Wordless Wednesday

I took this photo out of our living room window.  This beautiful beech tree is a treat to see in every season!

Sisters shopping trip!

Every year, my two sisters, Terri and Cheri, and I go Christmas shopping together.  We try to go in early November, before it gets too busy, and hopefully before the roads are bad because of snow.
Our annual trip took place this past Friday and Saturday.  We shop in our area, so things can be returned if necessary.

This is what I woke up to on Friday morning.  The first snow of the season!  It was a little slushy, but the roads weren't too bad.

We started out at 9 am, and shopped all day.   We have a great time together, and if you had been near us, you may have heard a lot of laughter!

One of our stops was World Market, where they hide 4 bells in the morning, and 4 in the afternoon.  I found one in the afternoon, which gave me $10 off my purchase!

After shopping all day, we went to a favorite restaurant for a nice supper.
Then it was time to check into our hotel.

 Our luggage rack was filled with bags instead of luggage.  :)

 We sorted everything out, and went over our lists, to see if we needed to pick anything up the next day.

 Then it's time for a yummy dessert!

After returning home, it's time to sort and wrap.  Under all this is my piano...  There are bags for each of my family members, and inside are the wrapped stocking stuffers, all ready to go when the decorations go up for Christmas.

This is something we all look forward too.  We have so much fun, and accomplish a lot too!

Autumn comes to an end...

It's been a less colorful Fall than usual. The colors have been a little less brilliant, and there's been far less red than usual.  However, we've seen lots of bright yellow!  A lot of the trees are looking pretty bare at this point, but there are some that are hanging on, and there are some beautiful spots still around.
Here's a few pictures from around our home that were taken last week.  Tomorrow I'll share what it looked like at the end of the week!

 Here's the general look - some color, some green and some empty trees!

 This little creek looks pretty with all the yellow around it.

Isn't the tree behind our gate pretty?

 a little orange...

Another pretty yellow tree.  I like seeing the leaves pile up on the ground too.

This is our road.  Our house is on the left, a little past the pine tree. It's always nice to turn onto our road and see the trees.