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Poor Pumpkin Head Witch. She doesn't frighten the crows one bit!

October weekend

This weekend will be one of cleaning up the old homestead... a little fall cleaning.

Those darn pesky cobwebs are everywhere!

Some preparations for winter. (Putting away air conditioners, garden hoses and such.)

Some more knitting, I'm on hat... hmmmm.... gee, I've lost count ! I think number 5.

Maybe cozy up with a little spooky book,

catch up on watching my recorded Ghost Hunter's shows.

Sip a little hot spiced cider and put my feet up with some fuzzy warm socks on.

I hope everyone has a wonderful spooky October weekend!

Pretty as a Picture

My Daughter Autumn's latest photo shoots.

My Great-Niece Boo.

Autumn's Photography website http://autumnluciano.com/default.aspx

Warm, woolly and strange...

I'm a knitting maniac!!!

Here's some photos of hat # 3. A pumpkin colored hat for Noah. He picked the color. My homeschoolin friend Cheryl helped me with the ribbing. Thanks Cheryl!
Hat #2 was a purple wool hat for Caleb's friend's birthday and was wrapped before I had gotten a photo of it. I've already started hat #4.

~This is not my kid... he's still kickin. Although I've thought about shrinking his head a few times:)
Here's a strange conversation I had with Noah once.
Noah: "Mom, how do you shrink a head?"
Me: Ummm.... "I'm not sure, why?"
Noah: "Oh just in case!" as he skips merrily away.

In case of what?!!!
Maybe we should make that a homeschool project. Any volunteers? Muhhaha!!!

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A pail full of handmade Halloween shakers and mask. Just for fun!

The Harvest Moon

A full moon will occur early on Sunday, October 4. It is given the special name of Harvest Moon since it is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. In years past, farmers depended on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather ripening crops late into the night. Most Harvest Moon's occur in September, but sometimes (like this year) it will occur in October. The next time a Harvest Moon will occur in October is 2017.

October Moon/ Leaves Falling Moon:

Our Ojibiwa Heritage

October's great path of the moon is respect. For us, the new year begins now and not in January. This is a time of sleeping seeds and birds flying south for the winter. Leaves begin to fall; the sun turns pale in the sky. It is the Moon of Putting Away and the Moon of Remembering Old Names. Preparation begins for the coming winter.

We look for signs of whether it will be a hard winter: Do the clouds have long tails? Does the chipmunk work harder, storing food for winter? Does ice have an early voice? What does the raven say? Does the coyote change his song? Do our hearts stir with warning?
Now is the time to learn respect for all living things--even for those who are not your friends. Is there a voice from your past that you didn't pay attention to? Take time to mend broken connections. Find out why someone does not like you; respect that person even so.
Respect starts on the simplest level.

Walk to the mountains where the first snow has already fallen. Notice that the stream has a collar of ice along the edges. Dry leaves move on the wind, sighing. Inside you, something calms down. Turn your face to the sun: For everything in the past, thank you. To the future, yes.
Respect is a matter of equality, even in the worst of times.

Taken from "Dancing Moons" by Nancy Wood

Peeking Out my Windows

Just don't peek in!

Haunting the Homestead

I think the Spirits are restless...

there's an increase in creaking of floor boards when no one is there, voices coming from the attic and a cold spot in front of the fireplace.

I think they've taken the banner that I made a little too serious.