Well the snow finally got here…not in inches but feet. Thankfully we are happily ensconced on Stowe Lane surrounded by beauty and strong young people with shovels. Miss V’s legs are far too short for more than 3-4 inches. The birds enjoyed the safety of our back deck as evidenced by their tracks.

Stuck inside gives me plenty of time at Gramma’s table.

And something special for a friend who took herself on a cross country driving tour. At 75 years old! She especially enjoyed this unexpected Native American celebration so I doodled a few of her photos😉

Speed scratch cooking was in full swing using the odds and ends in the freezer. I make it a point to set up for Spring with as much room as possible. Yes I’ll write it all down one of these days…and put it somewhere handy. A book, a site, whatever the new place is that people go for information.

What would the month be without the #fjnine challenge?

Last but certainly not least, the lovely Miss V

Here we are, year end, the holidays, the running and doing, end to end action. Whew‼️ Life on Stowe Lane was…

Friends both old and new:

Cooking:

Weather

This pretty much tells you the ups, downs, and back agains of our weather.

And of course the #fjnine

Life on Stowe Lane continues to prove that I am exactly where I’m meant to be. I hope your holidays brought you the same amount of joy that they did me. Until next month…

I’m sure this is my favorite month of the whole year. It’s a gradual reawakening of the senses. The leaves begin to turn, the farmer’s market is the picture of abundance, and the people have all gone back to work and school.  Not that anyone ever gets in my way I can duck in and out with the best of them.

Our deck is still a haven and it’s been a pleasure to actually watch the leaves turning in a gradual way.  Some years the weather has caused them to simply fall off the branches without ever giving us their beauty.

I was reminded what a cool woman I used to be when my sister got in a conversation about her “Car Hag” sister.  What feels like a thousand years ago I had a fabulous “sleeper” Camaro with just a few modifications?  I could hold my own “off the line”.

We will have the pleasure of dog sitting our neighbor’s lab in November. It occurred to me that it might be smart to do a “test” overnighter, not because of Jackson but the lovely Miss Vecchietta can be a bit much… Turns out they fell into a rhythm at once.   She was only a little bit of a brat, he didn’t care.

The “fjnine” challenges continue to keep me in the creative safe space, not sure what I’d do without this lovely and supportive group.

Pretty soon we’ll be closing up the deck for the winter, I think we’ll both miss it. See you next month