October 2022

“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” — Rainbow Rowell

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September 2022

“Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul… but I must confess that I love you only because you are a prelude to my beloved October.” — Peggy Toney Horton

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August 2022 • Part III

“The grass in the back field was almost waist high, and now there was goldenrod, that late-summer gossip which comes to tattle on autumn every year. But there was no autumn in the air today; the sun was still all August, although calendar August was almost two weeks gone.”
― Stephen King

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October 2021 • The Rest

There was more color in October than I had thought. My GF and I did a fun horror photo shoot. I ate amazing Soul Food and made my favorite fall treat: the stuffed and baked pumpkin. B and I went to my first California Renaissance Faire. BP and I went to the most amazing Halloween […]

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This is Halloween! Part III.

Hello hello hello!  Can y’all believe it is already November?!  Xmas displays have been spreading like wildfire since a week ago and it’s only going to grow as we barrel towards the end of year! But I’m still in the spooky spirit!  I’ll start changing over the outside decorations to more of a paired-down Autumnal […]

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This is Halloween! Part II.

Due to our somewhat-former lives as Tumbleweeds, BP and I don’t have a ton of holiday decorations. He would argue that this is false, but trust me, we have only just begun building our Halloween Outdoor Display. This year I’ve added what is undoubtedly my favorite piece in our collection. Everyone, meet Freddy The Werewolf […]

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This is Halloween! Part I.

Unless we’re bonafide strangers, y’all know how much I absolutely adore Halloween! It’s hands-down my favorite holiday of the year! In fact, I’m really perplexed that the popularity of this day seems to really have waned; Christmas displays have long since been erected and you’re lucky to find a few discounted spooky decorations by now. […]

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