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Trick or Treat
Halloween started with carving pumpkins. Then we moved inside to build a haunted candy house. This craft required Bryan’s skilled craftsmanship. And little did we know that you the house needs to be...
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Pumpkins in June?
It’s never too early to start thinking about fall pumpkins. That’s my motto; and luckily the opinion of Farmer Bill and the folks at the family-owned City Farmers Nursery in San Diego. This weekend...
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Pumpkin Progress
Early this summer I wrote a post called Pumpkins in June? in which I described how we were about to embark on our first attempt to plant pumpkins in the backyard. The post (which just so happened to be...
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Farewell Summer … Welcome Fall
“Summer isn’t measured so much by the calendar as it is by the weightless days you move through.” – Susan Okaty, Coming East Here in San Diego, it feels strange to be saying good bye to summer when the...
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The Seven Links Challenge
I was recently recruited to participate in the Seven Links Challenge by the writers of Coming East and Grrl Guide. (Two fantastic blogs, by the way.) The idea behind the Seven Links Challenge is to...
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Give Your Home an Inexpensive Fall Makeover
I’ve been decorating my house for fall since as long as I can remember. In fact, when I was a kid, I used to decorate my bedroom for holidays. Over the years I’ve amassed quite a collection of...
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Pumpkin Harvest: The Results
As many of you know, we’ve been growing our own pumpkins in the backyard. It started with a trip to City Farmer’s Nursery for pumpkin seeds and a lesson in squash gardening, documented in Pumpkins in...
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October Photos: The “B” Sides
All the photos that didn’t make their way into October blog posts (and too good not to share). Backyard Frolicking … Apple Picking in Julian, Ca. with Theresa Weir, author of“The Orchard” … Finding...
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It’s Pumpkin Planting Time Again!
It’s that time of the year — time to plant pumpkins! Not only is June the start of summer, it’s also the ideal time to plant pumpkin seeds for a bountiful fall pumpkin patch. You may recall our first...
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Wordless Wednesday: Autumn
Autumn is in full swing. Backyard pumpkins … Sukkot, the Jewish Festival of the Harvest … Simchat Torah, the celebration of the Torah … Pumpkins … Sea World Spooktacular … Gourds … Funky pumpkins ….And...
View ArticleA Trip to the Pumpkin Patch
Each year we make a pilgrimage to Bates Nut Farm, the largest and oldest authentic pumpkin patch in San Diego. We enjoyed a hayride, Sophie rode a pony, and we frolicked in the great pumpkin patch (my...
View ArticleFarewell October and Halloween!
While it’s true that my Halloween decorations are boxed away and the “thankful” banners and turkeys are already on display. I still have to wrap up October before I can officially move on to the month...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Halloween Treats
The other day I posted on Facebook a photo of some brownie bites adorned with candy pumpkins, which I made for Sophie’s school’s fall carnival bake sale. A few people asked for the recipe and commented...
View ArticleMonday Musings ~ October 12
Happy Monday! It’s Columbus Day, which means no mail. I still dutifully check my mailbox every day, so I dislike mail holidays (especially as a freelancer expecting checks). School is in session and...
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Farewell Summer … Welcome Fall
“Summer isn’t measured so much by the calendar as it is by the weightless days you move through.” — Susan Okaty, Coming East Here in San Diego, it feels strange to be saying good bye to summer when the...
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