gonna have to face it, I'm addicted...

5 substances I happily abused this week

:) = caffeine

:)) = theobromine

:))) = ibuprofen

:)))) = H2O in flakey form

:))))) = nutmeg!!!

kinda blurry, but I love this photo
(encore photo from Sunday)

(oops, posted a day late)

5 things that made me happy this week:

1. no matter how bleak the day, this little guy is out there gettin' it done (he lives out back behind the barn)


2. the gall of him to smile at me!
(could be an elf's jack-o-lantern?)


3. being reminded of Grandma's artwork


4. squash car holiday decoration
(look where you're going Mr. Pilgrim, you're running into a wall!)


5. discovering this part of my mom's legacy intact: this "Friday Free Lunch" program was one of the last things she initiated at her church in Waterloo before she retired 3 years ago

{postcard from the Black Apple}

Happy October!

5 moments that made me happy this week

there were many more of course, but here's a re-cap of a few:

this week's happy list

"encore photos" from last Sunday:

trying a new Friday tradition...

(inspired by another random blog out there in Blogland)


Well that wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be!