{ Blogtober 2026 - Day 19 - Happy Homemaker Monday }

Good morning everyone, welcome back to my little blog.

 

It is a cold Monday morning, very much a Fall day.  The light, the air, there is something about Fall that you can't quite pinpoint but it's a different vibe from summer, know what I mean?

 

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and I wish you all a blessed week ahead.  I am finally going to be able to get some time to start visiting you all, leaving comments and devoting more time to blogging.  It's been crazy and I mean crazy busy around here, as summer usually is, so I am very much glad that the slower time of the year is upon us.

 

Now, let's see what is happening around our homes.  

  

 

 

*** The Weather *** 

Quite a few cold mornings but we will be in the 70s and 80s this week, as the cold front moves out.     

 

Monday - Sunny, 75

Tuesday - Mostly sunny, 78 

Wednesday - Sunny, 81

Thursday - Partly cloudy, 82

Friday - Partly cloudy, 83 

Saturday - Morning cloudy, 82  

Sunday - Mostly cloudy, 79

 

 

 *** Right now I am ***

Sitting at my desk.  I am listening to a video on the TV, working on this post and trying to remember what I need to look up today or get done today.  I really should be writing this down.

 

I am sipping on my second cup of coffee, lately it's been two cups of coffee a day to keep me going, and if it were up to me, it would probably be more, but I need to control myself.       

 

 

*** Thinking and pondering *** 

Holidays.  I am wanting to start making some Christmas gifts, and also buying some.  I don't want to wait until the last minute and this year I really would like to have everything done, by the beginning of December.  Will that actually happen?  Probably not, but I will give it a good try.    

 

 

*** How I am feeling *** 

I'm feeling pretty good.  Just have a lingering congestion and a bit of a tiny cough.  My allergies have also been the worst the past two days, but aside from that, I am good.  

 

 

*** On the breakfast plate *** 

I just finished my breakfast which was some toasted Cranberry Orange Bread with butter.  I've been really bad with carbs lately and especially bread, I've been eating way too much bread and that is going to change soon, but I am trying to finish this bread that I got at Market Street.  It is so good.  I am actually going to find a recipe to make my own.  

 

 

*** On the lunch plate *** 

Not really sure.  I haven't been very hungry at lunch time lately, so we will see. 

 

 

*** On the dinner plate *** 

Slow Cooker Pork Chops, Buttered Noodles, Sauteed Mustard Greens 

 

 

*** On the menu *** 

I have to work on the new meal plan, so this is what I have left on the last meal plan.

 

Monday

Slow Cooker Pork Chops, Buttered Noodles, Sauteed Mustard Greens  

Tuesday 

Oven Baked Salmon, Curried Quinoa, Squash and Zucchini Casserole

Wednesday 

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

*** What I am wearing *** 

Pajama set, pants and short sleeved shirt.  Will change into black leggings, black tank top and a checkered black and white shirt over, when I get dressed for the day.     

 

 

*** On my reading pile *** 

2 Samuel in the Bible, I am almost done with it. 

 

Finished The Familiars by Stacey Hall and will now start the first book in the Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series.  I have put this off for a while because I'm not a huge fan of books written in diary form, but everyone talks about this series and it's an era that I love so I decided to grab the first book, and give it a go.      

 

 

 

*** On my TV this week *** 

Vlogtober on Youtube.  

Great British Bake Off on Netflix.

I am a Stalker on Netflix.

 

Turkish series. 

 

 

*** Looking around the house *** 

I need to give it a good clean today, the typical Monday morning usual.  Also want to hang some Autumn lights above the big windows in both the living room and dining room.  

 

 

*** To do list *** 

Bible and Devotional time 

Daily homemaking chores 

Water inside plants

Embroider the eyes on the crochet cat

*** What I am creating ***

Universe in Bloom Blanket by Look at What I Made.  

 

Puss in Boots by Toft Crochet.

 

 

   

*** From the camera ***  

Started putting this one together on Saturday.  I just love doing things like this, they bring me so much joy.  

   

*** Devotional, Prayers, Bible Verses *** 

Continuing to pray for my brother Paul as he is now 6 weeks post triple bypass surgery.  He is recovering amazingly well.  

 

{ Blogtober 2026 - Day 18 - A cold Sunday }

 

 

Woke up to 39 degrees.  I don't understand how we went from triple digits about three weeks ago to this cold.  What happened to the transition between summer and Winter, you know the season called Fall?  Oh Texas, always keeping us on our toes.

 

We started the morning with a walk for Kaia around our neighborhood, which I will say is so stunning, there is nothing quite like living in the country. 

 

 

It didn't last as long as usual because it was bitterly cold and I am still not 100% person over this flu.  

 

The rest of the day was spent indoors, I took the day to start my Gingerbread Christmas Book Nook, watch TV and finish my 44th book for the year.  The Familiars by Stacey hall. 

 

{ Blogtober 2026 - Day 17 - Saturday }

 

 

 A quiet Saturday spent with family.

 

We started the day at the farmer's market where I got potatoes, peppers, lettuce, mustard greens, squash and zucchini, and some Cajun Ranch and Spicy Dill Pickle Ranch.

 

After the farmer's market we came back home with Jasmine, and she spent the day playing computer games with her dad and brother, while I worked on my crochet.

 

For dinner I made a Chipotle inspired Burrito Bowl and for dessert we had a delicious cup of Christmas tea with a Cranberry and Orange Muffin.

 

Perfect Saturday! 

{ Blogtober 2026 - Day 16 - Rainy Days }

 The past few days, we have had constant rain.  Sometimes with strong winds and storms that seem to turn everything a haze of white, so strong is the rain that we can't even see a foot in front of us. 

And other times, a soft pitter patter, constantly drumming on the roof.   My favorite kind of rainy day, where the days are dark, the clouds are a deep shade of grey, and the rain drops fall at a constant pace, a rhythmic pattern that lull you into a quiet, relaxing mood.  

As I type this post, the rain is coming to an end and pops of blue are starting to spread across the sky.  I would have loved a few more rainy days, but I will take the cold temperatures after a scorching summer.

 

It is currently 54 degrees with a real feel of 37.

 

My bedroom windows are open, the kitchen window is open and the freshest crisp air is blowing in, spreading through the house like a mist and cooling everything in it's path. 

I've got a chili in the crockpot for dinner, my Best Chili Ever, which you can find over on the food blog.  I will make some biscuits later to go with the chili.  I was going to make something else and the chili would be for next week, but with the cold temperatures today and the cloudy skies, I figured it was the perfect day for a hot bowl of chili with a fluffy biscuit.

In the meantime I am going to get busy with my projects.  I currently have so many waiting for me:

 

• Universe in Bloom Crochet Blanket
• Puss in Boots Amigurumi
• Paint by number canvas
• A few Christmas inspired projects from my advent calendar two years ago
• A booknook
• A big gingerbread house nook

 

I have a book I'm currently reading and I also have my Daily Grace Bible Study to start, so a lot to pick from.

 

I hope your Friday is going well and winding down to a relaxing weekend. 

 

{ Blogtober 2026 - Day 15 - Cinnamon Rolls }

  

The weather has been perfect Fall weather, which means I start craving certain things, like pumpkin bread, cinnamon rolls, chili, soups and anything apple flavored.

 

I had been craving cinnamon rolls for a few weeks, and this morning I just knew I had to stop putting it off and just get them done.

 

 

I used a bread machine recipe and the result were super soft, yummy cinnamony flavored bundles of joy.