A Pumpkin Kind of Hodgepodge

Hello, dear friends.  I hope you are having a good week.  Aside from the humidity, mine has been a constructive one.  Tonight is book club which always promises to be a good time.

It's not only Hump Day, but it is also time to answer Joyce's thoughtful questions.

1.  Thursday (September 22) is the first official day of Autumn in this part of the world... how will you welcome the season?  I know some of you have been celebrating way too early, but it's official now so permission granted.  House Beautiful recently listed ten ways to make your home smell like Fall (you can read the list here).  What's a scent you love this time of year and how will you add it to your home?

Pumpkin candles and all fall scents are my very favorite.  Every time I go into Homegoods, I can't come out without another fall candle under my arm.  Don't worry; I pay for it first.

The Mister thinks I need to go to rehab for my candle addiction.  I told him I would go if he agrees to go for his goofy gadget dependency.

We are presently in mediation.

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2.  Apple pie or pumpkin pie?  Apple cake or pumpkin bread?Warm apple cider or a pumpkin spice latte?

Common Foodie

Steaming hot apple pie with vanilla bean ice cream makes me weak in the knees just thinking about it.

Sugarmama Cooks

Speaking of pumpkin bread...  I made it for #1 and Adorable Jonathon's visit.  When I was in the store buying the box ingredients, the Mister suggested I put some baby food in it to make it moist.  Hmmm...I thought he liked my pumpkin bread.

I grudgingly threw a pouch of this stuff in the batter, and I have to admit, it was delish!  But don't tell the Mister!!

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Finnish Food Girl

 I love warm Apple Cider and if it has a kick in it... all the better!

3.  Do you suffer from what is sometimes referred to as an afternoon slump?  What helps ward it off before it hits and/or what helps you shake it off once it's here?

I do suffer from mid-afternoon slumps, but lucky for me my girl Ellen comes on just about that time and snaps me right out of it.

4.  Ladies - how have your friendships with women inspired you or made you a better person?  

My inspiration comes from my buddy, Kate the Great.  Although she is battling a devastating disease, she never complains and finds humor in every situation.

5.  Are you a people pleaser?  If you said yes, do you think that's a good or bad thing?  If you said no,  do you wish you were more of a people pleaser?

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Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am definitely not a people pleaser.

I do wish, however, that more people were concerned about pleasing me.  Ahem, Mister.

6.  The seasons are a changin'... share a favorite song relating in some way to change (not necessarily season change, it could be change of any kind).

7.  What do you wish would never change?

My roots.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.  

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And speaking of candles... my #2 gave me a candle warmer a few years ago.  I guess she was sick of hearing the Mister telling me not to forget to blow out the candles.  I started using the warmer and I love it for a couple of reasons.  Along with it being safe, my candles last so much longer than when I light them.  

This is the one in my kitchen.  I turn it on in the morning and off in the afternoon it smells like I've been baking all day.

The best part is it's no calories!

What's your favorite thing about Fall?


Until next time...

How many more days, Mom?
I can't take it anymore!

Where Have all the White Pumpkins Gone?

Hello, dear friends.  Last weekend, the Mister and I took the ferry into Boston and had lunch in the North End.  If you have heard about that particular part of town, you know that it is the home of the best Italian food in the world.  Ok, maybe I exaggerated a bit, but boy was it ever good!  I took lots of pics that I will share with you at a later date.

Sunday we were planning to see Sully by never made it.  Instead, we threw ourselves into the outside Fall decorating.  You never know how much you have to do until you are smack dab in the middle of it.  It is at that point that I usually lose interest and try to sneak upstairs to turn on Real Housewives.  Unfortunately, the Mister was watching me too closely for me to pull off my disappearing act.  In any case, we got the outside done. 

We hit two nurseries and two grocery stores in our quest for the perfect mums, pumpkins, and gourds.  I also had my eye out for white pumpkins.  I don't know what it is about them, but I just love them.  Evidently, everyone else does too.  I was able to pick up a few, but they were few and far between.  I'm hoping that I can find more this week.   

In the meantime, I let my fingers do the walking, and pinned white pumpkins to my heart's content.  As with all my Pinterest posts, I cannot take one ounce of credit for all this pumpkin prettiness.     

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At the Picket Fence

I knew I should have picked up one of these baskets at Brimfield!

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Love the purple with the white.

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Marjorie Johnston & Co.

Sooo pretty!


Have you started your Fall decorating yet?


Until next time...

Even this little guy couldn't find a white pumpkin! 

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A Word from Chowdah & Chili

Hi Everybody!

Our Mom isn't home right now.

She is over at her friend, Emily's.  

Emily writes the blog Simply a Rough Draft. 

Go on over and read her no-holds-barred, up close and personal interview.

Tell her to come home soon.  

We wanna play ball.