Sweater season

Confession

I have a confession to make:  I LOVE pumpkin spice products.

Pumpkin spice coffee.  Pumpkin spice coffee creamer.  Pumpkin spice muffins.  Pumpkin spice cookies.  Pumpkin spice cream cheese.  Pumpkin spice oatmeal.  Pumpkin spice pancakes.  Pumpkin spice cereal.  Pumpkin spice frozen yogurt.  Pumpkin spice peanut butter.  Pumpkin spice ice cream.  Pumpkin spice cheesecake.

Yes, yes, and YES!!!

While I hate the end of summer, my disappointment is tempered by the knowledge that pumpkin spice season is right around the corner.

Fall

I'm a firm believer in not rushing holiday decorations.  But since its now October and we're technically in fall, I decided it was OK to set up my little tribute to fall and the harvest season.

 
These pumpkins were given to me by my friend Thad.  He got them (free) from a colleague's garden.  I like the variation in size and colors, although I believe the green will eventually turn orange, leaving me with 3 orange and 1 white pumpkins.

Friday fragments

Welcome to Friday fragments, my weekly recap of topics too big to forget, yet too small to be their own post.

I think mums are beautiful. Their colors are so rich and vibrant!
Seeing them pleases my eye, but also make me sad because they mean summer is practically over and fall is here. I'm basically a summer guy; I love going to the beach, wearing shorts and flip-flops, and top-down driving. So the arrival of fall, although beautiful, saddens me because my favorite things are winding down until next spring.

The Newlyweds are arriving this evening! Yes, I know, we just saw them a month ago when we spent our vacation with them in Portland, but I can't help being excited because they are very close friends. They'll join us for Fri Night Dinner with 'the usual suspects' and then we'll have all day tomorrow together. Sun morning they're off to Baltimore for a wedding, and we're off to DC for the National Equality March.

My friend Bob sent me this cartoon, which I find current and poignant.

This guy is amazing!!! And, all his costumes are made of paper. I would love to see him perform in person. Such creativity!

Today I discovered an important omission when I designed the new shower room: I completely forgot to have them build in a small shelf onto which I can prop my foot when washing my lower leg and foot. I mentioned it to Mike the builder today by saying "I've got something for you to think about over the weekend..." I'm not sure if anything can be done about it now, but I'm hoping he will come up with something.

A couple weeks ago Spouse & I started playing group trivia at the Frogg Pond with Steven & Thad and The Bobs. The 1st week we just joined them for a portion of the game, as we had a car club event to attend, but they won 3rd place. Last week we joined them for the full game and our group won 1st place: $25. off our food and beverage tab. This week we joined them again and won 1st place yet again! Coincidence??? I think not. Its a lot more fun than I thought it would be, and even if we didn't win it would be fun to hang out with these friends.

DavidDust currently has this hilarious picture on his blog, reminding bloggers and blog lovers of our next meet-up. Please join us if you can!

Have a great weekend, ma peeps!

Crush du Jour: Blake Nolan