A Bit of This and A Bit of That - Thoughts for a Monday Morning

I'm a bit crunched for time today because I took time to respond to all of the lovely comments and positive wishes sent my way on my anniversary. DH and I had a lovely dinner, although he wasn't super happy with his steak. I figure that's fine because he gave the other half of his leftover meat to me for meals this week, so I made out like a bandit. It did start a discussion between us of where we might like to try in future, and he might buy some steaks to make on the grill before it gets too cold. 

We haven't used the grill at all this summer. No real good 
reason why, it just hasn't been used. But, DH wants to 
do steaks at least once before the Fall season comes streaming 
in and it gets too cold and blustery. We don't have long before 
we have to return everything back into the storage shed for the 
Winter, so we'll probably get some steaks grilled within 
the next three weeks. 

Sunday we were out at Renaissance Festival. It was quite a bit colder, but I dressed appropriately and was actually quite comfortable for the day. That surprised me a bit, because I chill easily out there. We stayed until about 2:00 pm and then left. I noticed that the parking lot was quite a bit more crowded, as were the Festival grounds. My reasoning for this is that the State Fair is now over, so people are looking for the other Fall activities that they do. We'll probably skip Fest this coming Sunday to attend the MN Gem and Mineral Show, and then, the 1st of October will be the final day of Fest this year. We'll be there for that, without doubt. 

I generally use a 110 sunblock for my 
head, but I forgot to pack my tube. DH 
had some 45 that I used, and it seemed to 
be enough to keep me from burning. I also 
used my parasol, of course. It's why I carry one. 

I wasn't really packed well for yesterday. DH was in a bit of a hurry, and I forgot my sun block and then I left my driver's license in the car. DH had a lower level of sun block that he gave to me, and I just decided I would live without an alcoholic beverage, which worked out just fine. But still - I know better than to go to Fest without my sun block. I did use my parasol, of course, but sun block in an outdoor venue is just common sense, especially because I want to avoid degradation of my tattoo. 

It's the end of the summer, and moving firmly into the 
Autumn season (one of my favorite seasons because it's 
so very pretty up here). Winter still is distant, but it's 
approaching the door. Time to start preparing for it. 

Once we returned home, we sat in the garden for a while, relaxing in the shade. DH has been pulling up and transplanting a lot of the garden, preparing for next Spring. It looks quite desolate in places, but that's the way it has to be in Autumn. It's the latter half of September and Winter is coming closer and closer. We don't want to be trying to do this when the weather is cold and horrid. It's quite bad enough to rake the leaves in the cold. 

Have an excellent Monday and I'll be back tomorrow. 

So, I'm wrapping this up and moving along with my day. It was a lovely weekend all around, and hopefully our good moods will carry over into the work day. I can hope, at least - LOL. Have an excellent Monday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.