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I brought out my Halloween decor.

Not the skelly parts – just the pumpkins so I can legitimately call it autumnal and not Halloween.

But who are we kidding?

I bought a couple of new “vintage” mercury glass pumpkins at Joanns this week for 70 % off.  Can’t beat that. I’ll wait a few weeks to add my skelly rats and other more typically Halloween decor.

Side note.  It is impossible to take a picture full on of an entry table or a mantel when there is a mirror involved.  So the above is actually two pictures.  The original has me in my leggings and over sized t-shirt reflected in the mirror.  But I swapped out that with a generic background pictures.

I do love my entry way.  And it will stay this way until after Thanksgiving when the Christmas decor will make an appearance.

Isn’t it nuts we are talking about Christmas?  Seriously?  Where did the year go!

Jiminy I should dust now and then.

Anyway – welcome back to the world’s shittiest blog.  I just cannot get back into the swing of things around here.  I’m definitely not a multi-tasker.   I can only handle one stimulus at a time.  I do think once I’ve really settled into the routine at work that things will pick up around here.

That print was given to me by my sister and brother-in-law about ten years ago.  I love it.  It is Oberon and Titania from a Midsummer’s Night Dream.  There is this fabulous old book seller at the Dicken’s Faire every year and he sells prints as well.  The books are old not the seller.  Although, to be fair, he is getting up there.  The books and the seller are both fabulous.

My brother-in-law bought the print from him.  Probably while I was standing right next to him perusing all the wonderful old books.

It hangs in our tiny little second bathroom.  No one ever showers in there so I don’t have to worry about the humidity ruining it.  I do keep meaning to upgrade the frame it is in.  It deserves something nicer.

I feel like I spent the weekend prepping for the work week ahead.  See what I mean?  I really need to work on a better work/life balance.  Fortunately this past weekend was deliciously cool and fall like.  I spent Sunday afternoon ironing shirts for the upcoming week.   It makes getting ready for work so much more efficient.

I do have a clothes steamer that is brilliant for getting out the odd wrinkle here or there that I use a lot in the morning but there is nothing like being able to pull out a crisply ironed shirt.

I hope the temperatures are cooling down where you are.  It was so lovely to actually have to use a blanket on our bed and to need to wear a sweater during the day.

Have a wonderful week and here’s hoping the content improves around here.  Soon.

reading your letters, wishing you were here, 2. ballerinas & bunnies cupcakes, 3. Vintage baking gal 4×4 Art Squared, 4. baking goodies!!

Happiest of Fridays!!

What a week it was!  I got to sit in on some exciting training (helicopters were involved…) and it was so much fun.  As an instructional designer it’s always nice to see your work in action.  This particular course wasn’t my work but I’ll be turning it into an online course.  It’s just interesting to see what I feel should be emphasized and what the instructor actually emphasizes.   Always go with the instructors instincts.  At least in this particular line of business.  The people that are doing the training have actually done the work.

We have some lovely plans for this weekend.  My sister is visiting from Wisconsin (she is staying at my dad’s) and we are going to pick her up late Saturday afternoon and go up to my son and daughter-in-laws house then go out to a fabulous German restaurant in their town.  There is chicken schnitzel in my future and I cannot wait!!

I am always admonishing my mother in law about apologizing for everything she feels is inconveniencing us.  Psychologically, it’s better to thank someone, rather than apologize.  So with that in mind I thank you for your patience as I get used to my new routine.  I’ll get back into my cooking, crafting, blathering routine soon, I’m sure.  In the meantime I’m trying to get two posts out a week.

I hope you have a splendid weekend planned and I look forward to sharing more with you next week!