Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Getting My Pumpkin On

 I was going to boast this morning about our cool temperatures, but I think I jumped the gun a little bit.  Believe it or not, it's actually 57 degrees outside right now.  Lovely would be a good descriptive word.  Finally I'm able to suck enough cool air into the house to keep the air conditioners at bay.  Too bad this week looks like someone turned the oven on to bake.  Once cooked to perfection, the temps will be back down to the 80's.  YAY!!  After all, it's almost October!!

Although I've come to enjoy sitting on the couch doing nothing, I'm trying to finish up that jelly roll of fabric.  Here's what's left over.  Ugly?  Yessirree ... not my flavor of fabric at all.


Just for show and tell, THIS is a jelly roll, not the sweet treat smothered in calories.  It's precut fabric you can purchase to help you along in the construction of a quilt.  It's also a way to get rid of all that fabric the designer made but can't sell because it looks like the above picture.  Just a few days ago, it was National Jelly Roll Day, not the sweet treat ... well you get it.


I'm trying to be good at using up some of that stuff I've had laying around for years.  This one kind of makes my eyes hurt, but I'm determined to finish it before October comes around.  


Why?  Because it's HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN time!!  Time to start thinking about decorating the porch and coming up with some crazy costume I can wear, although I doubt anyone will be trick or treating this year.  Maybe I'll just wear my jammies and be the crazy old lady going to Walmart.


It's also Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch time!!  It's going to be a little different this year.  The gal that does all the hiring of kids has escaped to Oregon or somewhere up North.  Nope I don't want that job ... so we have a new victim ... I mean gentleman ... who will do the scheduling. 

That means I'm climbing the ladder of success to the next rung ... Supervisor of Teenagers.  No more going crazy and working my little tail off in the snack bar trying to keep it stocked!!  I know who is taking that job over, and I feel much sympathy for her.  However ..... I can't tell you how happy I am that I'm off THAT burning wagon surrounded by Indians shooting arrows at me!!


Coming up will be a training day for the kids.  I am so looking forward to a laid back pumpkin patch.  Now to figure out how to get teenagers to work hard for you!!

In the meantime, my neighbor posted a video of her dog Halo (Cooper's best friend) barking at a cow.  I showed it to Cooper, and he went ballistic.  He definitely knew that voice and ran straight for the door to go play.  It took me ten minutes to convince him it came from my phone.  No matter, he sat on the couch the rest of the evening waiting for Halo to come to the door.  Puppies are funny!


Guess what!!  It's mythical Magic Castle time again.  It's going to be a rest up day for me, maybe even a nap before heading down to the dungeon to play with the peasants.  


10 comments:

  1. Jelly roll!! So neat, even though not your favourite 'flavours'.
    I'm sure that quilt will be another beautiful one, no question.
    I love the Cooper picture and that story. So, Gibbs isn't the only one who barks at the cows and sits for a really long time in wait for something. 💖🥰 they are so adorable, such joy.

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    1. Yes they are. I think puppies make the world go around!!

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  2. My definition of CRT (instead of THAT theory thing) is: Can't Relate to Teens! lol

    Actually, I hired lots and lots of teens (16 and older) in the Restaurant and in the Library. When I say 'lots', we are talking way over 100. Hardest thing to determine in hiring process was "Do they know how to work?" Once hired it was "Getting them to work!" Nothing more satisfying than years later when a now grown-up adult comes back to you and says, "Thanks for teaching me the ethics of (how to) work..."

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    1. Oh Dave ... you give me hope!! I'm hoping we have a good crop of kids this year.

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  3. We haven't "celebrated " Halloween in 16 years. But this year will be different. Elva

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    1. You have the perfect place to celebrate Elva!! Not sure we will have many kids around though.

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  4. That must be a challenge to come up with a nice design if you don't like the colours of the fabric. With your experience you will probably make it so that it will stand out to be a masterpiece! I just love the wagon with the display of all the different kinds of pumpkins and squash.

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    1. I'm hoping the quilt turns out ok. Many are donated to foster kids, so I imagine they will like it regardless of the color. Least I hope so!! As to the pumpkins ... that wagon is always my favorite every year.

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  5. A couple things I miss about our move from Wisconsin to South Dakota.... the changing of the leaves and corn stalk/pumpkin decorations.

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    1. Fall colors are always spectacular. Maybe you could plant something that will change it's leaves. But then there is all that raking you are missing out on too!!!

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