Pumpkinage
Today, let’s pretend that it’s still October and you’re still interested in seeing pumpkin patch pictures!
Last month, E.B.’s class went to Farmer Jim’s Pumpkin Patch in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. It was blissful (ok, so as blissful as it can get with twenty-something 4-year-olds) 2 1/2 hours of running wild, playing in corn, and marveling at the many different pumpkins that Farmer Jim had in his patch.
Farmer Jim took us through the corn maze, and all 4 foot 11 inches of me was so glad that HE could see over the tall corn because even in the daylight, I had no idea where I was going. And then E.B. ran ahead of me. I tell you, trying to find your child in a corn maze is an experience.
The kids loved, loved, loved the corn pools. They were big, plastic swimming pools filled with corn kernels, and the purpose was to dig around in them and find the hidden corn cobs.
Farmer Jim and his wife Lynn were so patient with the children and have a great pumpkin patch, should you ever find yourself in the Mississippi Delta during the Fall.
New England Style
I love the beach and dream someday of owning a little cottage by the sea. I subscribe to several magazines that showcase beautiful homes and life in general in small seaside towns. I think it would be amazing to wake up to the smell of the ocean, prepare meals with a fresh catch of the day, and watch beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the water. Growing up, my entire family on my dad’s side would rent a beach house on St. George Island, Florida for a week and spend our days watching the dolphins play at sunrise, looking for sand dollars, and exploring every inch the lisland had to offer. The likelihood of someday owning a beach home is probably very slim, so I treasure memories of past family vacations where the living was this easy.
But a girl can dream, right? And dream I do about quaint little seaside cottages filled with white furniture, like this white wardrobe or a white console table to display those treasures from the sea. White furniture is so diverse in that it can make a room look modern and sleek or dressed down beautifully as shabby chic. In either case, it lends a crisp, clean feel to a room and plays well with just about any color scheme.