A Little Sunday Chat In October

Boo!

Did I scare you?

Gosh, I hope not.

I'm not a fan of scary, but here we are in October and everywhere I turn people want to talk about Halloween.


Or Friday the 13th.

Or horror movies and I am not a fan.

Oh sure, costume parties are fun.

I even been known to enjoy a creepy movie, every now and again, but I'm talking about a Hitchcock horror like The Birds or a campy scare, like the 1950s version of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.

Beyond that, no thank you.

That sweet wooden ghost is more my Halloween speed. So much so that I recently made my own!

I'd rather paint pumpkins, fall-ify my home, decorate with thrift store finds and take a brisk walk on the waterfront, sipping something warm. That's my kind of October!


And so far, during this first week of the month, I've done just that.

But before I get tell you what else I have planned, let's take a peek back at September, shall we?

During that last glorious month of summer, it finally warmed up in my neck of the woods, after a rather chilly and wet season, and we spent a week at the ocean.


It was a lovely vacation filled with long walks in the sand, meals on our deck with a view of the waves, colorful sunsets, quiet afternoons lounging with family.

Laughter filled game nights and, believe it or not, daily whale and dolphin sightings. That part was crazy. 


I've been going that same beach for over 20 years and this is the first year we ever saw them. And they were magnificent. What a treat.

Of course, it was also lovely to come back to my sweet cottage, where we were getting ready for several months of much less pleasant weather...and hibernation.

That meant I really needed to get my house in order...and my blog as well. On vacation, I realized I had so many pictures on my phone of DIYs I'd never shared. Most of them were completed months ago. 
And last but not least, a round up of 20 ways to decorate with pumpkins. My goodness that was a lot.

Hopefully, I'll be as busy in October. I just love cozying up with projects when it gets chilly outside. 

I have a few more pumpkin projects, a few {very not scary} crafty ghosts, some cottage decor updates and a new batch of thrifted finds to share. I'm a such a sucker for those thrift stores.

Although, I admit that I've been shopping online a bit lately, too. Favorite finds?

My new dishes. I adore them and just for today they're on sale and there's free shipping.


I bought another grout pen, more of my favorite cleanser and a brand new shower squeegee as I dig into my fall cleaning.


I ordered the best small bins for organizing.

They're the perfect size for this tiny cottage and they're not too heavy for me to lift.


I decided to store my fabric stash in two and the other two are in my linen closet. They're holding my placemats, pillow covers and curtains.

And they're just the right size for that incredibly cozy closet.

I might have to get more, I like them that much.

But. My favorite purchase of the month was a box of flameless votive candles.

I love, love, love battery operated candles, but I could never find good votives. 

These do use those button batteries, but so far they have staying power...and the flames flicker and look great. I'll definitely be grabbing more of those to put in the pumpkins I plan to carve up.

Jack-O-Lanterns with happy faces.

Nothing scary, because like I said, not a fan.

Besides, fall and winter weather is scary enough for me.

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Happy October, Friends!

What are your October plans?

Happy Fall, Friends!