Mother Nature Knows Her Stuff

I thought I'd share some of the action in Musashi's Garden.
A little peace and quiet.

I'm thankful that Mother Nature really knows her stuff.

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Easing Into The Season

Trader Joe's helped me finish the Halloween decorating.
They have wonderful brooms scented with cinnamon.
My front door area is completely covered.
When you walk to the front door you see pumpkins,
the brooms parked, and the scent of cinnamon.
It's really nice!

I like the succulents at Joe's.
This one is perfect for the Day of the Dead.

Around the neighborhood,
my favorite dragon is back!

I met this fisherman on a morning walk.
Very clever!

Finally!
Fall arrived.
We don't seem to ease into any season down here.
We went from 90 degrees one day to 55 the next.
That meant it is chili time!
My Halloween mug from Fiesta is the perfect size for chili.
You can find my recipe (easy) here.
YUM!

The baby afghan is finished.
I found this wonderful Patchwork Animal pattern book from Annie's Attic.
Great stash busters!
I decided to make the Teddy Bear first.
Every child should have a Teddy Bear.

Here he is all finished.

Now I'm trying to decide which animal to crochet next!
Maybe the puppy?!

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Deciding on Yarn is Easy or Hard

Halloween decorating continues.

I think I'm almost finished with the ghosts and goblins.

Including kitchen towels!

Halloween is fun around here.
There is the annual block party.
We all meet at one house with our candy in tow.
We have pizza, hot dogs and drinks of all kinds
while we give candy to the kids and tell them how great they look.

In family news,
my BGD (Beautiful God Daughter)
announced that they are expecting.
She and her Knight decided they didn't want to know if baby is a girl or boy.
That makes deciding on yarn for a baby afghan easy, 
or hard depending on how you feel!!

So I decided on all the colors of the rainbow in their brightest!

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Good For A Giggle

Time to decorate for Halloween!

Henry Higgins and Eliza Boolittle have come out of hiding.
They are always good for a giggle.

Ms. Ghost has taken her place on the balcony.

There's even a witch brewing up a spell or two in the atrium.
Maybe she has a spell for chasing the summer away!

Time for a break!
A piece of cake ...

and a cup of tea.

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Scare The Summer Away

The closest full moon to the September equinox is called the Harvest Moon.

Native Americans call it the Corn Moon,

a time to celebrate the abundance of the earth

and harvest their fields of corn.

It's a time of great celebration, dancing and food!

I brought out my Corn Maiden to celebrate the harvest

and the coming of Fall.

She is telling the stories of the harvest to her children.

One of our local weathermen suggested 
the whole town should decorate for Fall and Halloween
and maybe that would scare the summer away!

With the help of my little corn maiden,
I'm taking that advice.

Quirky Owl from West Elm

Mug from Fiesta

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It's Looking Like Fall

It's looking like fall ...

inside the house.

And, outside the house
(even though the temps are still in the 90s).

I keep hoping the fall decorating will make me feel cooler!

In a further attempt to make myself feel "cool",
I'm making this:

The yarn may look familiar.
I made a scarf from the same color-way.
I love how Scarfie by Lion Brand feels
and it is easy to work with. 
You can't beat patterns from Mama In A Stitch.

Whenever fall decides to arrive, I'll be ready! 




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Try To Remember

After ten days of cloudy weather.
today the sun is shining.
The light is changing to the wonderful light of Autumn.

The spicebush swallowtail made an appearance 
on the lantana in Musashi's Garden. 

I found a lovely collage on FB that included some of the lyrics to
Try To Remember.

I'm aging myself I'm sure when I say I remember
Harry Belafonte signing this lovely song.

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow.

A little over a year ago this is what it looked like around Twisty Lane.
I send thoughts and prayers to the good folk in North Carolina. 

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