On things Octobery

fall produce

Fresh produce at Rosedale Farms and Vineyard, where I visited today for a magazine article I’m working on.

shipyard pumpkin ale with pumpkin and sugar

This is the latest offering at one of my favorite watering holes – a Shipyard Pumpkin Ale with cinnamon and sugar on the rim. Nom.

pumpkin disguised as a turkey

One of my favorite exhibits at the Big E – the 4H farm-contest entries. This pumpkin-as-turkey was particularly cool.

…And Horrorfest continues too, my daily consumption of horror movies. Here’s the rundown so far:

1. House of 1,000 Corpses

2. The Wicker Man

3. Wicked Little Things

4. The Cottage

5. Brainscan

6. The Blob

7. Haunting in Connecticut

8. The Burning

9. Feed

10. Snuff: The Documentary

Published: Friday, 9 October 2009

Costumes. Wearing our nerd on the outside.

I learned recently that my niece, The Bean, is considering ‘kitty’ as her Halloween costume. It’s very exciting to watch her independently choose a costume to wear, and I’m sure when her cultural lexicon expands her choices are going to get even more intriguing as time goes on.

I wonder if she knows I once went trick-or-treating as ‘mouse,’ or that her father looked exactly like Pete Wentz when he was nine.

October snaps, part 2

I looked at the calendar in my iPhone today and I thought the settings got scrambled somehow. Oct. 20? Really?

My favorite month is whizzing past me at break-neck speed. I’ve barely had time to stop and document the moments – but here are a few.

The Spoils:

pumpkins in truck

The Likely Duo:

mums and pumpkin

The Food. Stuffed pork loin with spinach, cheddar cheese, apples, and garlic; homemade apple sauce; apple stuffing. Nom.

The Running List – can she watch eight more in three days? I think she can.

1. House of 1,000 Corpses2. The Wicker Man3. Wicked Little Things4. The Cottage5. Brainscan6. The Blob7. Haunting in Connecticut8. The Burning 9. Feed 10. Snuff: The Documentary 11. The Nun12. The Abandoned13. Murder Party14. An American Haunting15.