Late September

 Summer is winding down and I'm certainly glad for the lower temperatures.

I did some pet-sitting for the Sasquatch's cat, "Kitty" while he was out of town.

She is a sweet and friendly cat and eats like a lumberjack! 

I went to an event held by Kentucky Wild to pick up a tee shirt for the Sasquatch.

Kentucky Wild is a membership conservation program sponsored by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.

There were lots of booths to visit...including one that sold nice looking native plants. I managed to walk away without buying any.

I picked out a nice blue tee shirt for the Sasquatch. 

I arranged for the pool company, Dale's Pools, to winterize and cover the pool.

Thay are fast and reliable. Things always look a bit sad and dreary when the cover goes on. I miss that sparkling water, but it's nice to get a break from pool care.

See those 3 tall zinnias right in the middle of the photo above?  I certainly didn't plant those there. They came up on their own so I just left them. I've been walking around  them all summer.

Below is a pretty plant I'd like to have more of next year. It's a Mole Bean. The Sasquatch started them from seeds. Attractive leaves and blooms, then the brightly colored seed pods develop.

The plant with the red bloom below, is a Cardinal Climber that my friend, Izzy, gave me.

She was worried that it might not grow large enough to develop blooms this year...but it took off quickly, climbing and mounding and covered with pretty red blooms.

I though I had a photo of it but I only have this one that I took with a Morning Glory blooming close by.  I just love the bright  colors together!

It's been good weather for sitting on the back porch in the evening and doing some sewing.

This is a "Swedish Weaving" project - a dish towel - that I'm learning in a class at the extension office.

It's kind of an old fashioned craft, but fun to learn something different.

I've also sewn the binding on a little quilt.

 

Of course my little companion, Puss, is napping nearby...such curled up cuteness!

Then I made a problem for myself with some un-sewing!  I wanted to remove the back pocket flaps from these new capri pants I'd bought for the cruise.  They seemed to just stick out bumpy and lumpy.

The flaps were really tacked down good and I see threads are broken in the fabric.

Sheesh! Now I need to figure out how to fix this.