Welcome November!

 

Good Morning!

Well October went by extremely fast! We had a nice Halloween and I loved the groups of small kids trick or treating and almost all the parents who escorted them were dressed in costume too! We forgot to carve our pumpkin though! My Halloween decor came down November 1st and the turkeys and pilgrims now decorate my home! I know alot of people jump right into Christmas and believe me I do love Christmas, but I I also love to decorate for Thanksgiving. Over the years I have accumulated alot of nice Thanksgiving decorations. Do you host Thanksgiving? I do. I already bought my turkey (22 lbs) because I guess I listen to the news on tv too much and I feared there would be a shortage ...or I wouldn't get a large one. Its safely tucked into my freezer,  and I have already stocked up on other ingredients except for the fresh stuff of course. I just like to be prepared. There's nothing like the smell of turkey cooking while the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade is on! 

I returned from another great trip to Lancaster. The pumpkins were everywhere! I always wake up before dawn and took some beautiful photos of the sunrise. This was rising over Route 340. We stayed at the Amish View Inn which is gorgeous. And what an awesome complimentary breakfast they serve. A beautiful hot breakfast. We've stayed there several times and always enjoy it. 

I made a bunch of purchases! We always fill the car! This time I purchased this beautiful placemat set from Riehls Quilts & Crafts. A few Christmas gifts too. I bought some wood items for both indoor and outdoor, apple cider, baked goods and a bunch of jarred items. I buy all my jarred items from Zooks. Sometimes I buy from the Jam & Jelly spot in Kitchen Kettle Village too but I prefer Zooks as they are Amish and a small business. Lebanon boloney and some dried good from the Bird in Hand Farmers Market....I had fun! 

I completely stocked up on my favorite candle! Harvest Moon Candle Company has a great prim store right on Rte 340 and I spent alot of time there buying candles, dried gourds, time candles, pip berry rings and a few crow items. 

We always go to Jakes and one of my purchases was this great turkey flag. They were all out of this one and I was very lucky that someone had decided not to purchase it after all and left it with them at the counter. When I went to check out, I asked if that belonged to someone and she said that they were about to return it to the rack! SOLD! It's mine!

And here it is :

Thats about it for me. I'm going to make a quiche today and some pepperoni crescent rolls. Have you made them? So simple. Crescent rolls, pepperoni and shredded cheese! Bake them and the cheese melts and my family LOVES them! Have a great weekend!