It is....

Finally Fall

By, Cheryl Harwell Bailey

Are your soft socks out yet? 
My feet actually got cold last night, so on came the socks.
 I kicked it in gear today, making the nest snugly for Fall.

 Randall is happy to sniff the aroma of 
pumpkin pie coming from the oven.

My kitchen sounds like a choir, as the Tea Kettle whistles,
 the beef stew bubbles, the bacon crackles, and the mixer hums.
I guess I should turn my iPod off,  but listening to "Hank Williams," sing 
"Hey Hey Good Lookin', What You Got Cookin'," makes me and my kitchen sing!

 Spices are readied for the "Snuggle Season Simmer," I prepare every year.
 It is not for consumption, only for making the whole house smell like heaven.

 The kitchen pantry is waiting for the canned harvest
 to fill its shelves.

Randall is chopping wood for the fireplace.

  I bring out the down comforters, 
flannel blankets, & quilts.

 I set a basket of last winter’s pine cones by the fire.

 The Fall Yankee votive candles are perfect.

 Cozy media classics come out,
 as warm season music, movies, and books,
 are put away.

 Rugs cleaned and returned to cool bare floors.

Warm cozy wardrobe unpacked,
 Uggs replacing flip-flops.

 It feels like I have bunches of brand new cloths, 
without spending a dime. I hope they still fit!

I love it all! I am grateful for it all!