already?

The daytime temperatures get up to the high 20's, but the overnights drop down to just above freezing. Isaac is back to preschool on Tuesday. The calendar is filling up with places to be, things to do. September breezed in when we weren't looking, and now we are in the middle of the last long weekend of the summer. bummer.

Parishoners bring by produce from their gardens at a fast pace, faster than we can find homes for it. Our kitchen emits smells of rhubarb cake, homemade tomato sauce and carrot ginger soup. We have containers filling up the freezer, and lots more to do. We have cucumbers and potatoes to last for weeks. It is such a blessing, especially when we can find room for it all!

The nights are definitely colder, apparently it was 1.1 the other night. A statistic we have on good authority from our friend who works at the weather station. The farmers almanac predicts a cold, long winter. Right now, though, it is 28 and hot in our house. Hopefully winter creeps in, instead of slamming into us one day.

We are getting prepared for winter's eventual arrival. Kristin is on a mad reorganizing streak, between batches of cake/soup/sauce. A new toy, a label printer, is making the job much more fun. The winter wear is upstairs and tried on. Everyone has boots to fit, but Isaac will need a snowsuit and Norah new hat and mitts. But we're getting ready. Crisp mornings and scraping windows will be a reality before we know it. Even though summer tempts us with these warm evenings right now.