Just a nice October day

It's a beautiful fall morning at my house, and a rare kind of day for me lately: I'm off work and have the house all to myself! Gregg was able to resume his Wednesday aquarium maintenance jobs last week, so he'll be working all day, and I'm off this week for fall intercession. I enjoy the occasional day at home alone, especially when the weather is this nice. I expect I'll spend a large part it on the back porch (and maybe the hammock) with a book. I'd also like to take the dogs on some short neighborhood walks. We can all use the exercise, and it's so nice out.

The dental issues Gregg and I have had are getting better. He's adjusting fairly well to the temporary dentures (even with their considerable shortcomings) and now the worst thing seems to be having patience with the healing process. They're now saying he might not get his final implants until March. It seems that the more time you give the bones in the jaw to heal, the better the fit and function of the permanent work. Even if that's disappointing, it's for the best to wait and do everything exactly right. At least he's not in pain, is able to eat a bigger variety of food now, and his smile looks perfectly presentable. My tooth pain has quieted down, thanks to the half-done root canal and an antibiotic. I go to the endodontist to have the root canal finished next week and that afternoon my dentist will place the permanent crown. It's been a lot of trouble over one tooth! Thank goodness it feels better now, though.

I finally pulled out some fall decorations last weekend. Or, rather, I had Gregg climb up into the attic and bring down the fall decorations! Haha. I'm keeping everything pretty simple this year, but I do plan to carve a couple of pumpkins. Here's the simple wreath I made for the front door, along with pumpkin #1:

Later this weekend I want to show you some fall crafts I've been working on, and also some new recipes I've tried. For now, though, I'm off to enjoy my solitary afternoon. 

Have a great day, everyone!