a visit with Mike

 We had a wonderful visit with our friend, Mike Schwartz today in Carterville. We went to Giant City State Park a few miles away for lunch at the lodge there! It was a beautiful place and the food was delicious and was served family style. They are famous for their fried chicken and have won lots of awards for it. We drove all through the park and saw the fall leaves, waterways, cliffs and historical places around the area. It was a great day. We drove home in the dark, in the rain, it was pretty treacherous sometimes, but we made it home and it had barely rained here in Kinmundy! Go figure! Thanks, Mike, for a fun day and for lunch! 

 

The leaves are just beautiful now!

 The leaves are just beautiful now!

 

Don't forget to change your clocks..

 

Halloween at the Louisville Fall Festival

 Went to the Louisville Fall festival today. They have thd best car show every year. We had a pulled pork sandwich and ran into Bill's brother, Brad. Had a nice day, plus it was cool and cloudy, perfect weather.

 

My witch table,

 My witch table with the album I made with creepy relatives, spell book, potion bottles and aged vase, all made by me.  I bought orange light bulbs, which makes it even more creepy.. I love it!

 

Happy Halloween!(My mantle from this year, sorry, no music)

 

Happy Halloween Eve

 

Had a nice fire tonight

 Had a nice fire tonight...

 

Fresh fish, it's what's for dinner

 Bill went fishing a few days ago...fresh fried fish and roasted veggies...it's what's for dinner!

 

Me (the witch doctor) and Fred

 It was my afternoon at Country Creek Treasures this week, so decided to dress up one more time. Here is a picture of me and Fred. Fred is what happens when the witch doctor gets ahold of you!

 

The last night together at the farm

 Saturday, the next day, some of the girls went in separate vehicle into Grafton.  Several went to resale shops and other places to do shopping, some went to ride the sky lift and visit a few museums.  Linda Jo and I stayed back at the farm and sat outside drinking coffee and enjoying the beautiful weather. 

After everyone returned from their day time adventures, we had sloppy Joe's, stuffed pepper soup with chips and Focaccia bread, we had the Cherries jubilee and ate the cookies shaped like fried eggs and cupcakes. It was our last night in Grafton. Some of us gathered on the sofa to watch endless episodes of Creep Show and others went back out to the fire. The ladies outside kept sending us messages begging for s'mores...bring out the s'mores, we want s'mores, Melissa bring out the s'mores..lol...mind you, they are only about 30 feet from the kitchen door. Finally Penny took them the stuff for s'mores...

The next morning we all had breakfast together and sat around the fire pit until our lunch reservation at Pere Marquette We then drove home by way of the river road. It was a wonderful time.

 

 The Creep Show gang