The Joys of Fall

Flaming colors in every tree.

Crunchy leaves underfoot.

Warm apple cider and sugary donuts.

Crisp morning air and frisky pony gallops.

Scowling jack-o-lanterns with flickering eyes.

Tall boots and cozy tights.

Firepits or bonfires with copious amounts of s'mores.

Haunted hayrack rides and nervously giggling nights.

Skittering leaves following me in the wind.

Ghostly visions and wicked hi-jinks.

Fair Isle sweaters and fleece blankets.

Rake leaves, jump in the pile. Repeat. Giggle.

Long evenings in with lamplight and good books.

Fuzzy slippers and woolen mittens.

Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. - Carol Bishop Hipps

*photo by me- taken at Blarney Castle

Simply Monday

Mr. Pony and I had an impromptu dessert of gummy worms and Sour Patch Kids. Yum!

Pepsi adored the rain... as long as it stayed outside {water... it burnssss uss....}


We geeked out and watched a few episodes of SG Atlantis online. Its a fantastic show (as was the first Star Gate series)- you should check them out!

And I spent the evening doing absolutely nothing useful- one of the best feelings in the world!

Simple things
We take pleasure in the simple things
We take pride in little victories
And we wear our simple crowns
- Amy Kuney from Simple Things

*kitty pic by me

Simply Mondays

I was home sick again today, but there is still plenty to smile about, like:

Having a back-up plan. Our dinner got messed up (we had a mishap concerning raw salmon instead of smoked salmon that turned our tuna salad into an inedible heap), so my darling husband grabbed a meal we'd planned for later in the week and threw it together tonight. Ahh.. Pasta Puttanesca, what a tasty dish! {Side note- though differing stories have arisen, this is commonly believed to be a dish created by Italian whores to eat quickly between customers. Tasty, quick and... slutty? Whatever works!}

Watching Pepsi try to figure out why the broom was taking away all her carefully placed hairs.


Putting up the first piece of art. Yes, we've lived here for nearly 2.5 months and we are just getting to it. So sue me. {and this piece of art looked HUGE in our apartment- we need to get a frame or something because it is dwarfed on this massive wall!!}

And finding a few more gorgeous flowers along our street before summer {actually} ends here in Central Nowhere.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

*All photos by me

Simply Monday

Today's smiles included:

Not having to do all the dishes-

Early Halloween decorations (not completed yet)-


And thinking about our hand-held kitten {about 2 years ago- she now weighs 14lbs. Not so hand-sized}.


Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein

*photos by me