Burr!

We who have been living in a perpetual state of overwhelming heat are having quite the shock of chill in the air as of late.  Our house thermostat read 62 degrees yesterday but I refuse to turn on the heat.  I wont turn the heat on until October is over.  That's a rule I like to live by, give my house and wallet a rest during the middle months.  No AC, no heat.  Simple enough, but if it keeps staying cold, I don't know how long I will keep up the stubborn streak.

On another note, we returned from our week at the beach to find that 2 large women dressed in camo, who drive a truck, have purchased the lot of land dividing us and a neighbor and are living in a tent while building a shed....
{I'll leave you with that mental image}

The house at the front of the street, that previously housed friends of ours, has been rented out to a couple with an elderly father.  The husband travels a lot for work.  That's all I could find out from our neighbors from across the street who looked after our dog while we were away.

So go away for a week, and our street of 10 residents becomes 15.

But back to the reason for this post....

It's cold, and though my house is quite chilly, and I have finally put a comforter on our bed (for 6 months we've only used a sheet)  I have been finding comfort in the simple things that autumn brings such as....slipper socks, long underwear {super sexy}, hot tea, and hot cocoa.  I am looking forward to fall fires, roasted marshmallows, pumpkin pies, and the changing leaves.  Not to mention the wardrobe change to sweaters and scarves and boots, oh my!