I think October is my favorite month of the year. I can still wear shorts during the day and put on a warm oversized sweatshirt in the evening. The sun is lower in the sky. The days are shorter. And the colors of the leaves just take my breath away. When the warm sun casts comforting shadows in the afternoon, my soul is at rest. It’s time to bake bread and simmer home made soup in the crock pot.

The last Farmer’s Market has ended. It was a good season. We got to meet some wonderful folks and their fur babies along the way. Even with a few cancellations this summer, it all worked out great. Now we are working on new things as the weather gets cooler and we find ourselves contained indoors. The shift in mood is good. It makes us realize just what we have to do to make things better; with our artwork and ourselves.

The Raise The Woof Canine Carnival happened the same day as our last market. Though we didn’t participate this year, we still got to see the costumes of many of the participants. We handed out doggie treats to those who stopped by our booth and got to take pictures of some really cute dogs.

Tuco, our new addition, went on his first camping trip with us the first weekend. We went on a short trip to get him used to traveling in the motor home. He did good. Deer Creek State Park was our destination of choice for him. There were lots of other canines camping with their humans. Though it was hard for him to really let loose and play with them, I think it was good to see others like him enjoying the mountains.

Our house is all decorated for Halloween this month. We love doing that every year. Tuco got his first peek of Frankenstein on the front porch and didn’t know what to think. He barked at him of course, and then thought, hmm, he’s not so scary after all. My baby is so cute.

It’s time now for chimney cleaning before the snow falls. And fitting in more golfing before it’s too cold. Ah, the change of weather and seasons.

I hope you all take advantage of this gorgeous time of year. Get outside to see the colors before they are gone. Have a fun and safe Halloween.

Until next time, God bless.

Skip’s mom, Cb