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Did you wait till the last minute to decorate your pumpkin? Looking for ideas? I’ve got ya covered. Here are my friend Ginny’s and mine. Here are a few prize winners from our neighborhood contest. Plus a few from an artist at the Sister Bay Library in Door County. Inspired? I hope so. . . . → Read More: Last Minute Pumpkin Decorating Ideas Retirement has its advantages. For example, my October to do list has had “make a lampshade scarecrow” for at least three years, complete with a Pinterest picture. Retired…done. Then there’s the neighborhood pumpkin decorating contest. Retired…won! So what if there were only 11 entrants, Aubrey II is totally cool. Angelica and Aubrey II A . . . → Read More: Lampshade Scarecrow Angel And Pumpkin Puppy I’d like to introduce you to Frank N. Pumpkin. He is just too cute. And so easy. The good news is that we aren’t looking for perfection here – I’m not good at perfection. I started with a green pumpkin and used craft paint. Then I sprayed him with clear coat and with hair spray. . . . → Read More: What a Cute Pumpkin! Simple. That’s what Ginny is aiming for. And the pumpkins we created while camping in Door County are just that. Well, just that and more, with the more part being that they are awfully cute. To Ginny, simple was one big pumpkin transformed to cute in no time at all. To me, it was pumpkins . . . → Read More: Pumpkins So Easy You Don’t Need Directions This is the time of year I always make new friends. Our garden club helped folks make 65 new friends last week, and I personally made 2. Here they are, happily greeting passers-by on this (dare I say it) first day of autumn. Kinda scary isn’t it? Autumn – already. And just when I almost . . . → Read More: Autumn Greetings From Me and My New Friends Why a part 4? What was so special about this year’s Scarecrow Factory that these last 2 pictures deserve a blog of their own? Why, its the new opportunity for getting your haircut while you are at our annual event. In this shot, Joan was considering a change. Ann took out her trusty . . . → Read More: Pioneer Day Scarecrow Factory – OhWhata Photo Op, Part 4 This is it! Almost the last batch of smilers from the Elk Grove Garden Club’s Scarecrow Factory! There will be one more posting just so you can see the something new that we added to this year’s event. If you are wondering what other . . . → Read More: Pioneer Day Scarecrow Factory – OhWhata Photo Op, Part 3 I’ve got more pictures of smiles to show you. Like the pictures I posted yesterday, these are from the Scarecrow Factory at Elk Grove Village’s Pioneer Days. Smiles brought to you compliments of the Elk Grove Garden Club. One more set of pictures to follow later this week. . . . → Read More: Pioneer Day Scarecrow Factory – OhWhata Photo Op, Part 2 There were a lot of smiles at the Elk Grove Garden Club’s Scarecrow Factory last weekend. That’s because our scarecrows came with smiles, lots of smiles. Start counting with one smile per scarecrow, which makes our initial smile count 95. Add 1 smile per Garden Club member who helped that day and you’ve got . . . → Read More: Pioneer Day Scarecrow Factory – OhWhata Photo Op, Part 1 The Scarecrow Factory at Pioneer Days has become quite a tradition in Elk Grove Village. This family event is held every September. The Garden Club has sooooo much fun watching and helping everyone with their scarecrows. Creativity abounds! Here I present to you my absolute favorite scarecrow of the day. If you are wondering . . . → Read More: And My Favorite Scarecrow Of The Day Is… |
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