect of having my own business is being responsible for all the tasks I don't like to do, and would normally delegate. I'm great at procrastinating on some of these things! However, it's always great to see a finished product and to share good news with friends.
Speaking of friends, I've been blessed in that area, too. I have a few good online friends I've known for years who I've been working with - one on a few needlework projects, one on a large book project, and another (as well as the other two) who is always there to encourage and celebrate (both business and family things).
Circumstances have also worked out in strange and roundabout ways that have led me to old friends that I worked with over 25 years ago in my magazine/newspaper publishing career. Strange the way things work out, isn't it?? Actually, I guess it's not so strange. When I worked at our Lutheran church in Tucson, Arizona, several years ago, one of the pastors I worked with always said that there were no coincidences - that everything happens in time for God's reasons and His purposes. I like that, and think that's why these people are back in my life now :)
I guess you can tell that autumn time is also nostalgia time for me. It seems to be that way each year and I've had long talks about that with my friend Linda. This year it seems to be even stronger. And on a silly note, it also makes me very homesick for the apple cider donuts I used to be able to get back east!! Gosh, I miss those this time each year!! A favorite thing my husband and I always did was to go to our favorite nursery to look at their fall plants, and they'd always offer free hot apple cider and apple cider donuts while you browsed. I have the apple cider... just miss the donuts!!
I hope you're all having a wonderful autumn, too!
Joanne
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