With Halloween a mere week away, I spent the weekend getting ready. In addition to carving my two pumpkins I got at Pumpkin Hollow last week, I also made some pumpkin spice cookies, and a spooky cookie haunted house (without a roof). The roof on the house refused to stay put so there isn’t one, but the pumpkin spice cookies were delicious. I...

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This past weekend, I once again accompanied my mother to another storytelling festival. This one was labeled a ghost storytelling event so I willingly went. Because this event was in Cape Girardeau, home to my favorite antique store (more on Annie Laurie's here), we had to stop by there first. I was able to introduce my mother to Annie Laurie’s for the first...

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I’ve said before that I love fall. My mood always lightens in the fall. There are so many things about fall that I love. I decided to list them to remind myself how much I love this time of year. *Pumpkins *Halloween *Thanksgiving (or should I just say Thanksgiving FOOD) *The leaves change colors *St. Louis Bread Company’s Pink Ribbon Bagel *Pumpkin Spice...

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I love October.  It's my favorite month of the year.  The air turns chilly, the leaves start to fall, and Halloween comes around (and my birthday).  I've always loved Halloween because it's also my birthday.  My mother was always great at making a national holiday my day too.  When I was younger my birthday party and cake always matched my costume.  When the trick-or-treaters...

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