Joanne's Helpful Hint #7
Fall Work-
It's called 'transition', and it's all good. In the Pacific North West, you want to start preparing for fall come the first of October. Although the weather is still stunningly beautiful, it's time. Beat the rainy season. Get it done early. Clear the deck of chairs, table and the umbrella. When the umbrella is down, summer is over. Bring out the pumpkins! Take the screens off and fill the birdfeeders. Roll up the hoses and do a final 'blow' of the leaves off the back deck. Do these chores in any order, but get it done.
Oh, yes sad as it is, put away the gin and tonic glasses. G&T is summer all over!
Everybody has a plan to 'attack' the seasons' changes.
Bottom line: Keep It Positive.
Life changes.
Deal with it.
i have lots of wood stored in the shed. just wishing for rain to green things up one more time before winter!
ReplyDeleteNot much preparing to do down here, except for raking a few leaves and of course putting out the pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteI don't have such a plan. There must be something wrong with me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with those last sentences !
ReplyDeleteYep! that's what we are doing---cleaning up and putting away. cleaning up the gardens too. Preparing the way for planting Tulip bulbs. Always October.
ReplyDeleteBend is a nice town but are you going to make it to Washington?????
MB
What, no more barbecues?
ReplyDeleteOh, well - the rain has started here.
Easy to agree with the last line of the advice...
ReplyDeleteYou are making me twitch. I leave for Italy tomorrow and then when I get back I have a fast turnaround and departure for Florida. Get the Connecticut house and yard ready for the fall? Help!
ReplyDeleteIt's still so warm here that I can't think of winter!
ReplyDeleteApparently, we've done away with all seasons but summer out this way.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, the hoses. I always forget. :-\
ReplyDeletewe grill out all year long and i didn't know gin and tonics were a seasonal thing...my bad!
ReplyDeleteYeah. We'll do it. But I'll also start pulling out the soup recipes. I like soup. Don't mind making it. There's some compensation there.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm not ready yet to think of winter! Yep, I AM procrastinating.
ReplyDeleteI like the layout of this deck.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful deck.
ReplyDeleteOutdoor living at it's best!
ReplyDeleteAll I do is unhook the hoses and roll them up. We don't generally have a very long winter. December through March.
ReplyDeleteJust think, this year autumn does not mean going back to work. Mazeltov!
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's getting out those warm socks, turtlenecks & fleece jackets...But most years it's a lot earlier than October!!
ReplyDeleteAnd here on the other side of the world the umbrellas are going up, the pool cleaned and the reticulation checked.. talk about an upside down world :)
ReplyDeleteYup, life changes. . .some are good, some less so.
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