99 Days Of Halloween

OMG I miscounted and almost missed writing my first 2021 post on my 99 Days of Halloween blog!! In my defense I think I either counted today or didn’t count Halloween. Or maybe I'm a day early… whatever. At least I caught my mistake. It’s sorta hot (since it’s July) and tho I ❤️ Halloween I don’t feel very Halloween-ish right now. But my car's tellin' a different story! I'm an avid thrift shopper & crafter. The photo up 👆🏻 shows 3 of my recent finds. The family hasn't seen the clown mask before today... I expect some objections to its presence in my dining or living room, lol!  That's a vintage 50s Madam Alexander doll behind the clown face. I don't think she's a creeper but she DOES need eyelashes. If you're part of the group that says 'OMG creepy doll' any time you see a vintage doll, well... to each their own! 

Pumpkins in our front yard Yes, I planted pumpkins in our front yard 2 months ago and I'm as excited as a little kid, watching them grow! I've never grown them successfully before... EVER! The seeds I used were from last year's jack o'lanterns that I carved with the grandkids. Theirs were 2 different kinds of mystery squash-kins... squat and super hard to carve. Mine was a classic carving pumpkin from a local grocery store. I started the seeds in my greenhouse exactly 3 months ago (April 29th) and you can see how successful that was!  Classic pumpkin Piggyback (oops, the top one rolled off) Dangler (I'll have to add a support this one) Jack-B-Littles for the dolls! There's 6 mounds of pumpkins across the front of my new flower garden bed with some fresh compost/soil. Maybe that's why they're so very happy. The 'Jacks' are marching forward across the lawn and sprawling backwards towards the house thru the bed of cutting flowers and sunflowers.  Su...