Fall is one of the busiest times of year around my home.
Spring is the absolute busiest. Fall is hectic due to the number of chores in
the yard, garden, and home. This last weekend, my son pressure washed the house
and cleaned all the windows. I spent the time washing the window screens and
storm windows. We are not ready to put up storm windows but they are ready for
winter.
Most of the flowers in my yard get planted in the fall. I
use a lot of perennials and they need the winter to settle in. Earlier this
summer, I decided how many more of each flower I would need and made a list.
Now, I am ordering the flowers off that list.
My outside chore list for the fall:
1. Aerate the yard
2. Seed the grass
3. Pressure wash house – check
4. Wash screens – check
5. Replant the pots with pansies and mums
6. Plant perennials
7. Pull garden and put to bed with pine straw
8. Trim all the bushes
9. Scrub all the other pots
10. Cut back all existing perennials
11. Clean up shed and prep for all the furniture
12. Put up furniture cushions
13. Cover all the tables
14. Remove the lights outside (check and clean the lightbulbs)
15. Close the pool
16. Clean the mower and remove blade
17. Drain gas in all the power equipment
18. Shut off the outside water sources
19. Put up hoses
This list takes two months or 8 weekends to complete,
which takes me to right about Thanksgiving. In addition to this list, we are
installing a new greenhouse.
I tackle two or three items every weekend. Some chores
are big… cleaning the garden takes several weekends… so I pair the big chores
with smaller chores. The very last thing I do is shut off the water sources.
Have you made your fall clean-up list?
Now we are not all work, we have fall festivals to
attend, Halloween costumes to make, College football to see, tailgating and
generally fun for the family.
This week’s menu is transitioning to the fall, favorite
foods are brought back out.
Tuesday
Chicken Broccoli Soup
Beer Bread
Wednesday
Honey Buttered Ham
and Turkey Bagels
Homemade Potato Chips
Garden Salad
Thursday
Hot Dog Bake
Chili
Homemade French Fries
Friday
A Mexican Bar
Corn and Flour Beef and Chicken Tacos
Cheese Dip
Cilantro Lime Rice
Mexican Corn Salad
Refried Beans
Saturday
Shrimp with Asiago
Cheese Grits
Garden Salad
Buttered Biscuits
Sunday
Brunch –
Bacon,
Egg and Cheese Bagels
Hash
Browns
Assorted
Fruits
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