Friday favorites: rest and relaxation
Happy Friday! This week has been one of rest and relaxation for me. I took the week off work, so hubby and I could spend it at Hawkes Landing, enjoying the last of the beautiful fall leaves. So I hope you aren’t tired of fall leaf pictures, because here we go again… (I did include some quotes to mix things up.)
“My favorite journey is looking out the window.” ― Edward Gorey
“The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.” ― Yoko Ono
“Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.” ― William Allingham
“A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as well as for the body.” ― Margaret Fuller
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ― Albert Camus
And, of course, this week’s pumpkin tasting. I doubled up again with homemade pumpkin cake from Jenny and pumpkin ale for the cabin rest and relaxation.
It’s been a lovely week for me. How about you? Did you get in any R&R? What was the highlight of your week? I’d love it if you’d share.
Just reading this post made me feel more relaxed. I look forward to featuring your Guest Post on my site this coming Sunday!
Thanks Donna. If I get any more relaxed, I may have a hard time making it back to work on Monday. 🙂 I’m looking forward to the guest post too. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to participate in the series.
Hi Christie,
I just found your blog through Donna’s guest post! Nice to find another super organizer! We’re not to far into the Encore Voyage, and have learned many, many things! When you start the actual “wade in” you are going to find that the waters are a bit scary, but freakin’ awesome!
Thanks for the encouragement Lynn. I guess most awesome things are a little scary in the beginning, huh? I love the term Encore Voyage–so much more enticing than retirement.
What beautiful pictures! One of my highlights from this week was actually getting up into mountains to see the changing leaves as well! I haven’t been able to spend much time doing that this year, so it felt extra special!
Oh, I’m so glad you were able to make it this week. They are falling fast. Love you Liz!
I have followed in your foot-“steps” which means I haven’t moved much either, but that’s what vacation is all about , right?. A week at our favorite home away from home has been very therapeutic. The trees that were once full of fall colors have become the victim of the winds that flow through the canyons valleys, and now are piled on the ground. The hummingbirds that whizzed by our heads to gather at the red sugar feeder, along with “Old Man” Squirrel that feeds from the birdseed placed in the oak tree outside our patio have all but gone getting ready for winter.
Enjoying the smell and the sight of a roaring fire, keeping warm inside while the cold sits on the other side of the glass window.
And got to enjoy a few Yahtzee games letting Christie win on her birthday.
Yep, it has been a great week! Thanks for letting me share with you Chris!
It truly has been a lovely week. I agree with everything you said, except the part about you “letting” me win at Yahtzee. Anyone who knows you knows better than that. You don’t let anyone win. I, in fact, was unbeatable! 🙂
Since we don’t get the big changing of the colors here in SoCal, I always welcome pictures of places that do. Nice quotes (I especially liked the one by Camus) and yummy looking cake!
Thanks Janis!
I love that quote from Lucy Maud Montgomery. Yes, October is such a pretty month and certainly one of my favourites … in spite of the unpredictability of the weather. As your photos show, Nature is showing off her grand finery before she settles into winter.
Well said, Joanne. It’s so interesting how the most colorful season leads into the most barren. Though, winter can be beautiful too.
Hi Christie, I read your blog on Donna’s site and hopped on over. I smiled when I read your “about” page, because I saw we used the exact same phrase– “Just the facts” in our write ups.
Your post on Donna’s blog was lovely, and thoroughly enjoyable reading.
Welcome Shelley, and thank you for the kind words. Funny that we used the same words on our “about” pages. I’m stopping your blog now. Nice to meet you!
Lovely autumn / fall photos and quotes. Anne of Green Gables is a big favourite of mine so I particularly like that one!
I’m glad you enjoyed them Anabel. Fall is my favorite season for sure.
I absolutely enjoy Autumn so colourful, and generally, the weather is a bit more settled and cooler nights for a better sleep. Love the photos, Christie.
Thanks Suz. Autumn is my favorite season for sure. Sadly, it doesn’t last long in Utah, but I guess that makes it all the more special.
Your photos of autumn are beautiful and restful. Like Suz said before me, the colors and weather are wonderful at this time of year. We have yet to see our trees turn color, but no doubt they will. Thanks for stopping by my blog to say “hi!”
Thanks Ally. I do love autumn.