[cue Star Wars music....]
Check out Target's selection
They are missing Chewie! And R2D2 and the Bounty Hunter and Storm Troopers and... ok, so i guess they couldn't do everyone, but seriously, what FUN costumes!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
And the #1 reason we need to get a dog....
Halloween!
[cue Star Wars music....]
Check out Target's selection
They are missing Chewie! And R2D2 and the Bounty Hunter and Storm Troopers and... ok, so i guess they couldn't do everyone, but seriously, what FUN costumes!
[cue Star Wars music....]
Check out Target's selection
They are missing Chewie! And R2D2 and the Bounty Hunter and Storm Troopers and... ok, so i guess they couldn't do everyone, but seriously, what FUN costumes!
Pumpkin. Spice. Overload!
I think I've got a problem.
I'm currently drinking a LARGE pumpkin spice coffee from Bruegger's with pumpkin spice creamer and eating a pumpkin harvest-spice muffin.
Yes people, it is an addiction. It will only last another 30-45 days. Then it will be hot chocolate with peppermint. Mmmmm!
I'm currently drinking a LARGE pumpkin spice coffee from Bruegger's with pumpkin spice creamer and eating a pumpkin harvest-spice muffin.
Yes people, it is an addiction. It will only last another 30-45 days. Then it will be hot chocolate with peppermint. Mmmmm!
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Slow October weekend
It is time for a pictorial narrative of my weekend. It has been a slow one. Once again Paul is away (let's see, the last time he was actually home for a full weekend was... hmm, can't remember, July maybe?), and I had to find something to occupy my time, so here's my weekend in pictures:
Last tomatoes of the season (although there are a few blooms still going, not sure we’ll see tomatoes at this point)
Last flowers - ok, so maybe not, they are still kicking like crazy out there (the first hard freeze will be the end of them and we're no where near that!)
Baking! Yes. I baked and I think I'll continue baking. It's just something one does to take up the time when you don't know what else to do (see recent episode of GA).
Pumpkin harvest muffins in process... with granny smith apples, raisins, and a lot of autumn-y spices (cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, & a little ground ginger).
Mmm! Hot muffins... one dozen down, dozens more to go...
I did take a break from the baking to work on decorating the house for fall. I felt a little 'arts & crafty' and decided to make a wreath and other little interesting things. It's pretty chilly this weekend so besides the gloom outside, it's starting to feel a lot like fall.
The coffee table and its little fall things
The mantle
Detail of the glass jar
Wicker ball-thingies and maple leaves
If the sun was shining I would have taken a picture outside so you could see the new storm door Paul installed. I also put my fall wreath (made in September 2004 just after we moved in) on the front door and I ended up buying the suburban staple - the mini seasonal flag. Gosh. Never thought I would fall into buying one of those, but I saw it at Kohl's (60% off + another 15% off at checkout) and wanted something to welcome our visitors (which we'll have some come Thanksgiving!).
I'm feeling the need to bake again. As much as anything, for the heat of the oven. brrr! It is getting chilly in here and I don't have a clue how to turn on the fireplace and don't even want to think about turning on the heat. Maybe more pictures to come... seriously considering making chocolate chip-chocolate chunk-pecan cookies. Mmmmm. Yes, I think I shall. Pictures to come? We'll see.
Last tomatoes of the season (although there are a few blooms still going, not sure we’ll see tomatoes at this point)
Last flowers - ok, so maybe not, they are still kicking like crazy out there (the first hard freeze will be the end of them and we're no where near that!)
Baking! Yes. I baked and I think I'll continue baking. It's just something one does to take up the time when you don't know what else to do (see recent episode of GA).
Pumpkin harvest muffins in process... with granny smith apples, raisins, and a lot of autumn-y spices (cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, & a little ground ginger).
Mmm! Hot muffins... one dozen down, dozens more to go...
I did take a break from the baking to work on decorating the house for fall. I felt a little 'arts & crafty' and decided to make a wreath and other little interesting things. It's pretty chilly this weekend so besides the gloom outside, it's starting to feel a lot like fall.
The coffee table and its little fall things
The mantle
Detail of the glass jar
Wicker ball-thingies and maple leaves
If the sun was shining I would have taken a picture outside so you could see the new storm door Paul installed. I also put my fall wreath (made in September 2004 just after we moved in) on the front door and I ended up buying the suburban staple - the mini seasonal flag. Gosh. Never thought I would fall into buying one of those, but I saw it at Kohl's (60% off + another 15% off at checkout) and wanted something to welcome our visitors (which we'll have some come Thanksgiving!).
I'm feeling the need to bake again. As much as anything, for the heat of the oven. brrr! It is getting chilly in here and I don't have a clue how to turn on the fireplace and don't even want to think about turning on the heat. Maybe more pictures to come... seriously considering making chocolate chip-chocolate chunk-pecan cookies. Mmmmm. Yes, I think I shall. Pictures to come? We'll see.
Friday, October 06, 2006
"Firefighters battling hazardous materials fire in suburban Raleigh town"
Wow. Such crazy news for a pretty normal Friday morning. Around 10pm last night, after explosions and fire at a hazardous waste plant released noxious gases and flames 150 feet high over the town, 17,000 evacuted from the town of Apex.
Photo that was on this morning's N&O front page.
The small, yet growing, town of Apex just outside of Raleigh found itself in all the major news media headlines this morning: CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, and even the BBC are all covering the developing story in their headlines.
From WRAL.com
"Apex and Wake County officials declared a state of emergency early Friday and evacuated about 17,000 people -- more than half of the town -- within hours.
The evacuation area is bordered by U.S. Highway 1, N.C. Highway 55 and U.S. Highway 64. N.C. 55 has been closed to traffic.
(evacuation area:)
The prognosis is optimistic as far as clearing the air," Mayor Keith Weatherly said. "The rain is potentially dissipating the particulates in the air."
Hazmat crews were set to begin inspecting the EQ plant at about 10 a.m. Friday, Weatherly said. Firefighters stayed away from the blaze overnight because the combination of darkness and the chemical cloud made it too dangerous.
"This is the worst possible hazardous materials incident you could have," Town Manager Bruce Radford said.
Radford said the fire appeared to be dying down Friday morning. He attributed that to the rain and the fact that most of the combustible material in the plant had been consumed."
Thankfully our house and my office are plenty far away from the affected area and with the winds coming out of the north, it should stay that way. Not exactly what I expected to wake up to this morning...
Photo that was on this morning's N&O front page.
The small, yet growing, town of Apex just outside of Raleigh found itself in all the major news media headlines this morning: CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, and even the BBC are all covering the developing story in their headlines.
From WRAL.com
"Apex and Wake County officials declared a state of emergency early Friday and evacuated about 17,000 people -- more than half of the town -- within hours.
The evacuation area is bordered by U.S. Highway 1, N.C. Highway 55 and U.S. Highway 64. N.C. 55 has been closed to traffic.
(evacuation area:)
The prognosis is optimistic as far as clearing the air," Mayor Keith Weatherly said. "The rain is potentially dissipating the particulates in the air."
Hazmat crews were set to begin inspecting the EQ plant at about 10 a.m. Friday, Weatherly said. Firefighters stayed away from the blaze overnight because the combination of darkness and the chemical cloud made it too dangerous.
"This is the worst possible hazardous materials incident you could have," Town Manager Bruce Radford said.
Radford said the fire appeared to be dying down Friday morning. He attributed that to the rain and the fact that most of the combustible material in the plant had been consumed."
Thankfully our house and my office are plenty far away from the affected area and with the winds coming out of the north, it should stay that way. Not exactly what I expected to wake up to this morning...
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