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Friday Cocktails – October 22, 2021

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It’s the first Friday of the month and is it time for Friday Cocktails ! We are a week away from Halloween, give or take a day or so. As I have said before we don’t do a lot for the day. I enjoy Halloween but don’t celebrate it in a big way.

I have been so busy this week. I am preparing for the beginning of next month and my Ma’s surgery. There is a lot that needs to be done both for work and for the house. It will take her about a week, roughly, to recover. That means trying to get things done and have everything ready ahead of time.

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So Many Choices

Last week I told y’all about getting a pumpkin when we were at the farm for the corn maze. In years past I would simply pick up a pumpkin at the grocery store and that would be that. This year I wanted to do things differently and make it a little more special. So, we set out to pick a pumpkin. If I had know how difficult that task would be I’m not sure I would have suggested this.

I didn’t know there were so many difficult kinds and colors to choose from. The ones I had gotten were always orange and look perfectly round. I guess when you are selling them for the prices I paid in the past they had to be picture perfect. For as long as it took us to decide (2 hours) I had so much fun listening to the kids argue over the merit of the pumpkin they thought was the best. The only rule I had for getting one is they all had to agree on the one we bought. I didn’t want to come home with a dozen pumpkins which would have done. I think this will certainly become a new tradition.

Candles From Southern Elegance

Have you heard of Southern Elegance Candles? I want to tell share with you their October scent of pumpkin soufflé. Doesn’t that just sound inviting? You can get the scent in a variety of candle from travel tins to mason jars to diffusers. Not to mention I have a coupon for y’all to use and get a discount!

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SHOP SOUTHERN ELEGANCE

Are There Ever Enough?

Pictures and More Picutres - Rita Reviews

One thing I have caught myself doing is taking more pictures. I’m not sure why but over the course of the last month I have picked my camera back up for more than just work. I had stopped being behind the lens as much and spent more time in front of the lens. It was great and made me feel more connected to everything and everyone.

Yet, my camera has found its way back into my bag. I love taking pictures and even though I’m not that great at it I still spend time doing it. I’m hoping to have some in the next week or so to show y’all. I have just been playing around with things again lately.

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  7. We haven’t had kids come to our house for a few years, so no need to buy candy. I do need to purchase pumpkins because, even as adults, we love to carve them!

  8. We have our yard decorated and our pumpkins are out. We don’t carve pumpkins until a few days before Halloween cause they get spoiled. Our weather is crazy this time of year.

  11. We are getting ready for Halloween slowly here just now starting to decorate the house a little and we will get pumpkins soon to carve.

  16. The only thing I do for holloween is buy treats for trick or trickers. My children are grown now there fore I do not have them to do for. But I love the cooler weather.

  17. Yes, we love to decorate the outside of our home, so we have been working on that all month long for the trick or treaters.

  20. I’ll be buying candy on the day AFTER Halloween. Nothing else planned.
    Thanks for the contest.