Tis the Season!
Well it not THAT season, just yet, but it will be upon us in 51 days from the time you are reading this! No, the season I am talking about is the late fall/ winter/early spring season that I, personally look forward to longingly all hot season(s).
Regular deer season started this past weekend, as I am sure you noticed if you spent any time in town or out on the roads at all. My husband went by the Llano grocery store Friday afternoon and said he had to park alongside an adjacent street as the parking lot was completely full! Deer hunters are so very good for our local economy, and I am proud to see local businesses and organizations welcoming them. I enjoy the excitement, the smell of campfires in the air, seeing the families with even the little kids decked out in camo, and the carrying on of long-standing traditions.
I love seeing people enjoy our little bit of Hill Country Heaven. It looks like we will be having lots more people looking to do just that—my mother, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, called me very excited last week as she had just opened her new copy of Southern Living and found an article about San Saba. After a very, very quiet summer, business at my little guest house has exploded in the past few weeks. Nearly everyone who visits out here is looking for peace, quiet, and dark skies—just my kind of people.
This past week, I finally started culling the hot weather clothes out of my closets and dragging out the containers of cold weather clothes. Much to my delight, my husband decided to cast off some of the wool sweaters he has been wearing the past several seasons in favor or the new “high tech” cold weather gear he has been buying lately. I have on one of his cast-off wool sweaters right now and will likely end up putting them all in my closet. I cannot wait to get out the rest of the cozy wardrobe and have it on standby as soon as these rebound hot days stop.
Of course I am also switching out the summer fabrics and patterns that I had planned on sewing up this past summer for the more wintry fabrics and patterns. Perhaps this will be the year that I finally get jackets made from the Harris and Yorkshire tweeds I brought home. As soon as I finish writing this, I am off to quilt the first of five quilt tops I have ready to go. It will soon be time to stack those quilts high on the beds for those long, cold nights—the best sleep of the year! And it will be time to sit in my chair with quilts over my lap while I watch football, read, knit, or work on yet another quilt.
Of course there are downsides, like the departure of the colorful birds and butterflies, although I am still seeing a few monarchs here and there. It is a little sad when the freezes kill the tender plants, but I am already seeing bluebonnets sprouting. There will be no more home-grown tomatoes and fresh basil for several months, but the green chiles I roasted and froze will make some nice, warming green chile stew pretty soon. I know not everyone relishes this time of year, but I hope I have a few compadres out there!
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