Happy Friday friends. Just a few thoughts to round out this week.

1. Why do short weeks almost always feel long? A four day work week is usually no bargain for me as I end up feeling like I have to fit five days of tasks in.

2. Fall feels like it has settled here in SE Michigan. The weather has been damp and dreary and downright cool at night. No leaf change yet, though. The birds are all over the feeders and I’m still seeing my very territorial female hummingbird at her feeder. But for how much longer?

3. This article- we need crime fiction – was an interesting read and will be my new go-to when someone asks me why I like to read / watch true crime and horror.

4. The water heater has been on the fritz and one of my joys in life is a blazing hot shower or bath so the plumbers will be here later today. If I’m lucky (extreme sarcasm) then 2020 will be the year of a new furnace and a new water heater! So much for expendable income when you are a homeowner.

5. Cooler days have me already decorating the mantle for autumn and stocking up on multiple fall candles in pumpkin, vanilla, and apple cider scents. Our local Fresh Thyme grocery store also stocks pine cones scented with maple pecan and pumpkin which you can literally smell as you are walking across the parking lot. I had to buy them too. Usually I stick with Bath & Bodyworks or whatever brand they stock at Target but this year I also found som cute yummy ones at Michael’s when Miss L & I went to restock her art supplies. My house smells like a boutique but the dessert smells make me hungry – which is probably why I pressured Miss L to make chocolate chip cookies last night after dinner.

Today of course is the anniversary of 9/11 and it’s not right to let it go without a mention. I remember where I was on this day as I am sure most of us in the US do. On this day I remember and honor all those who lost their lives in the attacks and those who showed the best of themselves to come to the aid of others in a time of great darkness.

I hope you have a great weekend! xoxo