Time To Fall...

Its time to Fall into all things Autumn here at the Spruces. Tell tale signs that the blustery season is upon us are;

We've had our school's walk-a-thon. We pay lots of money for fair food and face paint. And then the kids get to have an Art Teacher and a Music Teacher and a Gym teacher - we try to focus on the community building part of the event instead of the fact that these teachers were "in house" at our school in Dallas ;)

We are up to our elbows in Pears. They fall from the tree faster than we can harvest. We have bottled and are dehydrated. Pear tart with almond is on the menu for the first weekend that John is home again.

And our tired, dried up summer blooming pots have been refreshed with fall color and incredible variety. Sister Jess was the brains and the expertise behind the face lift. Check out her blog at DIG for great tips on how to make yours look just like mine :)

soon we will rake leaves, cut back the garden and put on our cardigans. I've always said I love "sweater weather"; now its officially here.