Share Four Somethings - September 2025

Each month we're each invited to share things in these categories: Some Things I Loved, Some Things I Learned, Some Things That Went Well, and Some Thing I Let Go Of. I usually like to include a little bit of a bonus: Some Things I  Read and a little of What's Coming Up Soon. 

Some Things I Loved:

With a few days that would be exceptions, I have loved the weather. I think fall weather might be my favorite, because I like sunny warm days and cooler nights. I rarely get to enjoy bonfires these days, but they're definitely best when it's cool enough that you really want to cozy up near the fire. I even like foggy mornings and those first days when there's a little touch of frost on the leaves. The sky seems bluer in September and into early October too.

We started off the month (Labor Day seems like for---ev----er ago now!) with a day trip to Cincinnati for the baseball game. It was a gorgeous day, perfecct for baseball, and we had a great time. Even if our Blue Jays lost the game that day. They've been a bit up and down lately, but overall we've been loving their season and are keeping fingers crossed for a successful playoff season for them too!

I also loved going on a couple of explore adventures during the month, including a day at the Dawes Arboretum, and a day spent in Sugar Creek.

Some Things I Learned:

I learned an awful lot about what goes into planning a show for the Scioto Valley Chorus! The show is coming up on Sunday, so we'll see how successful I was with my role on the show committee. In addition to the planning aspect, the focus has been on polishing little details of the music and making sure it's all performance-ready! The chorus just purchased new risers, so we're learning how to set them up and pack them away. I asked for a break from helping with that until after the show.

Some Things That Went Well:

I guess work has been going pretty well recently. I've been kept very busy and took on a couple of new-to-me responsibilities, but I'm feeling relatively comfortable with those things now. There's been quite a bit of catching up to do, but my manager approved for me to do overtime as needed, so in a sense my hours got a little more flexible. Since I'm putting in a little extra time here and there, I don't stress about it when I need to leave a little bit early some days, or the couple of days I had in the past two weeks where everything - but especially traffic! - went wrong in the morning and I got there late. 

Some Things I Let Go Of:

My uncle passed away a couple weeks ago, and although I didn't know him very well, we'd been building a relationship with him by emails and the occasional phone call, and the loss hit me harder than I expected. I'm letting go of regrets that I didn't call him more often, that we weren't ever able to visit him, and that my kids didn't have much chance to get to know him. My mom will be traveling to look after his estate and settle everything, and that means it's very unlikely Mom and Dad will be able to come visit us in October as they'd hoped. So I'm letting go of that plan, tentative though it was. Also letting go of the possibility of any of the kids coming to visit us for Thanksgiving, as it doesn't look like that will work out either. I hadn't hung my hat on those things, but there's still a disappointment when family get-togethers I'd thought might happen won't happen after all.

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Some Things I Read:

Finished and reviewed these since my last SFS:

Murder Most Fair by Anna Lee Huber

Food For Thought: Essays and Ruminations by Alton Brown (review coming, I just finished it!)

 

Here are the books I'm currently reading:

Before Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Brittany Fichter

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year - Margaret Renkl

 

 

All of my reading news is at Just A Second if you're interested.

What's Coming Up Soon?

The Scioto Valley Show is coming up on Sunday! Very soon!

Hockey season is here and we are sharing season tickets with friends again. The first game we attend is coming up this week!

Thanksgiving (the Canadian date) is coming up in a couple weeks and I'm hoping that we can host a little dinner party for some friends. Fingers crossed for that.

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Scripture and a Snapshot - Reconciliation

For while we were still helpless, at the right time, the Messiah died on behalf of ungodly people. Now it is a rare event when someone gives up his life even for the sake of somebody righteous, although possibly for a truly good person one might have the courage to die. But demonstrates his own love for us in that the Messiah died on our behalf while we were still sinners.

Therefore, since we have now come to be considered righteous by means of his bloody sacrificial death, how much more will we be delivered through him from the anger of God's judgment! For if we were reconciled with God through his Son's death when we were enemies, how much more will we be delivered by his life, now that we are reconciled! And not only will we be delivered in the future, but we are boasting about God right now, because he has acted through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, through whom we have already received that reconciliation.

~Romans 5:6-11 (CJB)~

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Monthly Musings: Happy Fall!

Holly at Pink Lady and Patty at Good Better Best co-host this monthly sharing of tips, tricks, and conversation starters. This month we're talking about Fall Decorating and Fashion. I'm not your source for fashion inspiration, and I don't go all out with decorating the house these days, but hey, just for fun let's see what I can come up with!

1. Share how you decorate for fall.

I don't decorate a whole lot at this point, just a few placemats and small decor items. At this moment, I can't even remember if I brought a fall door wreath along when we moved. I don't think so. (Guess I'll find out Saturday, when I plan on updating the seasonal things!) I usually have fresh flowers of some kind in my dining room anyway, so in fall I obviously choose autumn colors. My seasonal decor is centered around my dining room table and I sometimes have something seasonal for the door. I like to get a planter arrangement of some kind for fall - even a pumpkin and a couple of pots of colorful mums like I did last year.

2. Halloween decor - yes or no?

Some. If it's cute and low-key. I don't do anything scary, but I can get behind a cute ghost, black cat or jack-o'lantern. My daughter has cornered the market of the Halloween decor for our family and loves all the cute ghosts and pumpkins. 

3. Pumpkins, corn stalks, or hay bales?

For decorating it's almost always been pumpkins. 

4. Favorite fall fashion pieces?

Not sure just how fashionable it is, but I have a black and white checked flannel that I love and wear constantly throughout the colder months.

Took this selfie when the flannel was
still pretty new!

5. How do you transition your wardrobe?

My wardrobe doesn't require a lot of transitioning. I just choose long sleeve tops, sweaters or hoodies more often. I move my summery dresses to the back of the closet, but I don't wear dresses all that often these days anyway.

6. Do you decorate inside and out?

As I mentioned in the first question, most of my seasonal decorating is done in the dining area, and I do just a little bit around the door. We live in an apartment neighborhood so we don't have a lot of outside space to work with here. I did more overall at our previous house, and to be honest, I'm dreaming about stepping up my seasonal decor game once we buy a house here. 

I just got this fall-themed garden stake so until I get a planter of mums this is my outdoor decoration. It's a little hard to see, but the arrow says "Welcome"

7. Favorite fall scents?

I love all the spicy scents - cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg - so candles and wax melts labeled "pumpkin spice" or "mulled cider" or anything "maple" is what I'll go for, especially in fall. 

8. Go-to fall outfit?

Goodness, I pretty much wear long-sleeved t-shirts and jeans most of the time, so I can't say I have a go-to outfit for the season. Unless my flannel counts! LOL

9. Do you change up your makeup/skin care for fall?

Not much, although I'll start using an overnight moisturizer more as the weather gets cooler and dryer. Most days I wear a tinted moisturizer and that's all, year-round. My full makeup colors and products don't change seasonally either.

10. What makes your house feel cozy for fall?

Candles and wax warmers for scent and ambience. Throw blankets available in the living room. When my husband decides it's time to get out the puzzle table, that's when fall has truly arrived, and that adds a bit of cozy atmosphere, oddly enough.

Do you have favorite ways to decorate for fall? Leave a comment and let me know!

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Everyday Images #71

Welcome to another installment of my challenge and reminder to myself to take photos somewhat regularly. I'm not a photographer, but I enjoy taking everyday photos of things I find interesting or want to remember later, and I find that I notice interesting things when I'm intentionally watching for them. Having some prompts that are open to interpretation has helped me pay a little more attention to what's around me. Every two weeks I have a few words and phrases that I'm focusing on, and I try to find opportunities to take pictures of these things each week.

September Prompts - Everyday Images #71

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neighborhood spot (quarterly)

ink

smooth

checked

sunrise and/or sunset

at home (monthly)

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neighborhood spot (quarterly)

ink - wish this was more exciting!

smooth - this was surprisingly difficult for me to find. I settled on this photo of my ice cream sundae at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville because the hot fudge does look very smooth and glossy. And it tasted scrumptious!

checked - how about checkers?

sunrise and/or sunset - even through the mackerel clouds, the sunrise was so pretty this particular morning. There have been some beautiful sunsets recently, but my favorite one was while I was driving and by the time I found a place to pull over, it was too late. Seems I'm always in the car during sunset time. On Saturday I just took the photo through the (dirty) windshield while hubby was driving, and it doesn't do it justice.

at home (monthly)

And a few bonus photos:

We went to the Dawes Arboretum on Saturday the 13th, and toured the Daweswood House. So beautiful, but of course you can't take photos inside.

We were a little surprised how many butterflies are still around this late in the season, but I was glad to be able to take some pictures.

Afterwards we drove to Zanesville and had dinner at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl, which was every bit as good as we'd been told.

This guy was watching me eat and it made a little uncomfortable.

This past Saturday we ventured out to Sugar Creek, and wandered around the downtown, checked out the flea market and a couple of local eateries. Fun day!

Isn't this about the prettiest auto repair place you've ever seen?

One claim to fame is the world's largest cuckoo clock. Every half hour there were plenty of people there to hear and see it do its thing.

We finally got some rain over the past couple of days. Glad I got a new garden stake with a rain gauge at the Sugar Creek flea market!

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September/October Prompts - Everyday Images #72

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listen

matching

clock

current season (quarterly)

dishes

orange

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