Winter has reared it's ugly head this morning and there is a hard frost on the ground. This doesn't usually happen until Halloween or later. My plants are in and I dug Cannas a couple of days ago. Celeste gave me a large Aloe Vera plant for burns and such.

I have one of those nasty first cold of the season things. I am pretty sure I caught it in the clinic when I went in for my flu shot. The doctor's office is lethal this time of year.

The fire is snapping and crackling and feels wonderful. It is that time when I get out the jeans and sweaters and socks. I think about Teal and Dottie living in perpetual summer and feel just a tad envious.