Happy Thanksgiving!

It was a beautiful fall here in western Pennsylvania – one of my favorite times of the year. Cool, crisp days and the foliage was beautiful.

The critters are preparing for winter – this fellow has been attempting to get in our bird feeder.

Halloween pretty well marks the end of the good weather here. The first storms of November take down the leaves. The north winds blowing over Lake Erie pick up moisture and when that moisture bumps into the Allegheny Mountains running from southwest of here to the northeast, we get soggy, (or snowy), penetrating, lead grey days. That is a way of life thru March. It adds to the flavor and feel of the holidays with family around, wonderful smells emanating from the kitchen and a fire in the fireplace. Come January, however, the whole thing wears thin – good thing that we will be enjoying the New Zealand summer on our gal by then.

Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving from the crew of Iron Lady.

Pete, Debby, Lisa, Kim, Peter and George

Captains Ian and Steve

(and Charlie – Our English Springer Spaniel)