Cosmos and Rain

Hello...my sweet ones...has it really been since September 19th that I have blogged???!!!! They say time goes by while you are having fun....Last week I enjoyed all the wonderful rain we had....I went for walks in the rain with Toby, and loved looking at his tiny little wet paw prints on the dry cement.....I made Andy a cake... we enjoyed a pot roast dinner for his birthday dinner......we got alot of things done too....cleaned the back porch... put all the lawn furniture away for the Winter...I enjoyed the vase of beautiful cosmos that I picked (before the rain came) for in the kitchen...(photo above)....we also cut some wood to get ready for cold weather...we watched the movie "City Slickers".....we have seen this movie many times..but I wanted to watch it again! I especially love "Norman" in the movie! I have been reading like crazy lately...I just finished reading "Krakatoa" about the volcano that exploded in the late 1800's..., and I finished a book about the tragedy of the "Lusitania"...I love a good historical novel! I'm reading a children's book now about a little mouse...the title is "The Tale of....Despereaux...being the story of a mouse. a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread"...I'm reading this one out loud to my cat Shaquille...and my doggums Toby for practice because I am going to volunteer reading to children at our local library..if my animals like it...then it's all good...speaking of good....be sure to watch channel 6, or your local PBS station for the mini series called "The War".....it's the epic tale all about World War II....I am watching it with my Dad...it's very emotional.....it started last night at 8pm...and continues on for the next 6 days...there is also a companion book to the series that you can buy at Walmart...although it's rather "pricey".....Fall is here.....it feels so good...I'm going for a drive today to take some photos of the Fall colors......hope all is well with all of you.....love...XXXXOOOOOOOO