Book Giveaway

I found a blog that gives away books, and I'm entering her giveaway.  Posting about it on my blog counts as an entry, so run over and visit to find out more:

http://divabookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/10/giveaway-one-grave-at-time-by-jeaniene.html

Pumpkin Decorating

My friend took me to Relief Society tonight and the theme was pumpkins.  Some ladies shared tips on fall decorating, one did a demonstration on making pumpkin pie from a pumpkin instead of a can, and many of the ladies brought a pumpkin dish to share and there was judging.  Everyone got two warm fuzzies to vote with and you placed a fuzzy in a cup by the dish you wanted to vote for.  I put both my fuzzies in the cup by the ginger snaps with pumpkin dip.  I love ginger snaps.

We then got a chance to decorate our own pumpkins.  Since we were provided with pie pumpkins and had just been instructed on how to use one, I simply painted mine.  The design I chose was too big for the pumpkin, so I just used the owl face and put my own twist on it.  I even had to blend my own shade of purple to use in the background.  The other ladies were very impressed with my ability to free hand.

I had completely forgotten about RS, I'd been so busy this month.  I'm very glad my friend invited me.

Not Much....

I've been busy, but haven't accomplished much.  At least, it doesn't feel like it.  The tomatoes have slacked off, much to my relief.  We just got back from a week and a half at the family cabin.  Hubby had to finish up work on the water line we replaced this summer before we winterize.  We got to attend an autumn festival and a week later a festival which celebrated the history of the little town our cabin is near.  The town was formed around a hunters and trappers tradepost that sprung up there, and it's still there and active!  The town, not the tradepost, much to hubby's disappointment.  We were there two years ago and it was warm weather, in the seventies at least.  The people said that last year the weather was in the eighties.  Well, this year it was in the forties.  I didn't mind.  We were walking around, so that kept me comfortably warm.  And it's autumn in the mountains, afterall, so the weather seemed very appropriate.  The people hosting the event were griping about the chill, but I think it went over very well.  There were lots of people.  It was heaven smelling the wood smoke as people cooked over open fires to make chili and cornbread, the coal smoke from the blacksmithy, the horses, the apple butter being made in a copper kettle.  The mountains.  Home sweet home.  I ended up making an apple walnut spice cake.  I started with a spice cake mix.  Hubby went out and picked some apples growing wild, and harvested some black walnuts, and we chopped them up and added them to the mix.  Instead of oil I used apple sauce and apple juice instead of water.  It turned out very good.

Now I'm working on crochet items for two craft shows.  Should get working.