Day Two Hundred Ninety One 2013

I tell myself every Fall that I’m not going to buy mums again. I love to set them on the front porch with the pumpkins and such, but then I forget to water them and they die, and Neil always says he’ll plant them somewhere in the yard but that never happens. Then I saw this big old pot of pretty mums sitting outside at Wal-Mart a few days ago and I had to own it [less than ten dollars ~ not too shabby] What can I say? I’m weak.

I found this witch’s boot on Etsy which I think is a pretty nifty Halloween decoration and for only ten dollars [again, not too shabby]. It made a nice addition to my front door wreath. I always have more fun decorating for Autumn and Halloween than I do for Christmas. Love the colors of Fall! Happy TGIF, y’all!

Day Two Hundred Ninety 2013

Pieces of Thursday

Our sweet neighbor kitty Lily found some warmth and comfort in the scarecrow’s lap on this damp cold day.

Grandpeeps Shelby and Elijah on Fall Break [which is quickly winding down, much to their distress] pose with the Grim Reaper at Panda Garden restaurant after lunch.

Doughnut run to Ralph’s this afternoon [we were bored slugs, what can I say]. I enjoyed that one in the top right corner of the box ~ a pumpkin doughnut. Delicious way to celebrate October and gain back a pound [or two].

Day Two Hundred Eighty Nine 2013

It’s Wednesday [Hump Daaay!] which means it’s Senior Day at Fazoli’s which means old geezers like Neil and me get a spaghetti and meat sauce meal [including drinks] for half the regular price. It might not look like much, but for those of us who had Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch, this was heaven on a plate. Made my day.

Day Two Hundred Eighty Eight 2013

Me and my scarecrow. He’s happy to be out of the attic.

Autumn on my front porch

Day Two Hundred Eighty Seven 2013

“My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.”
~Harrison E. Salisbury

My grandpeeps, Shelby and Elijah, are in their second week of Fall Break and spent the day with me. It was a gorgeous sunny cool Autumn day to spend some time outside. We decided it was a good idea to go pumpkin shopping this afternoon.

The kids said these pumpkins were as big as boulders, and they were. We all wanted one but figured we’d better stick with the smaller ones.

Elijah got the biggest kick out of all the funky looking squashes and gourds.

Shelby fell in love with the baby sized pumpkins.

I’m always attracted to the gnarly ones like these but I didn’t get one. They looked like they were covered in peanut shells.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
~Henry David Thoreau

Shelby had to own this butt shaped pumpkin. We had a good laugh over this one.

Here’s what we ended up taking home. They’re going back later with their mom to pick out a big carving pumpkin. For now, they chose the little baby pumpkins, and Elijah got a couple of gourds he really liked [the one with the long neck he picked out for his mom]. The large pumpkin on the right is mine ~ it was a neat tear drop shape. Also got a weird looking gourd and a couple of tiny pumpkins. Good times in the pumpkin patch with my peeps.