Monthly Archives: October 2012

Gift #166: Halloween shelf

Today I’ll show you pictures of my shelf all decked out in Halloween array.  I’m seriously considering leaving it up year round, it’s so pretty.  The pictures don’t do it justice, but I still wanted to show you.  On the … Continue reading

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Gift #165: Halloween Wreath

Over the past month I have enjoyed seeing beautiful Halloween wreaths on Pinterest and my DIY blogs.  I finally decided I’d like to try to make one too.  I’ve never attempted wreaths before.  They’ve always seemed a bit daunting, having to … Continue reading

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Gift #164: Fall at Crown Hill

Autumn at Crown Hill Cemetery is not to be missed.  They have grand trees there; they are an arboretum as well as a cemetery, and are well known for their trees. They even give tree tours!  And many schools in the … Continue reading

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Gift #163: Music of the Night

Today was the most special event of the year.  It’s my absolute favorite activity in Indianapolis.  Tonight was the “Music of the Night” concert at Crown Hill Cemetery.  I look forward to this every year, all year long.  Charles Manning is … Continue reading

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GIft #162: Apple galette

Over the weekend I made apple galettes from Fall Baking magazine, a Better Homes and Gardens publication.  These are a savory galette; the recipe consists of making a pastry crust with grated gouda cheese, then filling it with Dijon mustard, apple slices, … Continue reading

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Gift #161: Halloween earrings

Over the weekend, I pried myself away from knitting long enough to make some earrings for Halloween.  I had seen the tiny pendants at Joanns and thought they would look great as a pair of earrings.  They matched each other stylistically, … Continue reading

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Gift #160: Porch full of pumpkins

Remember the post on Kelp’s Pumpkin Stand I wrote about a while ago?  Well, today I wanted to share some pictures of how the pumpkins look on the front porch and show off the beautiful dearies.  It’s very difficult for … Continue reading

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Gift #159: Wooly bear caterpillar

Today’s featured guest is another little creature that I found on hikes at Spring Mill.  I actually saw several.  May I introduce you to the wooly bear caterpillar?  I remember seeing pictures of this little guy in my books from … Continue reading

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Gift # 158: Fall butterfly

I was looking back through my pictures of the trip to Spring Mill and I found this one that I wanted to share for today’s post.  I’m on a never-ending quest to take pictures of the Lepidoptera order.  Every time … Continue reading

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Gift #157: Fall foliage

The trees are at their peak and they are absolutely glorious.  I can’t even drive properly because I am so distracted by them.  I’m so grateful that we’ve had a beautiful autumn.  We all expected the leaves to die and … Continue reading

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