HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
Have a Boo-tiful day!
Have a Boo-tiful day!
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Pumpkin Patch
I have my own Pumpkin Patch.
They were a lot of fun to crochet.
Now, I just have to keep the kitties from playing with the smallest!
They were a lot of fun to crochet.
Now, I just have to keep the kitties from playing with the smallest!
Now that my Pumpkin Patch is finished,
I can start thinking about Halloween.
My favorite part about Halloween -- the cooler weather that usually arrives!
The origin of Halloween can be traced to Samhain (pronounced sow-in, which rhymes with cow-in), which was an ancient Celtic festival that was celebrated to mark the end of harvesttime and the beginning of the new year.
The ancient Celts believed that the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead was at its thinnest during Samhain, thereby making it a good time to communicate with the deceased and to divine the future.
Samhain is Gaelic for “summer’s end,” a day to bid good-bye to warmth and light as day length shortens.*
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN*
Following the Roman Empire’s rule over Celt-occupied lands in the 1st century A.D., the Romans incorporated many of the Celtic traditions, including Samhain, with their own.
Eight hundred years later, the Roman Catholic Church further modified Samhain, designating November 1 as All Saints’ Day, in honor of all Catholic saints. This day was formerly known as Allhallowmas, hallow meaning to sanctify, or make holy.
All Saints’ Day is known in England as All Hallows’ Day. The evening before, October 31, is known as All Hallows’ Eve, the origin of the American word Halloween!
In later years, the Irish used hollowed-out, candlelit turnips carved with a demon’s face to frighten away spirits. When Irish immigrants in the 1840s found few turnips in the United States, they used the more plentiful pumpkins instead.*
*From The Farmers Almanac
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Pumpkins
I've been making pumpkins.
I ordered a kit from Mary Maxim.
Five crochet pumpkins.
I've finished two and started the third.
Pumpkins, like other squash, are thought to have originated in North America. The oldest evidence, pumpkin-related seeds dating between 7000 and 5500 BC, was found in Mexico.
As one of the most popular crops in the United States, 680,000,000 kilograms (1.5 billion pounds) of pumpkins are produced each year. The top pumpkin-producing states include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California.
When ripe, the pumpkin can be boiled, steamed, or roasted. In its native North America, it is a very important, traditional part of the autumn harvest, eaten mashed and making its way into soups and purees. Often, it is made into pie, various kinds of which are a traditional staple of the Canadian and American Thanksgiving holidays. In Canada, Mexico, the United States, Europe and China, the seeds are often roasted and eaten as a snack.
And, today is Oliver's Gotcha Day.
He's lived at Twisty Lane one year today.
So glad you are here little guy!
He's lived at Twisty Lane one year today.
So glad you are here little guy!
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
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Mosaic Monday
Make It Pretty Monday
Amaze Me Monday
Share Your Cup Thursday
Willy Nilly Friday
Sunday, October 8, 2017
To Guide The Uninitiated
I love the Farmer's Almanac.
It is fun and informative.
I thought I'd share some Victorian era Etiquette
along with more Autumn fun.
Be prepared to laugh out loud!
To guide the uninitiated, Thomas E. Hill compiled a list of dos and don’ts in his Manual of Social and Business Forms,
first published in 1875.
- Bathing: “Upon arising, take a complete bath. A simple washing out of the eyes is not sufficient. The complete bathing of the body once each day is of the utmost importance. Not more than a quart of water is necessary, preferably rainwater.”
- Skin: “Beware of exterior applications of cosmetics. Instead, once every two or three months, take a teaspoonful of powdered charcoal mixed with sweetened water or milk. This will prove efficacious in making the complexion clear and transparent.”
- Kissing: “Upon the meeting of intimate friends, among ladies, at the private house, the kiss as a mode of salutation is yet common; but this is a custom which ought to be abolished for physiological and other reasons.”
- Bowing: “A gentleman should not bow from a window to a lady on the street, though he may bow slightly from the street upon being recognized by a lady in a window. Such recognition should, however, generally be avoided, as gossip is likely to attach undue importance to it when seen by others.”
- Small talk: “No topic of absorbing interest may be admitted to polite conversation. It might lead to discussion.”
Monday, October 2, 2017
I've Done The Taste Testing
October is here.
That means the heat and humidity is coming to an end.
And, Pumpkin everything has taken over.
I walk early each morning
and noticed one of my favorite neighbors had decorated for fall.
I call it "subtle elegance"!
Sometimes, even here near the Gulf of Mexico where green is king in Autumn,
Mother Nature does her own Autumn decorating.
I walk early each morning
and noticed one of my favorite neighbors had decorated for fall.
I call it "subtle elegance"!
Sometimes, even here near the Gulf of Mexico where green is king in Autumn,
Mother Nature does her own Autumn decorating.
Pumpkins at home.
The acorn candle is new this year.
I've been drinking Teavana Chai Tea
from my Autumn mug by Susan Branch.
Dreaming of cooler days.
I can always depend on Trader Joe's for yummy pumpkin everythings!
Petite Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Petite shortbread cookies with Pumpkin Spice or Yogurt icing.
I'm happy to report that I've done the taste testing for you
and the cookies are yummy.
Wishing YOU well and much joy!
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