Sweater Weather Tag

Photos by my sister. :)

Hullo, good friends!

Kara did the "Sweater Weather" tag on her blog, and it looked fun so I thought I'd go along and do it as well. :) Join in and answer the questions on your blog or in a comment!

1. Favourite candle scent: Hmmm. . .I'm not sure if a have a specific favourite.

2. Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? Herbal tea, thank you!

3. What's the best fall memory you have? Playing in the leaves with my sibling, and having lovely Thanksgivings.

4. Best fragrance for fall: Oh, you know that smell when you step out the door and all the smells become combined, so as the best way to describe it is simply "Autumn time!"? Mmm-hmm, that one. And also, Thanksgiving meal being cooked. ☺

5. Most worn sweater: I do have sweaters, but more frequently wear a long-sleeved shirt instead.

6. Football games or jumping in leaf piles? Definitely jumping in leaf piles. Wee! ;)

7. Skinny jeans or leggings? Leggings under a skirt.

8. Combat boots or Uggs? I haven't had either, and therefore have no preference beside to say both look nice and comfy.

9. Is pumpkin spice worth the hype? . . .Maybe. ;)

10. Favourite fall TV show: None.

11. What do you want to be for Halloween? Well, it already happened and I prefer to call it "Autumn Costume Festival". . .and so I was a medieval princess for Autumn Costume Festival.

12. Hats or scarves? Both are good. :)

13. What's your #1 favourite thing about fall? Beautiful leaves, harvest time, service, and snuggling under the covers after a chilly day. ♥

Hope your November has been brill so far! :)

With love,
S. F.

A Quote, an Invitation, and a Question

Well, well! Here we are at the end of another month. I hope you've had a most beautiful October.

As the title says, I have a quote, an invitation and a question.

 I found the quote whilst reading the writings of Laura Ingalls Willder. I thought it was lovely, so I wanted to share it.

"As we go about our daily tasks, the world will seem lighter if we enjoy the beautiful things that are just are outside our doors and windows. 

 It pays to go to the top of the hill now and then to see the view. . .forgetting that we are in a hurry or that there is such a thing as a clock in the world.  You are 'so busy'! Oh, yes, I know it! We are all busy, 

but what are we living for anyway, and why is the world so beautiful if not for us? 

. . . The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies."

~Laura Ingalls Wilder.

 And the invitation is this: KBR Ministries is hosting their "Give Thanks X7" challenge in November, and all are invited!

To participate, you simply have to record at least 7 things each day in the month of November that you are grateful for. More information >>HERE<<

Last but not least, my question is. . .would you be interested if I hosted a photo challenge?

That's all for now!
Keep smiling,
S. F.

Two Years Have Rolled By

Who'd of thought? Two years (and a day) have passed since I started "On Solid Ground" and officially became S. F.! October 1st 2013 is a day to always be remembered. ☺
It most certainly has been two lovely, brilliant, joyful, and adventurous years. :) Thank you so much, everyone, for making this blogging experience of mine a fun one! It wouldn't be the same without YOU. :)
I am so grateful to the Lord for giving me these amazing opportunities. ♥
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; … for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
~ Colosians 3:23–24

A collection of: past and current blog banners, past and current prophile pictures, and my 'signature image.'

 An Accounting of Numbers:
1 happy girl, 2 years, 4 designs, 4 pages, 5 awards/tags, 6 prophile pictures, 19 followers, 33 labels, 62 published posts, 370 comments, 6054 total page views.

Top 5 Most Popular Posts:
1.Drum Roll, Please  2.The Blogger Recognition Award  3.Start at the beginning, of course!  4.Sunshine Award  5.Now Summer Ends. . .

 Now, last year I hid 10 "We stand. . .On Solid Ground" images (see below) in various posts for ya'll to find. . .and only Les found them. :) So here's another chance to find all ten images and leave a separate comment to report the posts they're in. Go!
(Note: they are only in posts between October 2014 and October 2013.)

Here's the image to find:

Well, now we go marching on into the next year of this blog. May it be a blessed one for all of us.

SOLI DEO GLORIA!

Once and Only Once

Just a little (or rather, not very little) thought. . . 

Photo © S. F.

"Through this toilsome world, alas!

Once and only once I pass;

If a kindness I may show,

If a good deed I may do

To a suffering fellow man,

Let me do it while I can.

No delay, for it is plain

I shall not pass this way again."

~ Unknown

. . .And Autumn Begins!

Happy Autumn Everyone!

*dances around throwing red and yellow leaves like confetti*

Isn't this such a glorious season? I love it! I hope you have a brilliant autumn. ♥

With love, S. f.

Now Summer Ends. . .

Now just how did it become the last day of summer? I would like to know. It has been feeling like Autumn for the last couple of weeks, but it seems a little strange that it's going to be autumn officially tomorrow.

 As the Summer of 2015 winds down (again, HOW?!), here is what I did and didn't complete on my summer bucket list. . .

1. Sleep under the stars
I didn't sleep right under the stars, but I could see the stars though the tent roof. . . does that count? ;)

2. Go camping more than 3X
I think I did it only 3 times (in the back yard.)

3. Learn the guitar better, and bottom hand on the piano
Yes! I did semi-learn more guitar and piano (as in, I did, but I could have learned more.)

4. Write a song
I wrote poems. . .they can be a song if you put a tune to them, right?

5. Read 10 or more books
Nope. I think I read around 5 or 6.

6. Keep gratitude, prayer, quote, and drawing journals
None of the above. Oh well. . .

7. Memorise Scripture verses
I loved memorizing more of God's Words. ♥

8. Take more pictures
Now, I'm not exactly sure what I meant when I said "more pictures". . . I did take pictures, so I'll say yes.

9. Do something I've never done before
Mmm-hmm!

10. Read Little Women
And Little Men, too. Oh, that were wonderful.

11. Learn German
I don't think I learned any more words in German that what I knew before, so I'll have to answer 'nein'' to that.

12. Organise
That I did do, and of course I still have more to organise!

13. Go swimming!
Ah, the joys of swimming. . . *happy sigh*

14. Participate in Elizabeth's Summer Photo Challenge.
Thanks for hosting it, Elizabeth!

 15. Give this blog a new design.
...Yes!

16. Go through all the 'drafted' posts I never finished.
...No!

How was summer for you? If you can, sum up your summer in one word. ♥ Mine was beautiful.

Adieu, summer!

Love, S. F.

Elizabeth L.'s Summer Photo Challenge

Hi all!
Happy September to you. Isn't this such a lovely month?

For the past few months I've been taking pictures for Elizabeth's photo challenge, and even though I didn't take pictures for all of the subjects, it was a lot of fun! Here are my pictures:

1. Sunset

Disclaimer: This is a Sunrise and not sunset, but somehow I haven't taken a picture of a sunset this summer (*gasp*) and I figured it was close enough. :)

 2. Reading

Both Little Women and Little Men. I love them so much!

3. What Summer Means to You

♪ "Cool 'n' green 'n' shady" ♪

4. Bubbles

5. Food & 13. Water Mellon & 16. Cool treats

Talk about 3-in-1! But it's food, water melon, and a cool treat. ;D

6. Water

7. Fireworks


9. Wild and Free

10. Fun in the Sun & 14. Flowers

I had "Fun in the Sun" growing "Flowers" in my garden.

Thanks for hosting it, Elizabeth! I hope every one's having a nice summer. Are you?

Love ~ S. F.