Finally, it's cool enough around here to actually make me think it's October.  I remember a time when you could put an uncut pumpkin out on the porch on October 1st and it wouldn't rot down into a boiled, nasty blob by October 7th, but those days seem to be gone.  We learned a couple of years ago to wait and buy our pumpkin the week of Halloween, and if we didn't carve it, it would usually last until Thanksgiving.  Tomorrow, we are getting a pumpkin...maybe two, so we can carve one, and save the other.

Today, I got a lovely birthday present from Christy (Thank you, Christy!!!!) and it put me in a better Autumny mood than I had been in previously, which meant that I had only stuck a few decorations outside before, and called it a day.  This morning, I dragged the boxes back out and dug out some more indoor pieces I wanted to have around, and after puting out all the candles and potpourri, this place is smelling mighty lovely.

The camera happened to be nearby, which is unusual, because it never seems to be within reach when I want it, so I decided to snap a few pictures of the house feeling Fallish.   This is BY NO MEANS all of the decorations.  I only wish these pictures came in Smell-O-Vision: