October is Out - November is Moving in!

 It seems to me that October went by very fast this year!  

As October's go, it was a particularly special one this year.  I turned 65 on the 13th, and although I really don't get into the number aspect of age a whole lot, I have to admit that this one stung, just a tiny little bit.

The very first thing I thought about on my birthday was my Mom.  She was 61 when she passed away in 1984 - four years younger than I am now, and yet somehow, I considered her a lot older than I believe people consider me.  Does that make sense?  Maybe I am the only one who thinks this - maybe everyone else does think of me as an elderly person - who knows!  

But all that "thinking" has passed now, and instead of pondering my age, I am moving forward to new ventures.  My body may reflect my age, but my mind is that of a much younger person... or again - so I believe!

So what new ventures are ahead, you ask?

Well for one thing, I really want to get my Youtube channel running better than it is.  I need a better camera and some editing capabilities so I can progress to more professional looking Vlogs and Podcasts.  My equipment is pathetic and very frustrating to work with - that has to change - and soon!

Secondly I am determined to get my Etsy shop up and running before Christmas.  I have a lot of work to do towards that end, but hopefully now that gardening season is really over I will have time to really devote to this task.

To that end, I am organizing my studio ( again).  I need space to store my Etsy inventory, I need space to do my packaging/ shipping stuff, and I need to get my computer organized to handle all the "business" end of my shop.

Filling the shop won't be a problem - I have more than enough to open the shop already.

I also am planning A Special Advent Calendar Event on my Youtube channel for this season's Advent.  Starting on Sunday November 29th, I will be doing a video a day for Advent.  Consider it a door opened every day, but instead of getting a piece of candy or chocolate, you will get some kind of Advent treat - from me.

There will be music, crafts, stories, baking, readings, decorating... something different every day from November 29 until Christmas Eve.  

I will be co-ordinating my event with my blog.  So for instance, if we are going to make something together - I will post the pattern or recipe, here on my blog several days before the video - so you can gather your supplies and make along with me.  

I will also post the schedule for the videos a week in advance here on the blog, so you can see what is coming up every day for that week.

I can't wait to get started, I think it will be a fun way to get us to Christmas Eve during a time, when fun is difficult to imagine.  If you are stuck at home - join me - I think you will be entertained enough to want to come back every day for the entire month.

So Out with October 2020 - November is just around the corner - and it's going to be a busy Month!

Stay well everyone.

OCTOBER IS HERE!

 

Can you believe it's October 1st already?  Where on earth did the summer go?

Here in Manitoba Canada, we are just weeks away from our first snowfall.  Yes, snow!  Typically our first snow is around Halloween, but last year we had a huge snowstorm on the Thanksgiving Long Weekend ( the second week of October).  

That wasn't normal, and no one was near ready to start winter that early - but we did - the snow stayed until April... it was a very long winter indeed!

Hopefully there won't be a repeat of that event this year.

As nasty as last fall was, this fall has been glorious.  The colours have been brilliant this year, and although a lot of the leaves are already on the ground, there are still some places around where you can find some gorgeous fall colours.

I took these photos a week ago on one of my morning walks...

As pretty as these colours are, nothing beats our unbelievable prairie skies - especially when they frame a golden crop of corn waiting to be harvested.

I took this photo this week while we were stopped on the highway for construction vehicles to pass.  There was a storm promised for later that day, and in this photo you can start to see the clouds moving in to the area.  The combination of blue sky, huge puffy clouds and the golden dying stalks of the corn just took my breath away.

Is that not a beautiful view of a approaching storm?

I hope we get more days like this one through the month of October.

So much nicer than snow...