Where have I been, you ask . .

. . . or maybe you haven't noticed I've been absent. And that's fine. Lately, there hasn't been much reason to stop by here except to enjoy the very cool autumn theme.

Just looking at it makes me want to bake pumpkin muffins, and I may do that today.

Fall has finally arrived, at least temporarily, and I love the cool weather (meaning temperature in the sixties), though I am really missing the sun. It's been raining for days, and I could use some Vitamin D. Anyhow, here's what's been keeping me ...