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Sunday Traditions

IMG_2764{Watching sunrise from a high point within our development on Heathcliff. Look at Venus shining brightly in the east and I think that is Saturn next to her, simply gorgeous!}

Since, weekend living is moving indoors due to the brisk air and the sun setting earlier, I enjoy carving out a bit of time for myself, especially on Sundays to totally relax. Like many of you, I work very hard during the workweek. My day starts at 5:20 in order to be at work by 7:30 am, and attempting to utilize time wisely, I will prep meals beforehand so, that I am not cooking dinner at 8:00 pm. I for one cannot eat late, but would like to settle in to read or write before bedtime.

Saturdays is still a day of chores here at Heath until the garden is completely tucked away for winter or the house may need cleaning and there is always the washing of clothes.

But, Sundays is my day of rest and this morning I was up and out for an early morning walk at 6:00 to breathe in the freshest and coldest air yet. We had frost warnings throughout the mountains and several counties in Northern Virginia. The sky was filled with stars before sunrise and I was able to see Venus, Saturn, Jupiter along with the constellations Orion, Pleiades, Taurus the Bull and Cassiopeia. I walked for half an hour, listening to classical music, and made my way to Heathcliff to watch the sun rise, which was spectacular! Just taking these few quiet moments to watch this show was wondrous!

Relax stylishly,
K

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Fall Checklist

IMG_3872{First crop of pumpkins at Heath}

During this past week the mid-Atlantic has been enveloped in thick cloud cover along with torrential rainfall due to hurricane Joaquin. The flooding has been phenomenal and the sky so dark that you fear one may never see the sun again. So, to take my mind off leaks and power outages, I sat down to draft my fall checklist, as thinking of the holidays always cheers me up.

  1. The Yankee Candle catalog arrived yesterday afternoon and I have found the scent to transition from summer into fall, it is called Kitchen Spice and contains sweet orange, cinnamon, and clove… I love this combination of spices to make a home smell fragrant.
  1. Test recipes to give as gifts this holiday season, a white chocolate bark with orange flavored cranberries and pistachios, fleur de sel caramels, carrot cake along with a not so sweet pecan pie. I will provide recipes once I have worked out the perfect combination of flavors.
  1. Check the vintage shops on the U Street corridor in Washington, DC for Manolo Blahnik mules. I found a deep purple pair this summer that were embroidered and perfect for fall so, decided to try for a few more pairs!
  1. Pop into the National Gallery of Art in December to see 50 bronze sculptures from Greece between the fourth and first centuries BC.  Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World from December 13, 2015 – March 20, 2016.
  1. Continue selecting songs from Music Choice and Pandora in the style of Jobim for my autumn playlist.

Stay stylish,
K