Halloween at St C’s

Thought y’all would like to see Mom’s handiwork on her common area table. 

Cute. Remember the howling witch she used to have? Sophie hated it. 

How about this one as I walked down the hall to take the picture. 

Ordered these very appropriate coasters. 

Let’s hope they work. Coasters never work. 

Sure sign

It’s still hot but fall is here. Was surprised to see lots of spider lilies coming up in the yard. 

We usually only get a few. Must have been the perfect weather for them. 

We used to take them to our teachers for back to school. Back then school started in September. 

Well they opened a few days later so I picked them to take to Mom. I’ll be on my trip to Orlando tonight so won’t be able to enjoy them. Wonder if they are blooming well on Riverwood. 

Just a happy dog. 

Will miss her this week. Headed to Harry Potter world at Universal Studios and Disneyworld with Mary Grace and Ryan. This has been MG and my dream since HP opened 

Unexpected adventures...

...and some planned ones. Ryan asked my advice in finding the perfect sofa. I told him that he would have to go to every furniture store in town to see no one has what he wants. Then we look somewhere else. I called J. Allan in Brookhaven and the sent me a picture of exactly what we wanted. 

We took a little trip there so he and Mary Grace could sit on it. It was perfect. We asked where to go to eat lunch. Always an important part of adventures. He recommended a little po boy shop nearby. He said don’t let the front fool you. Go around back and there it is. 

I’m glad he warned us. It said discount beer and cigarettes. But dang were those po boys good. So good I didn’t even look up long enough to take picture. 

Much anticipated event. St C’s play. Mom on stage. 

Curtain call. It was so cute. 

Mary Grace always brings flowers. Tommy on the other hand always is a nut. See him behind Mom?

Glad I snagged this little pitcher from Amy’s mom’s things. I avoided it during packing and garage sales. But when the last buyer left and it was still there I had to have it. So much for my hard and fast rule to simplify. 

Also an older church friend gave me the rest of her Jadeite. 

Had to take a pic of this little baby croc someone left at the pool. Experienced moms always look back one last time. 

Last adventure. Triple birthday for Kathy, Jill and Pam. We met at Bravo for food and presents. 

Some signs of fall

We had a back to school lunch at church and invited Millsaps students. Flowers for the tables. 

Ready for fall colors. 

But then I noticed how the pencils I bought for back to school drive matched perfectly. Mom artfully scattered them on the tables. 

Another sign of fall...Ed boiling peanuts 

Somehow I never read Donna Tartt’s book The Goldfinch when it came out. Decided to read it before I see the movie. Check out this weighty tome.(literally) It is a whopper at 700 plus pages anyway but get in large print and it is a weapon or a front door step. 

Jill hosted Book Club and we enjoyed this one. Everyone is fascinated by Harper Lee. I think she was not the most pleasant person. 

More signs of fall in the beautiful table setting. 

Look at the yummy individual chicken pies. 

Jill’s specialty. We beg for it every time. Pavlova. 

Birthday

Happy Birthday Dad! Ivy reminded me of his birthday.  She was born on the day after that, the 14th. Dad had hoped they would share a birthday. She said she always thinks of him on this day. Love her as she turns 26 tomorrow.