...sorting, packing, tossing.

SO.

My 'favoritest' of months has come and gone.

THANK GOODNESS for 'OCTOBER'!! 

For some reason, it is a month that has ALWAYS resonated with me.  ...and gave me power to be strong!

We had a LOT of FUN in October, nothing extraordinary, just a LOT of laughs (like trying to figure out 'who' was enjoying our pumpkins SOOO Much!)


(We did finally catch a glimpse of Him in action...)

The excitement of capturing the season through 'new-eyes'...

(Miss Fi loved the bag that we gave her for her '10-30' SECOND BIRTHDAY!)


Along with all of the FUN, October was a also a Very Sentimental Journey.

~ The store at which I have worked for the past 15 yrs. closed it's doors for the last time.  138yrs. worth of STUFF to sort, pack, toss...

~A good friend sold her house and moved out of state.  STUFF to sort, pack, toss...

~J's childhood home has sat empty since his parents went into a skilled care facility a yr ago.  The ownership of the house is in the process of being transferred... sort, pack, toss.

~A Very Dear friend died in June (87yrs).  She never married or had children.  Just a very packed home.  It recently sold and had to be emptied by Oct. 31... sort, pack, toss.

Oh, all of the Memories...

THANK GOODNESS October gave me strength, because

OUR COFFEE MAKER DIED!!!

THANKFULLY we were home at the time, or I shudder to think of what 'might' have happened!

About a week ago, while J was home for lunch, we noticed a smell of ?burning plastic/rubber?, upon checking we found smoke coming from our 'OFF' coffee maker!!  We quickly unplugged, and removed it to the driveway!

After MUCH time spent on the phone with the manufacturer, and reassurance from them that they had never had anything like this reported to them in the past... we made arrangements for them to replace it...

Which they did promptly.
~BUT~
The new unit arrived SHATTERED.
So, now, we are anxiously awaiting the next replacement!


THANKS for listening to me whine...
I'll leave you with this TOO CUTE picture of the 'PLARN' bag in action on Halloween!

**There is an ADORABLE Mini-Mouse costume under the Winter Coat!!

...treats?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Just back from a 'quick' Anniversary weekend to the shore ~ had a WONDERFUL time ;-) !

Hopefully no 'tricks' today - Local church Rummage Sale this morning!!!  Back later to share my 'treats'

HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!

...from Sea to Shiny Brite 'C'ing!

This past weekend was the 'infamous' PUMPKIN CARVIN' (27th annual for 'the crew') !!!!

J chose to practice his photography skills while I was 'playing' @ cleaning!  cool effect though...

 Of course in prep, there was the standard Cleaning, rearranging, Halloween decorating... oh, and breakage!

NOT TO FEAR! NO HAEGER WAS HARMED - YEH!!!!!!  This week we have moved onto glass.

My 'ALL HALLOWS EVE' decorating went a little more 'literal' this year, and the 'cutesy' decos were left boxed up. I'm doing a NOD to All Saints' Day /Day of The Dead and anything 'SPIRITUAL'...

Friday... I was scheduled to meet up with one of the members of 'The Crew' (pre-carving), on her way into town so we could do a little 'STUFFING', and a little 'SEA GLASSING' 8-) !!

New in package prize ribbon, Retro scarf (how could I resist that pattern?), Mini bowling pin, Bakelite Handled chrome sugar/creamer, retro Trick-Treat bags - TOTAL $2.19

VERA 2012 #17 .25¢

Ahhh... SEAGLASS, or rather 'LAKE'glass (with that single Cougar picking up more than glass! ;)
**Beach conversation**

L: 'So what anniversary is this?'

S: 'Depends on "what" you are talking about.  11, 27 or 14.'

 Time to get home and get down to BUSINESS!!

*While carving... continuation of beach conversation...*

S to L: 'Did you figure out the anniversaries 11, 27, 14? '

J: '11 is OUR anniversary'

A:'Is 27 the number of years we've been carving pumpkins?'

S:'Yes, and 14 is MY accident.'



 Saturday morning we added a 'new twist' to Pumpkin Carving weekend... 'Crafting'!  L had a desire to attempt the ever-popular ornament wreaths she had be seeing and hearing about, and I had a multitude of supplies in the studio, so....

When the 'arsenal' of glue guns and Shiny Brites came out 'the weak of heart' departed for the safety of their own homes and the golf course!

L's BEAUTIFUL gold/red LARGE wreath.  J came home and dubbed it the "MACY's" wreath!  Guess that says it all ~ not bad for a first attempt... huh?! (brat!)  If only J had taken this photo so that it came out CLEAR!! (must have been the hot glue burns on my fingers)

L was really on a roll, so she did a second, 'FALL~WINE wreath' for the member of the crew that went AWOL when 'the guns' came out, it's to be an early XMAS present, and now I have ruined the surprise by putting this photo on my blog - but I couldn't help myself.  She is awesome!!

What was S doing while L was working her magic?  Attempting her FIRST lightbulb 'thing'.  Bah.  NOT impressed.  We'll just leave it at that.

Maybe as a surround for a vase?
OR
Maybe it will just go in the discard pile with my failed 'Canning Jar Lid' Wreath...

 I CAN'T leave you with THAT image!!

SO,

Back to our CURRENT SEASON 8-)

 

HOPE YOU ARE ALL ENJOYING OCTOBER TO IT'S FULLEST!!

...'tis the season!

Let the Hallowed decorating begin!

... throw in a few Fall Craft Festivals with Church Rummage Sales to really get you into the SPIRIT, and Life is Good 8-)!

Sweater Clips 2012 #15 & #16 (.50¢ each)

...'tis the season!

The gumdrop tree has been decorated...
the pumpkins have been carved & seeds have been roasted...

new recipes have been tried...

(this brownie/pumpkin cheesecake was voted by all a Definite Keeper!!)

now...

BRING ON HALLOWEEN!!!!