There's A Change In The Wind

Fall is my favorite time of the year. A couple of days ago the wind here in the Hill Country changed. We will still have some hot weather during the day but at night it will start cooling down. And before we know it, October will be here.  I was looking through one of my cookbooks this morning and found a new recipe to try. I baked a new pumpkin muffin, Tested it out on some friends and they all seem to like this one. So maybe it will be a keeper for a morning with coffee treat on a cool morning. yummmm.
 I keep passing the boxes of Halloween decorations in the garage and want to tear them open so I can refresh my memory of years past. I love to decorate my yard with scarecrows, spiders, and witches. I already visalize the children running and laughing to where I'm sitting among the pumpkins. I love to dress up for the special event. This year I'm the Lollypop Witch. I will have lollypops glued on to my dress and hat. And I have gift bags filled with rubber spiders, bats, and skeletons and 5 lollypops all tied up with black and orange and puple curly tie ribbon. Yes, I have the bags already packed and ready to deliver. I did them last week.  I also have color books and story books for my trick or treaters. We usually get around 200 kids. Each year the number is growing.  My son in law also decorates his yard. We have the best decorated houses on the block. People drive by just to see our decorations. We live 4 houses apart. However, he does out do me. He has a large blown up black hurst with 4 horses. Inside the carriage hurst is a headless skeleton all lite up. Its like 20 feet long. Its fantastic. Now this year I have to think up something to out do him. Hmmmm, what am I going to do? Anyone have any ideas? Drop me a comment.
Then after Halloween, we have the antiscipation of Christmas coming. A wonderful time of the year. And again there will be lots of decorations outside and inside. Once again, we try to outdo each other in the yard. My daughter and I love to cook. We already have the cookbooks out trying to decide what new desert we will put out on the tables this year.
I will take some pictures and put them on here for you to see.
Bring on the cool weather. I'm ready.