The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Casually mentioning (once again) to the girlies we have the remains of an old house buried in out back yard after watching Time Team 
~And mentioning I have an old map of the area
~And having the girlies help me locate where things used to be 125 years ago in our neighborhood...now they want to dig!

Treasure Hunt in Our Own Backyard!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Baby blue colored New York Asters
~Colorful handmade baby hats 
~A baby doll tucked in carefully until morning

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 5th- A few of my favorite things...
~Stepping back in time in 19th century clothes to visit the Genesee Country Village and Museum
~Seeing the only working replica of a civil war reconnaissance balloon which was used by North 
~The painted glass on the George Eastman House, the place of his birth, a much more humble place than his grand home in Rochester

The George Eastman House was originally located in village of Waterville in Oneida County New York. 

It was moved to the grounds of the Genesee Country Village and Museum

Below is the transom window on the left (and--not visible--right) of the door.

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~The last of the wild sweet peas for the summer
~The first of the fall asters blooming
~A chickadee enjoying my rose bush

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the glorious sunsets the last few days
~Finding a contrail casting a shadow in the sky
~Watching an orange moon rise a little later and a little smaller each day (moon pic by Moriah)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Playing Ratatouille's kitchen with a head chef barking orders
~The sunshine sunflowers bring indoors
~Saying goodnight to the orange moon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~A dew heavy enough to cause the grass to glisten in the moonlight
~Glassware uplit in the antique shop window
~The bright colors of stained glass standing out against the dark sky