Gotta say Rabbit-Rabbit first, because that’s a whole October of good luck for all of us which we will need if we ever hope to get through 2020 in one piece! Then must pass out the luv-lee MUSICA because it is in charge of lifting hearts ~ but, really my very first words to you this morning are
Yes, I do, so very much And you probably know why if you read the comments in my last blog post. “I hope the angels know what they 
have . . .” wrote our Girlfriend Annie in Sydney, Australia about my mom.😢 Dear, kind, loving words AND thoughts (because you knew I knew) from ALL of you, meant the world to me. Teary-eyed, I read every wonderful word. Then I went to my art table and painted that ⬆️ because I was thinking it the whole time I was reading. Big, tall, skinny, and watercolory, it had to fit on the page. This connection between us was what I felt even when writing my first book, and look at this, it happened!👏👏👏 So, a little gift for you, a small token of my great affection, I give you, The Sky . . 
Just like I label some of my photos by color, I have a huge number labeled “The Sky.” You can see why . . .
It’s one thing that follows us wherever we go and gifts us with works of art like no other. The orange on the water! Dark at the top, dark at the bottom, both moving toward the center and the light. And all free, a gift from God.
In this photo we’re driving across England. We pulled over and got out of the car for a deep breath of this soul-expanding open space that smelled of grass and freedom.
Delicate, soft, flittery, blue and lavender and peach … a calm sky that says Forever, adding Hope, Truth, and Beauty.
And this! Where the clouds are chasing the sun into the sea… a reminder that at some amazing moments in our lives, there is no better place ON EARTH for us to be . . .
Stormy skies at sea . . . a parting of the clouds, where the sea and the sky are like a bowl . . . and we were the toy boat floating in it… I love looking at these pictures and thinking about being here again! Lots of foreverness out in the Atlantic . . . you feel small and so so so so lucky.
This is moonrise over our harbor . . . rocking boats . . . lapping water . . . cry of gulls . . . smell of saltwater . . .
Streaks of white contrails made by water vapor from airplanes, turn to ice that slashes through this Scottish sky. (There’s a little checked-upon Morning Science for you!)
Green and pleasant land . . .
On our way to Boston, Storm and sunset made beautiful music together . . .
Sun peeks through the clouds . . . the last warm rays touching the water . . .
The Shenandoah is a wonderful addition to our harbor . . . see how the light touches on everything white and makes it glow? That’s what happens here sometimes as the sun goes down, especially wonderful against that dark sky.
Doris Day’s voice soars in my mind, 🎵 You sigh, a song begins, you speak and I hear violins, it’s magic . . .🎶
Pink halo over Stonehenge under the same sky since it was built 2500 years before the birth of Christ. And yes, we are a part of this.
This sky was right outside our kitchen door … Yes, Toto, in our very own back yard.
We pulled up to this rock wall for me to take a photo of this rainbow over Galway Bay in Ireland . . .
and snow flowers
The discussion here, driving from Colorado to Utah, was, “Look at that sky! Yikes! Is this the right way? Should we turn around?”
And just down at our own beach where we walk every day, water and sky, all pinky blue, if you were painting this scene you would also use blue when you painted the sand . . .
We get lots of gorgeous skies from our room with a view when we’re crossing the country by train . . . here at a Kansas crossroads . . . look at all those choices!
Rich colors of purple and orange, mixed with the wind and sound of the waves are beautiful together in this Menemsha sky.
Lambs tails . . . look at them all running away!
Sometimes the sunset in our rear view mirror grabs my attention . . . I never want to miss anything!
I almost missed this picture of the sun, it almost slipped away! We were just getting on the ferry to home . . . I had to take it right through the rigging, but I GOT it!👏 And now, to
Oh yes, and last night was the Harvest Moon, our sky, filled with moon which woke me up this morning when I caught it trying to break into our bedroom through the cracks in the curtains!
We can feel the summer going, but we are stretching it out as long as we can. The flaming candles in the “bug buckets” make it cozy. But time is passing, September is gone, we’re already wrapping ourselves in blankets when we sit out late … so we just did the MOST wonderful thing. I’m so excited!!! We finally broke down and ordered one of these:
Yes, we did. A fire pit! Look at it! Isn’t it cute? I can’t wait! It’s supposed to be delivered October 6th. More stars! More sky! Now that we finally did it, I don’t know what took us so long. We celebrated 31 years in our house last month ~ It deserves a little something new and hygge for good behavior.💞 
It comes with a screen and a poker … all for around $200, I think it will be TOTALLY worth it. Fire pits come in all sizes, 
shapes, and styles; HERE’S the one we chose. See the ring around the top? I hope that’s for our feet! I think I might light a fire on December 31🎉, bundle up, and take my 2020 calendar outside. I see myself scanning the sky for stars on the last night of the year, staring into the flames of a cozy wood fire, burrowing under my blanket, saying prayers to go up in the crackling sparks and smoke, as I toss the pages of 2020 into the fire and BURN IT UP, while praying for a peaceful, healthy, boring 2021 filled with hugs.💞 So MUCH to look forward to, holidays and decorating and cold weather and blue skies for all our West Coast Girlfriends . . . I just turned in the art for the cover of 2022! This is the year we think we’ll get to go back to England!
But of course that doesn’t stop us from finding magic in the here and now . . . it’s in us, and around us, no waiting required!
Our woods are turning gold, leaves dance like fairies in the trees, magic abounds this time of year! We dawdle here every day.
Cool wind and the smell of leaf mulch, Joe and I walk to the sea, do our Morning Science, and solve all the world’s problem . . . 
So exciting out there watching everything change, so much FREE stuff!🍂
Better than any florist ~ we bring it all home . . .
For the ultimate in a homemade happy life, don’t forget your health darling Girlfriends . . . make sure you are MOVING. Too 
many things can go wrong when we don’t! And our energy levels get so much better if we DO. This dampanic is making me fat ~ we got a little too good at lockdown around here (I mean what’s a donut in times of trouble, or two, or a bag of potato chips to soothe the spinning head? Tater-Tots and ice cream and peanut butter on toast to tranquilize the bewildered soul) ~ when the pants got uncomfortable, I decided to do something about it … will tell you in the next post!
I’m so glad you’re all getting your books! I’m receiving lots of cute photos like this one from our Girlfriend Cynthia. Looks like Santa’s traveling around the world early this year! For our UK Girlfriends, Amazon UK has the book now, and I’m hearing many nice things from our Girlfriends on Goodreads and Facebook. Thank you all so much … I love writing books for you!💞
And look at this photo I borrowed from Facebook posted by Karen K. . . she took a picture of our Titcombs virtual Tea Party! She’s in my kitchen and I’m in hers! Love Karen’s red!♥️🌹💄❗️📕🍎
Look at my homemade set up! Proving, no, I do not know what I am doing. But it all worked out, it was so much fun! I know not 
everyone was able to make it, so I’m going to do two more mask-free Sunday Teas this month! The first one will be via Zoom on Sunday, October 18, at 4 pm EST for Bookends Bookstore in Ridgewood, NJ … you can sign up HERE. Yes, there will be signed books and door prizes (Puzzles!)! The very next Sunday, October 25th, we’ll be hosted by the wonderful King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, for a Crowdcast event …. you can register HERE. It’s a great way to get out and about without leaving home! And where else can Girlfriends from Hawaii, England, Texas, and Australia all meet at the same time?
I know you’re probably not coming to every one of these events, but I do want to thank you for helping me support these lovely Independent Bookstores who need us all the time, but especially during these days of the Panic! These bookstores are a tradition, they’ve been serving communities 30 and 40 years! I’ve visited and fallen in love with them in real life … I can’t wait to go back someday in PERSON! Do you know that for every $100 you spend at an independently owned business, $68 will stay in the community? Keeping our small-business economy alive is part of what we need to do. I do love seeing the patriotism of dampanic as we get through this thing together, sea to shining sea.❤️
See what I have? A cricket singing in the kitchen.🎵 Yesterday, on the same day as full moon and rabbit-rabbit, making October a red-letter month already!
Is this quilt cute or is this quilt cute? Do you love it? Well, so 
do I! But I think I will love it even more if it somehow ends up getting a new home! Maybe yours! What do you think of that? A new giveaway as a special thank you and extra connection for all we are to each other ~ all aired-out and ready to go! I found it in an antique store many years ago. I don’t know the name of the pattern, and it’s not signed, but it was obviously made by someone with a joyful heart!💖 You know what to do, leave a little comment so you’ll be entered in the drawing.💝
Yes, we do . . . so maybe even something more? Make my life a little happier? 🎄 Why NOT?
So if you were at the Titcombs Tea Party event, or have had a chance to read Home for Christmas, you know my book was partly inspired by this little book called Once on Christmas, published in 1938, which I found a long time ago in a used bookstore and mostly used each year at Christmas. It looked adorable on the coffee table in front of the fire. But it gained new meaning the afternoon I read it out loud to my two young nieces.
It’s a sweet little memory of Christmas at the turn of the century…❤️
… illustrated with charming line drawings by Lois Lenski.
A book made extra special because it’s out of print, and the vintage ones have become very hard to find.
But, and you know what I’m going to say! We did it! We found one. And now, drum roll, this little book will be going off to one of you!💖 At the bottom of this post you’ll see a whole bunch of tiny words in grey letters, and at the end, the word “comment.” That’s what you click on to leave one. I love reading them, and I often comment on your comments! But something tells me this might be a busy giveaway, please forgive me if I don’t get to comment . . . I’ll be reading though!❤️
We just found out they don’t want the kids to Trick-or-Treat here on the island this year. I was hoping, masks seemed so perfect for this time of year. But no. But that doesn’t mean we can’t decorate and be festive and lift the hearts of others with some pumpkins on the porch!
Or in the garden . . .
They make so many cute ones these days!🤣
They look good on the fridge . . .
And over the front door . . .
Or on the kitchen table . . .
Because it’s that time of year, and no dampanic can tell us what to do with our pumpkins!
I’ll tell you about the new fire pit in the next post, with pictures! I have a new recipe for you too, all kinds of good things, but I’ve gone on long enough. Remember to leave a comment if you want to be entered in the drawing. No matter HOW many comments we get, you’ll still have a better chance of winning than by playing the Lottery! Plus, no numbers, and no money!💝
Love forever, your pal for life . . . 💖 
I’ll leave you with THIS . . . 💝
So sorry you lost your mother. I lost mine four years ago and still miss her and my dad every day, but I treasure my memories of them. They will always be a part of me and I am sure that you feel that way too. On a lighter note, I have loved your blogs and have read and kept several of your books. Even in this dampanic you keep your cheerful spirit and it cheers me up too. And, your pictures are wonderful! Thanks for being such a day brightener. ❤️❤️
Dear Susan,
Thank you for always sharing your love straight from your heart:)
I especially love the Eskimo legend and always feel loving arms around me as I feel the love through the stars from my family members above..your angels are loving you too!
Thanks for your books and calendars and ALL you do..they brighten each and every day!
Blessings.Anne
Sweet Jack checking out the pumpkins.💙. Happy Fall y’all!🎃🌻🍁
Would LOVE to have that sweet vintage Quilt from you! I love reading your blogs….Happy Fall!
This blog just arrived today.I had NOT sent in a response though it just told me I had??? That makes no sense?? I erased the comments I wrote but wanted to tell you this was NOT a duplicate…Gail
Well now you have me wanting a fire pit for my little patio! Thank you for all the pictures. The one of the moon over your harbor really pulled my heartstrings for some reason. <3
Loved this post! I received my Christmas book a couple of weeks ago and keep reading it over and over and looking at all the beautiful artwork. SO many things reminded me of my childhood and the small wonders that I loved. Thank you for sharing your story and your talents!
My favorite time of the year is Fall. Here in Southeast Alaska we don’t have the Maple tree’s like you, we have Alders and lots of them so not quite the changing of the colors for us but…we get the wind! Lots of leaves dancing around, it’s magical! Thanks for all your posts!
erin
The little old Christmas book you found reminds me of making popcorn and cranberry chains with my little boys many years ago. I wanted to have a homemade Christmas. We drapped the garland we made around the tree and then the next morning to our horror, the tree was covered with ants! All we could do was laugh and clean it up!
I loved reading about your childhood Christmas in your new book. Made me feel warm and cozy and brought back memories of Christmas when I was growing up. Thank you!
I live the quotes you choose for your posts and the pictures of the sky. Thank you for
your wonderful blog😁, so cozy and inspiring!
Thank you Susan for ALL the LOVE you share with us..
I especially love the Eskimo legend..I feel so loved as I look to the stars and feel the love from my family and friends above as they watch over me and my family.
Your angels are watching over you too!
Blessings to you, Anne
Thank you, Susan, for your words, your art, your love of life, your love of small things!!
Oh, Susan, you make me so happy reading your blog! You are the sunshine in our world right now! I love, love your new Christmas book. I have already read it over and over! Anyway, to you and Joe, Happy October!
I’m in Northern CA living under smoky skies again this week, finding it hard to breathe, in a world gone mad. It’s nice to sit down and read your blog today. Thank you! Barbara in Lodi
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Are you sure you want to part with such a cheerful quilt? So lovely! Thank you for the years of happiness, decorating ideas, and recipes I tend to end up wearing that you have brought into our homes. 😉
The photos of the sky were breath taking. The handy work of our good, good God.
“The heavens declare His glory.” Thank you for the reminder.
When I was in grade school I read all the Lois Lenski books. Oh so good to read about other kids’ lives.
Now I am fond of memoirs and that is why I am drawn to your books, with the pluses of recipes and quotes and your artwork!
Thanks,
Donna
Thank you so much Susan. What a wonderful “get away from the world” this was today. I loved all the sky pictures! I have a collection of those also 🙂 I’m sending you a big ((hug)) because I know all too well the grief from losing a parent brings. Sometimes it’s a smell or a memory that surprises you and bam! So I really appreciate YOU! Seeing all your October decorations has me inspired me to dig the decorations out. I really didn’t have much of the spirit before seeing your photos. Can’t wait to hear more about the fire pit which looks lovely. And how you’ve worked on the “pants” problem haha. Lastly I’ll say I’ve received my Home for Christmas and I’m trying to savor it by waiting until the Christmas tree is up! So I may do that November 1 xoxo
As always – your blogs are such a blessing and gift to all of us!! So much beauty and joy!God bless you! Thank you so much for bringing such joy to so many lives! We are so grateful to (and for!) you! With much love from all your sisters- and happy October to you! Xo!
Thank you so much! Love right back to all of you Mother Pela . . .💞
Dear Susan, I’ve tried for the longest time to explain how much your biographies have meant to me. As I read them in middle, first, last order, Each one captured the times of my life from your discovery of Julia Child to beach days with best friends and first romances to life partners! Obviously you have struck those chords with thousands of fans and followers, so my readings of those three was not exclusive to us, you and me. 😉 Be well, stay patient until December 31. If I send my calendar will you burn it, too! A Fifties/Sixties/ etc. Girl Friend🧒💕🍷
Oh my! I didn’t know that was a Lois Lenski illustrated book! I loved her books as a child and then read them to my children. I’m sure you know her first books were all hand lettered (just like you like to do). Policeman Small and Cowboy Small etc, were such good friends to us. Thanks for the memory. I would LOVE the Christmas book and yours.
My new manta is Stay Calm and Be Creative. What do you think?
Love and hugs across the clouds,
Lynn from Morro Bay,CA
A happy thought to share – this year, for the very first time I am growing pumpkins in my garden!! Hope they will be a good size for my two year old granddaughter to enjoy!!
Happy Fall!!!!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for helping me keep my sanity during this awful year! Every morning it just smacks me in the face as soon as I realize that is it not just a bad dream! Love my copy of “Home for Christmas” and can’t wait to open my new jigsaw puzzle when it arrives!
Ah, just the kind of happy, upbeat read I needed for today. Thank you so much!
Oh, Susan ! I loved this post! I love ALL of your posts! What JOY you have given me all these years! The photos are all beautiful , but the one that captured my heart and made me smile is Halloween Jack , hoping to catch a glimpse of a field mouse scurrying among the pumpkins !
Dear Susan, your enthusiasm for Autumn has been a great help to me and now I look forward to it’s graces rather than dreading it. Thanks for the upper!
Hugs from Cheryl in WA
What a precious find! I have fond memories of reading Lois Lenski books with my children and 4-5 yr old preschoolers many years ago. How thoughtful of you to share. Hope you know how much “you” and your talent delivered with love and gentleness is appreciated.
Happy fall from the Midwest! Our colors are beginning to be just beautiful on the trees! We had frost on the pumpkin last night! I am all decorated for fall and Halloween. My favorite season of the year! I am happy to say my students are back in the classroom and I couldn’t be happier! It was great to finally meet in person and see their smiling faces! I absolutely love the pics of the sky! We just took our students outside today for a mask break and we told them to lay on their backs and look at the clouds! We said what do you see???? So fun!!! Stay well enjoy your days!!!
Just a darling quilt 😍
Another wonderful post !
So tired of this dampanic! Seems like the only normal thing in this life are your posts. Look so forward to it every time I see it in my inbox.
Hope you and Joe and perhaps friends enjoy the fire pit. We absolutely love ours and the somemores it puts out on a cool fall evening are the best. With a cup of hot spiced cider it can’t be beat. Don’t forget that nice cuddly blanket.
The Midwest is finally enjoying cooler weather and leaves are turning. Such a favorite time of the year for me.
Keep healthy and safe. Happy Fall to you both.
Illinois harvest blessings, Lynn
I get so happy whenever I receive something from you… Thanks for always seeing the positive…
Loved your “sky” photos! Love October!Love your blog! Love and collect adorable out-of-print books… would love “ Once at Christmas “!!!! Happy autumn to you and how lucky are we all to have a second full moon, a blue moon right on Halloween!!!🥰😘
I’m a quilted and I love this happy quilt 😊❤️
Susan, you and your beautiful artwork have captured my heart for years! But non more important than this one. I cannot explain the comfort and joy you have brought me with your heart warming blogs. A very grateful “Girlfriend”
Thanks for the oh so pretty pictures of the blue skies, water and sunsets. If I win this prize my best friend is getting the book for Christmas. She is a huge Lois Lenski fan and I know she doesn’t have this book. Stay safe.
How beautiful the leaves grow old.
How full of light and color are their last days.
By John Burroughs
Today, of all days, I needed to read your cheerful posting. Since I live in the Pacific Northwest, the air is crisper in the morning; trees are turning more colorful every day; darkness comes more quickly.
Like you, Fall/Autumn is my favorite season. I had thought I had missed my opportunity to purchase your book Autumn for my daughter. However, in getting my own copy out for the season, a first edition, I found two copies side-by-side. Oh yes, I remembered I had found her a first edition also late in 2019 and saved it until this year. What a wonderful surprise! I cut a lovely piece of brown gingham ribbon to slip into the book, as the first edition copies did not have an attached ribbon as so many of your books now have. This afternoon I am taking it over to her to have this Autumn.
I eagerly await your next post.
Thank you Susan!!
You spread joy and cheer and I always feel more merry after reading your words. I can’t tell you enough how much you inspire me to find peace and solace in my home and everyday life. Thank you❤️.
Loved reading Homemade Happy Life ideas! 🎃 🍎 🍁
You have always been inspirational!!! God bless!!!
Love your beautiful quilt, Susan!
As a December birthday girl I love all things Christmas
Oh, what a beautiful day and skies you shared, Susan! Thank you!!! Our air quality is very bad in No Calif but seeing your posts of beautiful skies reminds me that this too shall pass, hopefully sooner than later. Ending with Judy Garland’s Somewhere Over the Rainbow, is very uplifting. As always, thank you for lifting spirits, especially today!!! Warm wishes to you!!! Judi
We have been in our house for 34 years in September and we bought it a little gift of a fire pit, too. We got a propane fire pit! We have a screened porch where we eat our meals all summer long, and the new fire pit will sit beside the table hopefully extend our outdoor time into the late fall and maybe winter!
When we were in ‘lockdown’ this spring, my husband planted every pumpkin seed that he had been saving for many years. His ‘Covid’garden yielded over 100 mini pumpkins. I decorated everywhere and left many on the porches of friends and family. Wish I could have left some for you, too.
Susan you bring joy to so many. Thank you. I just posted a picture of you, my daughter Larkin and me when you were on your cross country book tour. We were in Memphis. Thank you for being a joyful light.
Happy October! My favorite time of year. The perfect time to pull out quilts and sweaters and read your darling new book!! Thanks for keeping out world filled with cheer ❤️
Thank you, Susan, for all the beautiful photographs! However, my favorite is Jack looking out the window! What a lucky kitty!
Dear Susan,
You have the sweetest heart and a wonderful w ay of looking at the world and it’s blessings. I always love your posts and am so happy to see one in my inbox. We are moving to Mississippi from Mexico later this month and that quilt would be lovely in my new house.
Thank you for being so generous.
Hugs to you and Joe and Jack,
Lorraine in Mexico
Happy October Susan and Joe!
A wonderful post. I love fall and look forward to looking at your Autumn book every year. I received your new book and I love it. I’m saving it for reading in December, but I have it laying out now. Love looking at the picture.
This little Christmas book would give me so much joy to have. Here in Victoria, Australia we are slowly coming out of our second lockdown and Christmas is the occasion that we are all looking forward to as it might mean that we can have some normalcy back to our lives. It’s been a tough one for all of us.
My youngest child, Camille, who knows my heart ordered your new publication HOME FOR CHRISTMAS as a part of my 80th birthday gift and, when it arrived, I gobbled it whole and LOVE it! Another special event was the discovery of the Eskimo words at the bottom of my September calendar page. That was the month on the 25th when we remembered our oldest child’s birthday who passed last year shortly after her 55th birthday. This, I have decided was a gift from above and you to help us through a painful time. Thank you so very much! VALERIA
thank you so much for the much needed fun. The pictures of the sky, how beautiful. I hope you enjoy your fire pit! What a wonderful idea to have a fire Dec. 31 & burn the 2020 calendar!
LOVE your musings and art work! Have a great Halloween!
Purrs to Kitty cat! And you! Linda Lorenz
Happy October to you, Susan!
Your upbeat blog is such a pick-me-up to receive!
Love your blogs Susan. Got my Christmas book ! Love it
So many amazing giveaways! Thank you for sharing, always look forward to your posts.
It is so lovely to get your blog with all the lovely sky pictures. Here in Calif. we
aren’t seeing much sky only Lots and lots of sad smoke. The pandemic has made me work on projects that I wouldn’t have ever gotten to. One is to learn how to work a 20 year old embroidery machine that my aunt gave me. I had it tuned and all cleaned up and with the help of UTube and the manuel and a dear friend I am mastering it. I am having the most fun and making all sorts of goodies. Not all of this time is going wasted as you know I am sure..
Love to read your blog! Thanks so much for a chance to win that beautiful vintage quilt!
Alice
Thank you for a cozy, autumn blog. Your sky photos are inspiring! A good reminder to look to nature to feel peace and joy. Happy October.
Enjoyed your pictures of the sky…you do have to be quick with the camera as it changes so quickly. Ready for Fall.! Thanks for happy thoughts.
Hey Susan, me again.
I meant to mention that I couldn’t find the vintage section in your shopping page any longer (which I have been in many times over the years). I may be mistaken but I thought you indicated on twitter you were going but together an SB Estate sale of your little collections over the years, and would add to that vintage section over time. Is it too soon still? Just checking.
Happy weekend!
Maureen
Coming soon Maureen!
When I read your blog, your pictures and words make me slow down, reminisce, think and appreciate the little things that make home “The Heart of the Home” and I don’t feel guilty about having a lotta cute stuff everywhere. (Because I know you have more….)
Hygge is an interesting word and a good lifestyle.
Always love your posts, especially about Autumn.
Oh my gosh – that quilt is adorable and happy! I have your Christmas book and the old one is very cute too. I was sad, like everyone else, to learn of the loss of your mom. So sorry. Enjoy the beautiful fall weather and your new fire ring. One of your thousands of friends, supporters and girlfriends,
paige
Susan! So good to hear from you! Love the SKY photos and wonderful words that you always share with us. Happy Fall!
I’m really for fall, how about you?
Susan, you and your creations help make this pandemic a wee bit more tolerable. Thanks for lifting my spirits.
Stars and moon, angel moms, autumn leaves, the sky, England ❤️❤️❤️Sweet kitty
What a Peaceful and joy filled message… I love the little Vintage Christmas book and yours too of course. Thank you too for reminding me of Lois Lenski. I read her book Prairie School over and over in 6th grade.
Peace and health to you and Joe and kitty
Always a bright spot!
Guess I’ll get the photo calendar this time! There’s a picture of MY STOVE on the front! Yes, I owned that stove maybe 40 years ago. I loved it!
Love the “kitty picture”, waiting for Halloween!
After a week like this one, I needed to read a new blog post from you! You always cheer me up.
I LOVE YOU TOO!!! You make me smile Susan. I smile as I’m reading the blog. I smile widely through Zoom meetings. Seeing you and feeling like I’m right there in your kitchen with you, what’s not to smile about!!!!!! 💕 HAPPY OCTOBER to you and all the girlfriends!!! My favorite month.
Carolyn
I just received my home for Christmas book. I loved it. I could relate going Santa claus lane. also grew up in san Fernando valley. miss my mom too .she made Christmas so special
Your blog post is always a breath of fresh air! I’d love the quilt or the book. I collect vintage quilts made by my grandmothers. I’d add this to my collection if I’m lucky!
I needed this blog today. Looking at the beautiful pictures of the sky reminds us how much God loves us. Blessings to you,Joe and of course, Jack
The sky pictures are gorgeous ! The pumpkins are so festive!
Thank you for bringing October to us.
My husband built a fire pit along with our patio several years ago. Sitting there
gazing up at the sky, into the flames , and listening to the night sounds fills me with wonder & peace. Enjoy!
Quilts are a special way to say “I love you” ! I am sitting on a beautiful quilt made for me by a special friend, and I have just pulled out a quilt made by mother to keep me warm as the nights get colder. I am still using the sewing machine that my dear grandmother gave to me when I graduated from high school 48 years ago. Quilts have a way to bring people together…old and young, near and far. Stay well, stay warm, and get some marshmallows to enjoy around the new fire pit:)
I needed this blog today. Looking at the beautiful pictures of the sky reminds us how much God loves us. Blessings to you,Joe and of course, Jack.
Susan – enjoy all the quotes – sometimes I copy them down to be used at another time.
Seeing all your pumpkins inspires me to decorate my home this weekend – just purchased 5 equal size striped mini pumpkins – white and orange- that’s the start of the decorating…
Would love to be in the drawing for that beautiful quilt. Thank you.
Loved this whole post but when I got to
the end I was so mesmerized by the photo of
your cat looking out the window at the garden!
Thinking it would make a very great Halloween
Card!
Thanks for offering the happy quilt during these
Unsettling times! It’s just so sweet!
Take care please and thanks for your wonderful
post!
I love your fire pit that is the best one I have seen. I was lucky enough to visit Titcombs while we were on the east coast during one of your book signings. What a great book shop and the people that work there are so nice. I’m not sure what is going on with Halloween here but probably no trick or treating.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing the Sky!! Love your Christmas book, I purchased several for gifts.
All of your photos are beautiful…but the last one made me smile…
and guess what? I’ve bought some watercolor paints 🙂 I think my first “subject” is going to be a pumpkin!
Thank you for sharing these parts of your world–
Thank you so much, as always, for your reminders of appreciating all that is around us and all the blessings we have, despite the year. I got out all my Halloween decorations and placed them around the house today. Made me feel good. Your writings are a warm hug.
Cheryl
I was so excited to get my Home for Christmas book! It is so wonderful! You are so wonderful. Thank you for all of the love you pour into your books and drawings. And all of the love you send us in your wonderful email newsletters!!!
Howdy! Thank you for your uplifting post which I read while waiting in my car for my pup’s vet visit. I hope you realize how much your blogs mean to all of us in these temporarily crazy times! Kim
That quilt! You are so generous Susan. Your blog was just the pick-me-up I needed today.
Your blog is always a day brightener…so up lifting..seems you lead a magical life.
Hi Susan,
So thrilled that The King’s English Bookshop, in my home town of Salt Lake City, will
be hosting your Sunday Tea via Zoom event. Can’t think of a nicer group of people!!!
Enjoy October 25th…….
Pat Bates
Hi Susan. I wish we were neighbors! I love your books and blogs so much. They bring joy to me in these uncertain times. I look so forward to your blog so very much. Happy Fall and Halloween!🎃
Love all this beautiful sky pictures, Susan. Sometimes I looks at the sunset and think no one would believe it if I painted it this way, but it Is this beautiful! We won’t be having trick or treating here either but watch out 2021, it will be coming back! Thanks for making my day with your lovely post. You always do and I wait to read them until when I can sit down and savor them!
Hi Susan. You give such beautiful things away to us. Thank you for your happy, hopeful and generous spirit. Your sky pictures are beautiful and very calming. Enjoy October. It’s a magical month. Hugs, Elaine
What a beautiful post. I have loved every word.
I adored your Christmas book and I enjoy reading all Christmas books. I would love to win the little book.
I love you too, Susan Branch! I’ve been a big fan of yours for many years and have read your blog since the very beginning. I have all your books that you have written the last few years and I even buy them to give away to my friends. I feel like we are kindred spirits because we love the same things. Stay happy and healthy my friend! Love, Kathleen
Thank you for the joy you bring to this weary world.. always encouraged by your blog!❤️😊
Have appreciated your beautiful work for years!
Always love hearing from you. I did receive your new book….bought one for a friend and me. There is a PROBLEM!!! It is her Christmas gift and I can’t discuss it with her right now. Bummer! By the time she gets hers, I will have read mine over and over. As always, thanks for your hard work!
I just had the joy of sharing one of your Autumn books with my newlywed kids. Their favorite season is Autumn also (just like you and me) and they love the book. So happy that your beautiful spirit is being appreciated by a new generation!
Happy October, a good month for wearing a mask!
It is always such a pleasant surprise to find your emails. Reading them is always done with a cup of tea and a sweet cookie. Keep them coming!