I think that this bloom is the last of the roses.  The other two that were with this one were touched by the cold overnight...somehow this last bloom survived!

It has cooled down with lows as low as the mid 40's and the high's between 60's and 70's.  Today it is only reaching 67 for a high!  Yep, fall is definitely here.

The good news is that there are only four days of rain scheduled in the next 10 days...but that could easily change.

I think we have had the last of the four day weekends for several weeks now.  And this will be the last of the four day weeks also...back to the five days of school and two of weekends.

So, my Vikings managed to win another game.  Neither team had any touchdowns but the Vikings had three field goals and the Bears only had one!  Hey folks, a win is a win!

The weather wasn't great this past weekend so I had time to do a lot of crafting which I will share with you over the next several days.  It started with leaves.  I was sweeping leaves off the entrance way and patio area and looked at their shape.  I took a couple in and drew them on paper to make a couple patterns.

I cut lots of leaves out of cardstock, magazine covers the weight of card stock and lightweight cardboard boxes (cereal boxes, pasta boxes, etc.) and then I covered them.

First I used decorative papers, napkins, wrapping paper, etc...

Then I played with paper and covered the leaf shapes with paper collage...

Finally, I covered the shapes with fabric (orange mostly)...

So what can you do with all the leaf shapes?  Well, you can make wreaths...

Or you can make garlands, or decorate the table with them as placemats or under centerpieces.  You can use them as coasters or hang them in the window.  Actually, there are tons of ways to use these leaf shapes...the only limit is your imagination!

I harvested another large batch of tomatoes...

I'm making spaghetti for supper so I think I will use several for the sauce.  I also have two loaves of bread in the final rise.  I used a recipe that I have not used before so not sure how they will turn out.  Hopefully they will be good!

So what are you up to this week?  Any special plans?  Have you decorated for fall...even a bit?  All my fall decorations are up but the house needs a bit of sprucing up so while the bread is baking I think I will run the vacuum and do a bit of light dusting.  I have dill still drying out and I need to check the deck for more herbs to take care of.  And with these cooler temperatures, I think it's time to do some more work in the greenhouse. 

That's it for today...enjoy yourself...and take care.

Thanks for stopping by...talk with you tomorrow...