Welcome to October
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What I love about October...
October is my favorite month of the year! It brings the essence of fall with the scent of fallen leaves and cool, dewy mornings.
October signals the start of garden cleanup and winter preparation. Trim your finished perennials and remove the remaining annuals. Prune the long stems of Hydrangeas that have turned a rich, deep pink and raspberry color, and store them upright in a dry location for use in Thanksgiving arrangements both indoors and outdoors.
October is a time to pull out your orange and brown clothes, as well as stored winter hats and gloves.
In the kitchen, I display my cookbook titled "A Harvest of Pumpkins and Squash." I continue to burn McIntosh apple-scented candles and use an apple-scented countertop cleaner (started in August). I love the seasonal scents of Meyer's Clean Day Apple Cider and Orange Clove. You can also celebrate the beginning of fall with dishtowels in seasonal hues. Enjoying the seasonal changes in Michigan, I switch my home decor from summer to fall in October. My chandelier shades, pillow covers, and entranceways feature orange, black, and white colors.
October Activities
Recover throw pillows with seasonal colors like black, white and orange.
Change chandelier and lamp shade colors to black and white or cover with halloween shades (see my photo gallery below).
Carve pumpkins and make roasted pumpkin seeds.
Make jack-o-lanterns out of orange peppers and bake them stuffed with Spanish rice.
Cut long stems of Hydrangea to dry and use in indoor and outdoor arrangements.
Cut back spent perennials and pull out the remaining annuals.
Decorate your front porch with seasonal silk florals, pumpkins and gourds.
Replace hand saniyizer stickers with fall window decals.
Things to Do
Make squash soup with acorn squash from a local farm market.
Make easy cinnamon donuts (visit my recipes page).
Bake apple pie and baked cinnamon apples.
Go to a local high school football game.
Change out the flowers in your front urns with faux fall branches (see my photo gallery below for examples and ideas).
Purchase fall gourds and squash frOom local farm markets to cook and decorate with.
October Inspiration
Cosmos in bloom Dried Hydrangea Cocoon on a leaf branch Ripe acorn squash Zinna Chinese lantern Squirrels eating jack-o-lanterns Grim reaper costume Pumpkin books for display Jack-o-lantern orange peppers jack-o-lantern lampshade cover Cover hand sanitizers with fall window decals
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