pie-eyed

 The feeders are full and the birds are out.

The deer too, from time to time.

Check out that leap!

The new bed is completely seeded...

...just in time for the rain.

It's cool enough now for Claudia to spend a lot of time in her little house...

...and it makes for a truly majestic morning fog.

Thanksgiving has come and gone!  Even though it was just the two of us here, we had a great time, with too much food...

...a great nap, and the annual viewing of Dumb and Dumber.  We only had one unexpected guest at the table:

I made a quick decoration:  a pie garland that took about 30 minutes from beginning to end.  I cut out wedges of construction paper and scored some paper strips for the accordion-style pie crust:

A quick trim of the crust and a taped-on cotton ball completed the pumpkin pie.  For the cherry, I cut out strips of construction paper and used double-sided tape to make a quick grid.

Then I trimmed them to size.  Voila!  Nothing fancy, but it was a nice festive touch to hang over the table!

Now we're looking toward the Christmas season, which begins with the world's best Advent calendar! I love the idea of little daily gifts leading up to Christmas.  I'm kind of a gift fiend and Todd is the lucky recipient of my focus.  :)

We haven't had a bit of snow or ice, and temperatures have remained in the low 50s during the day.  Still, the short, dark days prompt a lot of cat naps.

Bosewichte has been sick with terrible allergies and spends a lot of time on my desk, snoring away.  It's a nice soundtrack for early winter.

Have a great week!