Farewell pumpkins

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

As the day draws to a close I am thinking about tomorrow when I will start decking the halls! I probably shouldn't admit this but since I've already told Josh and he laughed hysterically at me and told me I was out of my mind I've already suffered the worst: 6 months ago I started a list of what decorations I wanted to put where in the house and I would review it on a monthly basis and update it with any changes. Actually now that I'm typing this it does sound a little bizarre. I think I just couldn't take the summer heat so I started daydreaming about winter which lead to day dreaming about Christmas decorating. Although I guess I didn't need to go so far as to start a list ... perhaps Josh has a point.

Since all the pumpkins will be leaving the house tomorrow I thought I'd share some pics of our dining table. We've had the mercury glass candle holders on our table since early October but this morning I gathered all the pumpkins from around the house and dumped them all on the table. Too bad I didn't do this sooner - I love how it looks!





The green striped pumpkin is my favorite.



Just as we were about to eat we looked over and saw this gross scene ...



Not what I wanted on the table right before dinner!


Welllll I think I will go and review my list one last time before tomorrow :-)

Finally!

With the 90 degree weather we've been having lately I was starting to think Fall would never come. The tree in our back yard has started dropping its leaves and although its a little annoying to rake them, seeing them on the ground means we've made it through the hot summer and cooler weather is on its way.





Today really felt like fall - we woke up to overcast skies and this afternoon it rained! The last time it rained here was the beginning of May so it was a nice change from blue sunny skies.

One good thing about the prolonged summer heat is the extended growing season. The Farmers' Market still has tomatoes and zucchini so I decided to make ratatouille. We are so lucky to be able to buy delicious locally grown produce for cheaper than you can get it in the grocery store.



The ratatouille recipe I followed took 2 hours and 45 minutes to make and it was absolutely delicious! If it wasn't so time consuming I would make it more often.



These are my current favorite shoes - I got them for $4 on clearance at Target. They are just plain cotton with a rope sole - perfect for transitioning from flip flops to winter shoes. I wore them to work the other day and one person asked me if I was going yachting and someone else thought they reminded them of "where's Waldo?" - I suppose they do both have a point.

And finally, since the dogs appear in just about every post I thought I would post this photo from a few weeks ago. I had a bad cold and was taking a nap on the couch ... and apparently the pets were tired too.