Happy Halloween!

Keely as Werewolf

'80s girl group

Hummus Dipping Graveyard

Bone Breadsticks

Monster Paw (Meatloaf and Shallots)

Mashed Potato Ghosts

Roasted Cheddar Potatoes

Blob Cupcakes

Mummy Dogs

Pulled Pork and Coleslaw Sandwich

Grilled Apple, Cheddar and Spinach Sandwich

Curried Caulifower

Halloween Special: Cured Epidermis

Halloween Popcorn Hands

Mozzarella Fingers

Guacamoldy and Bat Chips

Rocky Horror Apple Mouths

Mummy Pizzas

Goblin Goo

Crayon on Canvas Art

Regretfully, my normally trusty hot-glue gun did not realize this was the newest trend and failed when it came to crayons. The just melted inside and leaked out, but would not come through the gun on command. As Plan B, I melted the crayons in a double boiler and and just poured the wax on directly.

Rainy days

Medieval Times

Amia caught a carnation thrown by a knight on horseback. This is just setting her up for disappointment.

 

Revamp of Old Filing Cabinet Top

Farm daycation

One of my favorite things to do in the fall is schedule a trip to the farm or orchard. We used to go to Alstede Farms in New Jersey every season.

Corn field maze

Butternut Squash & Ham Soup with Monster Breadstick Fingers

Candy Indian Corn

Made with Kix/marshmallow/raisin/craisin corn and wrapped with a fruit roll-up husk.

Slime-Covered Bat Wings

Really just chicken wings with barbecue sauce, and a bit of blue food coloring.

Giant trashbag spider

What to do with all those leaves you've raked up? Fill some trashbags to create a front-lawn arachnid sure to garner some double takes. We just used construction paper to give him that slightly unhinged visage.

Homemade Falafal and Tzatziki

Pest infestation

 

Whole Wheat Chimichanga

Make a Scarecrow

Hurray for fall! Keely built this barrel-chested scarecrow a couple of years ago with old clothes, straw, twine (to hold the pants up and the shirt down) and a burlap bag for a head (that was a bit of a fail). And of course, a few foam stickers on the shirt, because, why not?

Honey Bun Cake

Linen Closet

And my mom told me I couldn't fit all my toiletries into a one-bathroom home. I even had enough room to take out a few shelves and fit in my hamper.

NYC hurrah

One year to the day since we moved. A day to look back...

It looks as though we traveled to the midwest via boat.

 

Keely tracing our ancestry at Ellis Island. Sorry dear, the French came down from Canada.

Amia also looking up...Lady Liberty's skirts.

Aww. Clearly not from the above day trip, but Keely's first Broadway show. Look at how little she was!