@margsy,
We're having the best fall in quite a few years. Many days have been in the sixties, blue sky, sun, breeze. Some of the trees are beginning to go gold and red. Lucky you ( and lucky cat ) to have a fireplace !
Sunday was a beautiful day. I took a long walk and found a flea market. Bought a copy of Eats,Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. The book was a surprise best seller a few years back both in the U.K. and U.S.
Thanks for the explanation of "apeth". I love discovering new words and phrases. Perhaps "daft apeth" will be in a future Mega.