Pumpkin Serving Dishes
October 26, 2007 by
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It’s a great time of the year to have pumpkins, so what else can you do with a pumpkin besides carve it?
Pumpkins make great serving dishes for harvest or Halloween parties. Just cut off the top, like you were going to carve the pumpkin. If you’re creative carve a fancy scallop, or decorative pattern along [...]
Fall Flowers
What are the best flowers for fall arrangements? Mums, sunflowers, bittersweet, viburnum (fall berries), late season miniature roses are all still easy to find this time of year.
Farmers markets are a great place to find fall flowers or end of season vegetables such as pumpkins, winter squash, potatoes, and more.
Now is also a great time [...]
What Are You Doing to Help Improve the Environment?
October 15, 2007 by
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As an avid gardener preserving the earth and the environment is something I try hard to do. When I garden I only use organic fertilizers and pest control methods. I also try hard to leave the soil better at the end of the gardening season than it was in the Spring.
How do I do [...]
I Won!
October 15, 2007 by
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As part of my pact to interact more with other bloggers this month, I’ve been commenting on the b5media Family and Relationships Channel. They’re having a Blogtoberfest and giving away fun prizes for commenting on the blogs in the channel.
I commented on several of the blogs last week, and Gayla from www.supernannyrules.com e-mailed me [...]
Great Holiday Recipes
October 13, 2007 by
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I was browsing through my Google reader this morning, and I came across a couple recipes I think I might have to try. I thought I’d share them with all my readers.
Sandy at Aromatherapy, Bath and Body Recipes posted a recipe for Scented Pinecones for the Holiday, she also has some Pumpkin Spa Recipes that [...]
Blog Action Day
October 13, 2007 by
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I will be participating in Blog Action Day on October 15th. What is Blog Action Day? On October 15th bloggers from around the world will unite and post about the environment. Want to learn more check out this Youtube video about Blog Action Day 2007.
The Pumpkin Festival
October 13, 2007 by
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I live near Bradford Ohio, and right now that means the Pumpkin Festival.
Here are some really cute entries to the pumpkin decorating contest this year. My favorite is the M&M’s(tm) guy. He’s toooo cute!
Maybe one of these will give you inspiration for your pumpkin decorating project this year.
The second photo is a football player in [...]
Adopt A Dog Month
October 10, 2007 by
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October is American Humane Association’s Adopt-A-Dog Month®, to help get the word out, Affurmation is having a blog carnival. The topic is stories about adopted dogs, or pets.
This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. About two years ago we had to say goodbye to our beloved Australian Shepherd who [...]
Paying Kindness Forward
October 10, 2007 by
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My philosophy in life is to always try to be as kind (or kinder) to others as I would want them to be to me. I’m a firm believer in karma, and I believe you receive what you give. I was bloghopping this morning ( a really bad habit of mine), and I saw a [...]
Fall Leaves
October 7, 2007 by
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Leaves are great for the fall garden. There are many ways you can incorporate them into your soil. The simplest and most direct is to rake them up and spread them out on the garden. Work them slightly into the soil now to keep them from blowing away, then let them rot until spring. [...]
