an autumn weekend’s gratitude

It began when a friend joined us for pie: shepherd’s and pumpkin;

that same friend’s help with the mammoth kitchen cleanup and bedtime roundup before knitting on the couch;

a day of cleaning up, trying to sort out the fluffy dream that is my not-so-organized yarn stash, and motivate some children to chores;

then joined for dinner by one of my oldest friends, her hubby, and their darling new daughter;

rocking a newborn to sleep – nothing like it;

laughing that Mira was never such a little thing – all ten pounds of her newborn self;

after they left and the kids were (mostly) in bed, our favourite neighbours joined us for drinks by Dan, laughter, conversation, and knitting (for us ladies);

a late morning, followed by a late breakfast;

time on the piano while cream of broccoli soup simmered;

a wild goose chase for a colourway they didn’t have afterall;

family market visit for pumpkins, gourds, and more macs;

a gorgeous walk on this day which was quite balmy after last week’s snow;

tossing stones, crunching leaves, breathing deep;

home for the morning’s soup before another bedtime and more sweet dreams.

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Beautiful friends, the wonder of new life, and the very best of this season. 

This is how we spent our weekend.

How was yours?