I have no intention of being cryptic here, folks. This summer and fall have brought a weird mix of delight and valley-of-the-shadow-of-death to my life, but I have good news! With the exception of messy flower beds that I meant to tackle this summer before traveling, morning sickness, another miscarriage, etc., got in the way… the little house on the hill has become everything I envisioned when we first bought it. The never-ending kitchen project is completed, the bathroom is perfect, and this yard is, in the words of my friend’s daughter, “just like playing in Narnia!”

I mean… I even put some mums by the front door. We have really got it together over here.

ALL JUST IN TIME FOR THIS, I suppose. (Also, we sold the chickens and miss them already!)