Currently... September 2021

 It's September 1st  and time to link up with Anne for what we're currently... beginning, ending, loving, picking, and posting.   


beginning-- School!  All three boys started school.  Evan is homeschooling with me again this year, Alec is starting his sophomore year in high school and Ian is 1/2 homeschooling and 1/2 taking college courses (mostly online) to finish up his senior year. 


ending-- Our summer.  While we still have warm days for a few more weeks usually labor day weekend and the start of school is our unofficial ending of summer and our thoughts turn to fall, schoolwork, and routines/ schedules. 





loving-- These new Enlightened bars I found. My old favorites, the cold brew coffee ones, have been out of stock for months on end so I decided to try the salted caramel bars and I am LOVING them! They make such a tasty 3 point snack on WW. 


picking-- Apples!  I love apple picking time and we probably end up at the orchard at least once a week starting with labor day weekend (though we typically only pick apples once during the fall we buy apples and other goodies like cider donuts from the local orchards often right up through Thanksgiving if the crops hold).


posting-- My usual rounds of monthly wrap up posts-- Starting with last Wednesday and my What's Up Wednesday post, my book reviews of August, our monthly menu, and continuing next week with my prime purchases and sentence a day post. 

Linking up with:  To Grandma's House we Go





Comments

  1. NatashaSeptember 1, 2021 at 6:50 AM

    Oh, your orchard picture is making me even more excited for fall produce!!! Whoooo hooooo!!!

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  2. Dara @ Not In JerseySeptember 1, 2021 at 9:29 AM

    Haha, a lot of our answers were the same!

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  3. TorontoSAMSeptember 1, 2021 at 9:42 AM

    I want that doughnut!

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  4. Kari September 1, 2021 at 9:50 AM

    Your boys are growing up so fast!
    I love cider donuts. We have a farm near where Ellie rides horses that make them YEAR-ROUND. :)

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  5. Sparkles and LattesSeptember 1, 2021 at 10:20 AM

    I can't wait for my first apple donut. Those bars look really good. I love that they are healthier!

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    1. Joanne September 1, 2021 at 4:06 PM

      Oh me too; I really need some healthy-ish sweet options because my sweet tooth is just insatiable.

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  6. Lindsay's Sweet WorldSeptember 1, 2021 at 10:51 AM

    Mmmm, I can't wait for apple cider donuts!!!! They are one of my favorite things!

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    1. Joanne September 1, 2021 at 4:06 PM

      I think they are just about the only donuts I eat-- fresh from the orchard.

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  7. Bri @ Tumbleweed VibesSeptember 1, 2021 at 11:33 AM

    I hope your kids all have a great school year! That donut looks delicious!

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  8. Tamar SBSeptember 1, 2021 at 6:56 PM

    Have a great school year!

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  9. molly @ librarian styleSeptember 2, 2021 at 2:19 AM

    Oh those apple cider donuts make me eager for fall, but love the lake pictures for those summer vibes. September is such a time of transition!

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    1. Joanne September 2, 2021 at 4:51 AM

      It sure is. I'm always so sad to see summer go and yet feel anxious for all the fall fun and feels.

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  10. LyshaSeptember 2, 2021 at 11:46 AM

    I love apple cider donuts! So delish!!

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  11. JenniferSeptember 2, 2021 at 8:45 PM

    AH - that cider donut! I need one of those now:) the bars look tasty too - but that donut is the star of the show:)

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    1. Joanne September 5, 2021 at 10:27 AM

      It was so good! I both love and hate that our orchard makes them fresh right there on site as they taste so good but the smell is so hard to ignore.

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  12. Shooting Stars MagSeptember 4, 2021 at 6:56 PM

    Those salted caramel bars look delicious!

    Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  13. Tobia | craftaliciousmeSeptember 5, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    Those bars look yummy. So does the donut. Can you tell I haven't had breakfast? HA!

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  14. Kym September 6, 2021 at 1:19 AM

    Looks like a beautiful last few days of (official) summer, and the apple cider donut looks so good!

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