The End of October

 Happy November 1st everyone! I am excited to get into Thanksgiving and Christmas mode.....but I had to add a few last photos from my end of October!

 The last clippings from the garden in a black bucket on the front porch.

 A "welcome" pumpkin that I found at a local "good stuff cheap" shop...It was originally a washed out yellow. I just painted it a copper color that I had in my craft box and it looks much better against my tan house.

 These are the pumpkin seeds from the pumpkins that I carved. I let them dry out and spiced them up...then I baked them and we had a nice snack after our trick-or-treating excursion....slightly sweet and slightly spicy!

 Of course....dark chocolate mini cupcakes with orange frosting and chocolate sprinkles. A staple in our household on Halloween. As if we need more sweets, but it wouldn't feel right to me if it were a holiday and I didn't bake something...it's strange, but it just has to be done.

And what a way to end the day after trick-or-treating....a nice hearty bowl of spicy minestrone soup! Yummy.