HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN..................

It's that time of year again.......... .......... when we get ready for those cheeky little trick or treaters and have scrummy treats ready on the hall table ..........
.......... and wonderful Halloween dinners for family and friends ..........

.......... with wonderful things to eat and drink ..........

.......... and decorate our houses..... inside and out ..........

.......... and dress the children in original outfits, that are either fun....or embarrassing .........

.......... and dress ourselves up in our own Halloween outfits ..........

.......... and have terrific parties ..........

.......... and drink scary wine ..........

.......... and eat scary food ..........

.......... and scary cupcakes ..........but .......... I'm just lulling you all into a false sense of security because ..........

.......... it's really all about scary stuff, things that are hiding in corners ..........

.......... or under the stairs ..........

.......... or in darkened rooms ..........

.......... on buses ..........

.......... in your bedroom ..........

.......... in corridors ..........

.......... on your eyeball !!!!!!!!!! ..........

.......... and they want your blood ..........

.......... Shreiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick..........

Don't forget to look behind you.

Have fun everybody.

Jackie

TO AUTUMN ..........

SEASON OF MIST AND MELLOW FRUITFULNESS.
JOHN KEATS 1795-1821



What beautiful colours and textures, Autumn brings us. I love the tradition of seasonal wreaths on the front of the house. We don't do this in the U.K. but I think that I will start the trend!!!! We do have wreaths on the front door at Christmas but not at other times of the year, which is a shame as they look so beautiful and celebrate the seasons.

Acorns and hydrangea.

The beautiful colours of the foliage that can be pressed in an old book and framed.
Don't you just love seeing a spiders web, hanging with the morning dew, on a cold and crisp Autumn morning ?

Seed heads of the Maple that are sent spinning to the ground, to start the growth of a new Maple tree.

The Hydrangea head, drying on the plant and, as Autumn progresses, becomes skeletal in appearance.

Pumpkin pie, garnished with cranberries ...... what could be more comforting on an Autumn evening, with maybe a large dollop of cream........ Mmm, Mmm.

Beautiful white pumpkins ....so much prettier than the orange ones.

Apples on the ground, fallen from the tree........ ready to be gathered up to eat as they are or to be turned into warm apple pie or an apple and blackberry crumble....... don't forget that dollop of thick double cream.

A beautiful, Autumnal table setting....set off with an arrangement of courgette flowers.

What a lovely place to sit on an Autumn evening with a glass of warm, mulled wine.

Oh, ..... someone has already thought of that idea !!!!

I love these multi-coloured pumpkins, made from velvet.

How on earth has someone carved this lacy effect into these pumpkins ?

Aren't they beautiful ?

Well, everybody. Please don't lament the passing of Summer. Embrace the Autumn and all of the gifts that it brings and just put on more jumpers !!!!

Jackie

Apologies for higgledy piggledy layout. Loaded pictures wrongly and then was late, so had to post it, as is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!