September arrives and an early market visit. . . . . . . .

"Best I love September's yellow,

Morns of dew-strung gossamer,

Thoughtful days without a stir,

Rooky clamours, brazen leaves,

Stubble dotted o'er with sheaves -

More than Spring's bright uncontrol

Suit the Autumn of my soul."

                                ~ Alex. Smith ~

Thoughts of Autumnal days have filled my head this week.

The garden looks sad and will soon need attention - especially tree and

 shrub pruning. It's still too hot to work outside, highs in the 90's plus

 steamy humidity of 95% make the heat index around 102F.

Bob did mow yesterday and came in drenched and 2 lbs. lighter!

How come that happens to guys - we work hard too but losing weight

is always so difficult.

 The garden at least looks a bit neater for the holiday weekend.

 I've spent time in the cool of the kitchen with the rolling pin and fresh fruits.

Made this galette using fresh peaches from the farmers' market 

and blueberries from the store.

I made the pie crust last weekend for the deep dish spinach quiche (below)

and had enough remaining for this dessert.

Gina shared her dough recipe when we made a similar quiche during

 my recent visit to the farm in Utah. It was so good I couldn't wait to try my

 own. Really good, but I missed dining al fresco with such lovely friends,
 the sun setting over the pond, geese honking their 'goodnights', and mountains
 in the background!

Cooking outdoors over this holiday weekend may not be enjoyable in such heat. 

Salads sound perfect - juicy slicing tomatoes  - cheese with good bread or

 crackers - a chilled bowl of ice cream - a fresh peach dripping down the chin.

Life is what we make it - eating doesn't have to be complicated - especially 

in hot weather.

We just popped across to the neighborhood farmers' market for tomatoes and 
corn. Already steamy hot, quite busy with people and some lovely dogs - all
behaving well on a sunny Saturday morning.

Welcome to September.

Enjoy your Labor Day Holiday wherever you are, whatever you do.

Scribble Picnic. . . . . . . . . .Generous

GENEROUS : Adjective | gen·er·ous 

Marked by abundance or ample proportions

GENEROSITY : the quality or fact of being generous • a person of great generosity • 

a generous act

Such busy weeks! 
Here in the US we spent Thanksgiving Day cooking, eating
and enjoying the usual get togethers with family and friends. We then took 
off for our annual beach weekend which was a wonderful break between 
all the hustle and bustle of two close very together major holidays.
Meanwhile, here at the cottage the outdoor renovations continue on the
 deck, gazebo etc. I really don't know which way is up with workmen 
coming and going daily.
 I'm so far behind leaving comments on friends' lovely blogs and apologize
 for this - hoping to catch up soon.
As we plan to stay home this year I need to start Christmas decorating so 
that really must be addressed. . . . . . . a crawl through the attic is imminent
where "Christmas" is stored is imminent!

Michael's theme GENEROUS is perfect for these weeks ahead preparing
 for Christmas . . . . . . . who doesn't feel the need to be generous and share
what we have and others might need.

For me, NATURE is always sharing and her generosity is amazing.

SCRIBBLE PICNIC should share much today, hope you will stop by
and even consider joining in.