On a slow Sunday

Traveling wise, I do not feel well enough to join in with the leaf peepers. Depression slumps don’t care about autumn foliage nor do allergies. A plus, not driving, I can take an allergy pill. Maybe this week will be brighter.

Getting things done is wonderful now that my hand is doing better. Daily exercise and stretching helps.  It has taken 3 months for my hand to be more usable. There’s a slight lump where the break is that will fade eventually. Twisting my wrist the wrong way is painful, but less so than it was. Physical therapy will help with all that.  

My 2 year plan is being written, with reality guiding me. Exploring areas online, reading the area news is practical when moving is being considered. 

I read about folks selling everything and moving someplace. Looking around my home, I think maybe those folks already had money or else they lived in a mansion. Laughing, methinks selling my things might get me a two week vacation in Florida. 🤣

To go or not to go

In Vermont, New Hampshire and elsewhere in parts of New England, this is peak leaf peeper weekend. All next week the autumn foliage will be grand. Locally, I feel, the colors are turning faster this year. If you snooze, you lose the opportunity to experience fall at its finest.

What if you aren’t feeling well enough to go on a foliage tour? Look out the window. Look at videos and photographs. Watch “On Golden Pond,” 1981. Buy a pumpkin. Have a pumpkin spicy hot chocolate. 

Reminds me, it’s a good time to buy a few pie pumpkins. The small size makes for easy baking, filling it with a creamy custard for an old fashion pumpkin pie.

https://www.verywellfit.com/pumpkin-nutrition-facts-calories-carbs-and-health-benefits-4165492

Day 275 Week 40 October 2026

Decisions. When a season changes, there’s a crop of changes to consider that feels to me comes with a race against clutter. The more I look around for a place to start, the deeper the stuff gets. Who did this!?  That’s the vibe I feel. 

So here it goes. 

It does not matter where I start. 

Doing is the key. 

Allergies are kicking back up. Craving beef stew and dumplings is back. Thoughts of apples bounce around my brain all day. Wanting comfortable slippers is on my radar.

And here’s a weird one, how did it happen that I need jeans? I save size groups. Losing weight is going so well, I’m at the slid between the bureau and the wall size. Thankfully the thrift store has a good selection. 

Have a Season Vibing Weekend

Draw woods in autumn

Bake stuffed shells

Read about root crops

Sing to a leaf rake

Browse your high school yearbook

Walk with friends

Shop slippers online

Make sweet tea

Hello October

Welcome to October 2026

Vermont USA

Day 274 Week 40 October 2026

All photos were taken in 

Addison County Vermont

Lincoln, Bristol, New Haven, 

Addison & Vergennes

Mount Abraham, Lincoln Vermont

West River Road, Bristol, Vermont

Vergennes, Vermont

Addison, Vermont

Lincoln, Vermont

Ya gotta love a meatball sub

As a kid, a meatball sub (aka hero, hoagie, grinder), was a major treat for me as well as a struggle to keep a meatball from popping out.

I haven’t made meatballs in years. They are too much trouble to cook.  Instead, I make meatloaf sandwiches. 

My Meatloaf Recipe (one person size)

1 lb.  hamburg,  beef or turkey

1/2    medium onion diced

1/2    cup chopped curly parsley

1       shredded carrot

2      eggs

1/2   teaspoon garlic powder

1/2   teaspoon dry oregano

Mix ingredients well

Bake in a loaf pan at 350°F for 45 minutes

to internal temperature of 160°F

Last 19 minutes cover with tomato sauce

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So, how’s my smooth rest of 2026 going? Not as placid as I hoped. Experiencing unpleasant people is a shock to one’s system. 

Nobody should have to get therapy to cope with nasty people. But, it is a good idea to have support. Please, if you find yourself in such a situation, then reach out, find a therapist that you can work with, set your goals and be good to yourself. 

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Fall is already in peak foliage in the upper elevations in Vermont and New England. New Hampshire may be a destination this year for a short day trip. My photograph folders need more pictures. A photography excursion for a full day is not on my agenda this year. 

The idea of moving to southern Vermont or New Hampshire in the next 2-3 years is back in my thoughts. Being closer to family in my older years feels like a good thing to consider. I would be fine staying where I am though. 

What am I looking for? 

Number one is a good hospital system nearby for general health as well as elderly care.

An active arts community

Easy shopping

Quaint downtown

A good library

No flood zones

A nice senior center

The more I think about it, the closer I am to not moving very far.