The gardening season is behind us (or at least it is
in my climate). Now the only spider webs
I’m seeing are those that I wear around my neck.
The touring season has ended officially this
weekend. My last tour was last Sunday. A few days ago, I planned to head to the
cemetery for a walk but instead found two local cemeteries, Woodland and Shiloh
Baptist, which I’ve never been to before. They’re a bit off the walking paths
of my town but I was able to find them and have a little adventure. Of course,
I was pretty bundled up. The weather is so up and down this time of year.
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| Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery |
This morning I continued my preparations of
winterizing my backyard garden. Hoses were put in my small storage chest. The pumpkin
from the wedding is slowly rotting away. We put it in the garden and now it’s
almost flat against the earth. Tomorrow will be 77ºF (25ºC) and since it will
probably be the last warm day until March 2015, I need to get out there and
finish the final pruning.
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| Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery |
I have a small heater aimed at my feet as I type but
I admit I am a wimp when it comes to cold weather. It’s in the low 50s ºF (11ºC).
I live in New England for a few years but could not tolerate the weather one
bit. They’re not all bad memories though. The first year I was in Massachusetts,
my mom came up for a visit and we headed up to Salem on Halloween. We had no
idea what to expect… and it Snowed! We were right on the water. Flowers were
still in bloom. Mom and I walked through a graveyard and strolled down by the
House of Seven Gables. Ladies in their witchy best were walking all around. I
remember it being magical. But that was many, many moons ago.
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| Woodland Cemetery |
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| Woodland Cemetery |
Today my small town had an Olde Time Holiday Parade.
We were all set to go but my fella wasn’t feeling so well and felt he needed a
nap. He was sleeping so soundly that I just didn’t have the heart to wake him. I
let him sleep and opted for an afternoon making and eating homemade cheddar potato
soup. It turned out to be the right choice for both of us especially since the
weather looked like it was going to rain. Everything has been go, go, go all
year. I’m trying to sit and just be more
this fall. Or at least I’m trying to be present with my thoughts even when I am
in motion. Rarely do I take time to take
care of my nails during garden season. Today I took some time to give myself a French
manicure. It was nice therapeutic start
to the week.
It's nice to have a rest and take things slow sometimes. I like the black french tips. I used to be obsessed with red nails with French tips like Drusilla. Should do that again sometime.
ReplyDeleteThe Shiloh Baptist Cemetery looks like a nice place to explore, a little wild and secluded!
My confession is that these are Sally Hansen Salon Effects French Mani Real Nail Polish Strips in Noir Boudoir. It takes longer to apply them but there's no dry time and sometimes the drying time is what gets me (e.g. I often bump them, etc).
ReplyDeleteI almost didn't enter the Shiloh cemetery because it looked so modern. I had just had a bit of an adventure at Woodland. I went in anyway and when I was turning around to leave noticed a smallish wooded patch. It was then that I discovered the older gravestones. I really wanted to go in but the ivy was covering everything. It hasn't been cold enough here for a continued amount of time for there not to be snakes lingering.
I'm a bumper, too… have you tried Seche Vite topcoat? I find it dries everything quickly enough to prevent my impatience from ruining a traditional manicure. It shrinks a bit, though, so you really gotta cover the entire nail AND the tips, or it'll pull back after a few days, which is kind of strange.
DeleteLovely cemeteries! I too love an old cemetery but alas, in my neighborhood, most are pretty modern and many old gravestones are replaced with new ones.
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