How is it already the middle of November?

I'd better wrap up Autumn before it's too late. This is going to be a sort of odds and ends post...

I keep meaning to introduce Phil; though he belongs to the downstairs neighbors the pets have seemed to come to an understanding that Murph gets free reign or the downstairs while the cats (Phil and Kitty) get dominion over the upstairs. That is to say, Phil rules our roost. He is the boss and whenever Kitty, Murphy Josh or I get out of line Phil lets us know it.

Oh my stars folks, look at those eyebrows, they are irresistible.

Josh and I went out to dinner with an old college buddy of mine last week and on the way out of the house Josh snapped these extremely adorable pictures of yours truly. I almost forgot how gosh darn cute I can be when I do little things like, you know, shower and get dressed.

And check out that sweet ass.

I've felt a little let down by the soggy brown leaves all around our neighborhood. Inspired the amazing colors of the leaves we saw during our trip to Maryland last month I made this garland to bring a little autumn color into our dining room.

And finally, what do you do with you pumpkins the day after Halloween? Continue Reading to see what I did this year...