Fall Preparation and Halloween Decorating

Good Afternoon! Alert! This is a picture heavy post! I've been working on my house with my goal being "get it ready COMPLETELY" before October 1st because I want to truly enjoy the Fall decorations and the whole season with everything. I'm actually on track! Yay for me! I try to get all my work done around here without being distracted and then concentrate on decorating. Besides that, someone very close to me just bought a house five minutes away and she will be moving in to her new house in November so I've been busy helping her as well. Alot going on but all good things. 

Billy and I made a trip to our wholesale grower for all our mums and decorative cabbages. The metel signs are all new too. I needed some fresh things for outside. We worked hard but I'm really happy it came out. as we planned. 

 We have Fall like weather this week and the temperatures are dropping even more starting tomorrow. I'm so excited about that. 

My daughter is having a Halloween party so I'm thinking up a menu too. I am ordering a 6ft hero but I still like making alot of extras and Halloween desserts. We have time. Gosh, my husband and I went to Christmas Tree Shop last week and the store was so packed that the line to check out wrapped all the way around the store. I reluctantly left my cart. The wait they told us would be two hours! Luckily my husband took me back Sunday morning and I got what I wanted. I think everyone is so excited for Holidays now because of the pandeimic. We missed socializing so everyone is into decorating and visiting. It was unbelievable to see the amount of people but then again, I was there too so I'm equally guilty! 

Time to go get dinner started! I'll check back in a few days! Don't forget to hit the Follow button and leave me a comment!

In the midst of it all!

 

First Day of School here on Long Island! My daughter started 11th grade today. Exciting yet scary that time is moving on so quickly.  All week Facebook has been sending me photos of years gone by and the first day of school photos. It's amazing that she is 16 and already a Junior!

My kids have always started school with the house decorated for Fall. Once Labor Day comes! In many of our "First Day" photos  you can see my decor in the background. I think they expect me to do it (lol) They love the season too. My daughter wants me to do a coffee bar for Fall; usually i just do one for hot cocoa at Christmas. I'm thinking of it. I need a few more things from Hobby Lobby for some things I'm working on. Believe me, I don't need an excuse to go

This is my nesting time! Preparing for the cooler days and colder months. Many of my flowering baskets have finished or have really out grown their containers and my vegetable garden is just about done though I'm still getting peppers and tomatoes and herbs. Rethinking my whole garden next year..it was not a big success this year and I don't know why. But that's next year!

Looking through my recipes and  I know my neighbor gave me her great recipe for pumpkin bars. Sadly, I'm the only one in the whole house who loves pumpkin flavor! I still make pumpkin things anyway but I wish they loved it like I do. So many great baking recipes for Pumpkin! I love the butternut  squash soup from Panera! That's my Fall favorite. But my family does love apple cider donuts! 

Visiting  with my brother and his family recently and  I wanted to photograph his backyard shed that my nephew painted. I love it. Since we live on Long Island and there is the Montauk Light house, the shed is a nautical theme!

Well, time to go get dinner started. I am making alfredo pasta with chicken and veggies tonight. My son likes to eat when he gets home from work so I better get rolling! :)  

Hello September!

 

I wake up really, really early every morning! I just do. BUT TODAY!! Well, the excitement for the unofficial beginning of Fall is what woke me up long before the sun was rising!  Maybe because the weather was not really good this Summer...rain, extreme humidity...BYE!!! I'm so glad to welcome Fall!

My decorating is in full swing. My leaves are up on the windows, I've taken out most of my stuff except Halloween which will stay in storage a while longer. 

What's new with everyone? It's been pretty quiet. We did have an engagement party for our friends' daughter which was very nice and we went to see a show in the town near us called Northport (I've mentioned it many times before)....We have some plans with family on Labor Day too.  I asked my husband when he wanted to go and get the ornamental cabbages and mums for the house!! He said SOON! I'm really relieved we weren't t affected by Hurricane Henri but my heaart goes out to all those in Louisiana How scary and sad.

Well, just wanted to stop in and wish you happy decorating! Happy Fall!