Chatbug Karen

I love weekends in fall. We don’t have to mow grass now and we can really enjoy our yard. As long as the temperature stays above 60 degrees, I can be outside. I love being able to wear sweatshirts and jeans.

Fall means cooking soups and stews in this house. My husband made his own concoction on Saturday. His soup had sausage, chicken thighs, broth and all sorts of vegetables. I am going to need to use hoodia if he keeps cooking like this. I have to get him back to using vegetables to make his soup and leave out all the butter, cream and sausage. It sure does taste good though.

We got into the football spirit on Sunday and cheered for the Colts. Our dogs got into the action too! We were all very sad when Jacksonville kicked that last field goal. It was an exciting game.

What a difference a day makes! It was so cold yesterday that I thought we missed fall and went right into winter. Thank goodness the sun came out today and it was much more like fall. We mowed the yard and cut down some of the flowers that had dried up for this year. I emptied the bird feeders and put them away for the winter. I hope the birds have flown south.

As I promised, here is a picture of the table runner I made.

Closeup of the topper so you can see the fishing flies.

I am also making one for our house. After laying the unfinished topper on our coffee table, I thought it looked small. I decided to add borders. Adding borders after quilting the topper is a bit like using acne treatment after eating a greasy hamburger. It is difficult but I think it will be worth the extra effort.