11.13.2010 Saturday Beautiful morning of autumn splendor

Forgive my waxing poetic about the weather, but there just could not have been a nicer fall morning than this.  I did a small amount of computer work but then HAD to, I mean I H-A-D to go outside.  It was just too glorious to waste.  The recent snowscare made it glaringly apparent that Royal Oak is not ready for winter.  We mulched leaves and packed up stuff and filled the garden shed with it's gallery of boarders for the winter.  About mid afternoon, the skies said, "That's enough" and it started to rain and the temperature dropped quickly.  It has been so long since I've created anything with my hands that I also H-A-D to sew something.  I decided on a quick little mailbox flag that celebrates Thanksgiving....kind of a cross between a NBC peacock and barnyard poultry.  It went well, but as with all fiber art, it took twice as long as it should have taken.  I ended the night on the sofa with not much academic progress but great inroads into domestic chores and fiber therapy that is truly priceless.