it's halloween weekend, and i'll be honest~ i'm not a big 

fan of this holiday. 

oh the candy for kids part and cute decor i'm all for,

but the scary-all black-rip-bloody faces part?

nooooooo, let's just not okay?

i took some pictures around the house to show you the little

bit of decorating i did for fall/halloween.

this first pic is just some of the few remaining flowers from

the garden. now that the glorious season of having my own flowers

to pick and bring in is almost over, i snip every single blossom

and bring it in to enjoy "close up".

velvet pumpkins and a little .99 mousie from ikea

the fireplace mantel got a new look for fall.

my youngest makes a lot of cool stuff from old pallet wood. 

i snatched this rectangular board that i think he'll make into a 

flag, and leaned it on the mantle.

 if you were me, would you paint this knotty pine? lars loves the knotty pine-

such an outdoorsy guy kind of look, but it's soooo 80's-

i'm starting to think about what it would look like painted...a whitewash maybe?

i filled this little yard sale allspice container with fresh anise stars and they

smell sooo good in the kitchen~ the cobwebs on the screen? i left 'em for a spooky look.

when i heard it was going to freeze, i brought a few plants in from the deck.

if you're a geranium and you're still blooming in october, yes, YES 

you may come inside and hang out for the winter!

i can't remember what this plant is called, but it's a trailing one and after just one

night in the dining room i noticed it had decided to just start wrapping itself

around the closest chair.

: )

i won't be here for the trick or treaters this year so i didn't even have to decide

which kind of mini candy bars to buy. i am a big fan of those little

 two bite delights though...

 heath's are high on my list, followed by the old 100 grand bar.

you?

have a great weekend, and if someone my age, who looks kind of like me 

comes to your door dressed up...just go with it k?

xo

"trick or treat"!!!