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I bought this skeleton years ago, I can't even remember where, but I love the cute sign that hangs around his neck and the cheeky little smile on his face.

When I have him out during the Halloween season he reminds me that friends are always welcome, even if his sign says "fiends"...

We all need friends, they are the family we get to choose and the ones who are often there for us the most during our lives.  Kind of the way you all were when I had my grumpy day the other day...so thank you for always leaving kind comments that make me smile even on the dreariest of days!  Sometimes I may not be able to reply to all of your lovely messages, but please know that I appreciate each and every one of them!

In my last post I mentioned that I had picked up a bracelet for the fall.  I bought it at Lola Belle Co.where I always seem to find the best jewelry at really great prices!  We are very lucky here in southern Maryland to have all sorts of wonderful shops where you can pick up something as a gift, or those special things for ourselves without breaking the bank!

I also told you about the pumpkins I picked up last Saturday from one of my favorite Mennonite farms.  Here are some of the miniature white pumpkins all lined up along the bench on my front porch.

They still need a good bath, but it has been raining the last couple of days, and today it's sunny but a little nippy, so I'll wait and do it this weekend when it's supposed to be a bit warmer.  Besides, I kind of like their fresh from the field appearance!

And here are the johnny jump ups from my friend and talented floral designer Doug Vogel!  Doug recently took a job with a shop in LaPlata, Maryland called Studio Three, so if you need flowers and live in the area be sure to give him a call!

Last week was a busy week, and this one is following suit, so I am WAY overdue in giving thanks to Michelle from the blog Emerald Cove!   She gave me and several other bloggers The Versatile Blogger award!

If you've never visited Michelle's blog then you don't know what you've been missing.  She is always full of inspiring design ideas, and her fun loving personality and sweet nature come through loud and clear with every post!

Thank you Michelle for this wonderful award!!

Well as the recipient of this award I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself...of course first and foremost I love my family, but I thought I would share a few other things this time, so here goes, try not to get too excited!

1.  You may have figured this out from the last post, but I am married to the greatest guy in the world.  My great aunt once said "Wow you have him trained well!" to which I replied "He came pre-trained!"

2.  I've always had a little voice that has guided me throughout my life.  Call it a guardian angel or whatever you like, but I haven't always listened to it.  Once when our daughter was little the voice told me to double check her high chair tray to make sure it was securely fastened...I was rushing around and didn't check, and sure enough she pushed on it and toppled out of the chair.  Thankfully she wasn't hurt, but after that I never ignored that little voice ever again and it has served me well over the years!  I always say to my family, listen to your gut, and that is why!

3.  I am a HUGE procrastinator!

4.  I love a clean house, but I don't always have one.

5.  I go by lots of different names...Katherine, Kath, Kathy, and Kat...and I answer to all of them!

6.  If I won the lottery I would set up a fund to help others travel, I think there is no greater teacher than a trip to a foreign land!

7.  I secretly think Martha Stewart was invented by a man to make women feel inadequate about themselves...hehe!  Hey it could be true! ;-)

Now I'm supposed to pass this along to several other bloggers, but my policy on that is that I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings by leaving them out.  So consider this an invitation to all of you to share 7 things about yourselves...either in a post, or in the comments section!

I hope all of you have a wonderful day and I look forward to reading your comments!