Happy Halloween dear readers!
Hope you've had a wonderful day, tricking and treating, dressing up, eating candy, having fun with little ones, or whatever else Halloween might mean to you.
For today's post, I wanted to share some of what Halloween meant around these parts, in terms of decor that is. ;-)
A look at our front door... some squashes, gourds, and pumpkins (in vintage iron baskets from happy place Scott's Antique Market) alongside some ceramic jack o'lanterns from Kroger and an autumnal berry wreath from Target a few years back and I'm good to go!
It seems like
Food Trucks are all the rage these days. Foodies flock to them not for your
usual hamburger and fries, but for a more cultural cuisine. You’re more likely
to find a gourmet twist on tacos or an Asian fusion type of menu on one of these
trucks rather than some boring hotdog. These chefs on wheels have put a whole
new spin on the idea of street food and the masses are really taking to it. There
is even a show dedicated to the concept on the Food Network called The Great
Food Truck Race. My husband and I watch this from time to time. The good news
is you can find a food truck in almost every major city. Atlanta finally came
around to the idea too, opening a huge park on the westside of town. I haven’t
been there yet, but I hear it’s really fun, attracting tons of trucks which
offer a wide variety of food. This park in particular even hosts small concerts
on the weekends. You can check out their site here.
Y'all, today I want to share one of my favorite recipes, No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. It's a favorite because the end result is so yummy, but it sure doesn't hurt that it's quick and easy to boot. And not to mention - no baking required!! I got this recipe some years ago from a dear friend and former co-worker, Donna. Donna is just about one of the sweetest women I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and calling my dear friend, so it's fitting that she's the one who gave me this to-die-for sweets recipe.
In the year
of 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue... and who knows how the
rest goes? Just glad they didn't have GPS back in those days or ole
Columbus wouldn't have missed his mark by two or three oceans and
most of us would agree that was a good thing. Geez, he really was no
where close to India. Well happy Columbus Day everyone, hope you all
had a fabulous weekend!
Sorry my
post is a little late, Lindsay and I like to have one out by Friday
or Saturday if possible, but this weekend was a busy one for me. I
actually got around to doing some of those Autumn activities I
mentioned when I last blogged. You can read about those here. Anyway,
I thought I'd share some of the highlights/pictures from my weekend,
we hit up 2 of the 5 places I mentioned – Burt's Pumpkin Farm and
the Cumming Country Fair and Festival. And we're headed to Ellijay next
weekend for some apple picking so my list is close to being checked
off.
In keeping with Catherine's post from last week about her favorite Fall things to do in the greater Atlanta area, I thought this week I would share some images I've been hoarding that are giving me oodles of inspiration this season as I start to decorate our home. It doesn't hinder me in the least that we won't be getting cool weather for a few (to maybe even several) weeks, thanks to our mild Georgia weather. I mean, I guess colorful leaves would be more fitting if I needed a sweater, but hey! you go with what you got. ;o)
Most of these images are also featured on the "holiday decor" board of my Pinterest page, so if you want to follow me there, please do! You can find me here.
