As discussed by Saturday's Haiku, Autumn is well and full underway here in New Home 2.0. It is actually a bit of shock: approximately 3 weeks ago we had our last "Summer" day of 80 F and the temperature just started dropping after that with accompanying rain and wind. We are now into full Autumn, with temperatures in the 50's and 40's and rain forecast for some part of the day for next two weeks or so.
I had become used to the quick approach of Summer in New Home. I was not ready for the same at the other end of the season here.
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I made my monthly trip back to The Ranch the weekend before this past one. I took down a couple of signs from the Barn, checked around the house, visited my Aunt and Uncle and The Cowboy and Young Cowboy and Uisdean Ruadh, took a rather long walk, and headed home.
We have no offers since the rather unserious one in August; I suspect we will not hear of another until Spring unless other circumstances persuade someone that being "Away from it all" might be a grand idea.
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This month has been largely consumed by work following my arrival back from the Grand Canyon. I am not sure how it turned out that way, but it did. Plenty of later departures from work (same start time, of course) which has led to less of the things I want to work on getting done. Part of that is a failure on my part to prioritize my time at home (my mornings are pretty well scheduled at this point), part of it is simply not enough time in the day. Things (in theory) slow down in November, which is to be greatly desired at this point.
I am far more tired more often than I care for.
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During one of the small group meetings this month, someone brought figs from their tree at home. I have never really enjoyed figs, but seeing as how I now had some and not otherwise knowing what to do with them, I dried them in the food dehydrator (along with apples to fill up the trays). They are surprisingly good, at least to me.
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It is shocking to realize it is effectively the end of October. We have 9.5 weeks left of 2025, but really that is a lot less when holidays are factored in. The years certainly feel like they are picking up speed.
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