Creative Commons License. Photo by yvescosentino.

Took some time off this week and had a good vacation. Restful – in a productive sort of way.

For posterity, here’s how it went down.

Yard work

Finished raking and mulching the last batch of leaves. (I’m always amazed at how many there are.)  I spread some fertilizer, then put the mower and spreader into the shed.

Pulled out the snow blower, put in some gas and fired it up. Heard it might snow tomorrow.

I also cleaned out the gutters with the leaf blower – without breaking my neck. Thanks Guardian Angel!

Family

We had an ‘OOPS’ card from a local pizzeria for a free meal, so I had lunch with my wife and daughter on Monday. I won’t name the establishment (I’m still a bit miffed at them), but they have a neat model train that goes along the walls – our little girl loved that.

I also helped the boys get ready for school in the morning.

Miscellaneous

Moved a picture of The Sacred Heart of Jesus to a new spot, directly above my computer monitor. Not sure why I didn’t do that sooner.

I didn’t get to filing paperwork and bills, but there’ll be time for that later.

Music

My goal was to get some serious study time in this week – and I believe I succeeded. My studies included:

• Solfege
• Video lessons for guitar
• Sight reading
• Chord progressions
• Scales
• Theory – general and compositional
• Ear training for intervals

Autumn is winding down

With Thanksgiving coming up next, things will turn hectic during the Holiday season. This turned out to be a terrific week for getting things done around the house.

How about you? Do you have some late-Fall activities you enjoy?