Changing seasons

There is a cold bite in the air this morning, even the cat is a bit shocked. Autumn is on it's way. Thoughts turn to feeding the birds extra, they will need the extra foods, and stocking up on enough food for them this winter. Winter this year is rumoured to be a hard, cold one due to El Niño , and seeing as our summer was so changeable i do wonder if the predictions will be true. But a cold winter also means more chance to stitch, craft and watch films in the early evenings, and though fibro will probably be nasty, i'm planning Art Therapy for the days i can barely move.

Last night, i manage to finish the hot air balloon i was stitching. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, and i have a feeling it will end up in my son's room. He certainly likes it a lot.

My next stitch project i haven't decided on yet, but housework is the main order of the day, and keeping an eye on the curry in the slow cooker. The smell of the spices is already appealing and will a welcome meal this evening. I'm planning to do a Belgium cake this week too, using a Cranks recipe from 1982. It will use up the jar of mincemeat that is in the cupboard and like most of their recipes, it is sure to delight the taste buds. Their book, which my gran brought is well loved and much used, even after 30 years and it's also my turn to book for when it's soup season. Their Chunky Bean Soup a much loved favourite!

So as my son heads to school and the cat explores his domain, time for me to depart, washing calling.