Slow to Start, But Gathering Steam

Yes, I've been away.  You could play a kind of messed-up version of "Where's Waldo" with my travels and travails of the past month; however, I'm starting to feel like I'm catching up to myself.

The first sign of "back to normal" ("normal" being a subjective term) is that I'm excited about fall and, of course, fall fashion.  It took a little longer this September, but now that I'm in, I'm really in.  I'm looking forward to pouring over the Elle Collections magazine.  Not only do they do one of the best jobs of representing the season, but they have interesting layouts and other features.  Sure, it cost $20, but it's better than buying four sub-par (and often repetitive) magazines.

Now if it only would get a little colder so I could wear my new jacket!

October Fun

It has suddenly become fall here.  And yesterday was surprisingly cold and damp, but we had a date to get some pumpkins.  The crappy weather meant we didn't have to deal with the crowds, which suited us just fine.

Here we are (minus our photographer) ready for action.  I thought Carhartt overalls with a cap picked up in a thrift store in London suited the weather and vibe of the day.

Pumpkin city!

 Before me sit five lovely pumpkins, but only one will go on in hopes of becoming Claudia & Liss' Top Pumpkin.  (Actually, we took two.)

 No crowds meant more room for us to lounge on the hay ride (which was really a tractor pull sans hay, but fun nonetheless).

Welcome autumn!