Windy walking and car bids

This morning was a two hat day, wrist warmers and gloves, extra socks. It's not the temperature so much as the wind, blowing hard. It made clouds scud across the sun and I got pictures like this, taken seconds apart 

Now shade, now sun.

The pond is looking wintry,  most of the leaves gone, you can see how small it really is.

It's a lovely scene year round.

Then the morning was taken up with car business, calls needing more info including the VIN, crikey where's that written, and once I'd given all the items, they upped the offer. Evidently my car has a posher trim than at first appeared. I also got a text with an improved offer from the dealership.

I think used cars are in short supply so I may do well out of this. The process is that someone comes to the house Friday morning, inspects it, takes a test drive, checks the paperwork, makes an offer. If I accept I get payment right away. Then the car stays with me about a week while they set up transportation for it. 

At that point they remove the plates, which I have to return to the DMV, and take the car. Then I'll call the auto insurer to report it's done and claim the prorated refund on my insurance.  And figure out who else needs to know.

Then I will stop thinking about cars! I've learned quite a bit, and that's fiiiine. I'm doooone. I was amused when they asked me why I was selling the car, and I explained I'm very old and giving up driving. Little pause, then awwww, I understand! Unspoken: poor old soul.

So the poor old soul made pumpkin spice, it being the season. And used a glass AsEver jar to store it. 

When this week's groceries arrive, there will be pumpkin puree for making oat and pumpkin flatbread, and pumpkin spice is needed, too. I know, the excitement's almost too much. 

Happy day everyone, get a walk, even a short one, even if it's cold and windy, or at least get a while outside just breathing. Even in the Southern hemisphere, I hear, it's not very summery yet.