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Back in the Saddle


Posted in: Dublin, Ireland

Is it November? It is.

Am I going to post every day? Yes, I am.

Is NaBloPoMo still a thing? Who can say – but it will be here.

While gearing yourself up for a month of fascinating content, do please admire my festive Halloween decor.

By night:

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By day:

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And will we have a close up of the autumn wreath that I made myself using a hanger, ribbons, leaves and cuttings from the garden? Yes, yes, I think we will. To be honest, it made for a stressful week as it had to be regularly refreshed with leaves from the garden as the old ones wilted or blew away but I felt very crafty, as is seasonally appropriate.

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I had cute little pumpkin nightlights and my entire decorative gourd collection on the mantelpiece last night and I was extremely pleased. Sadly it did not photograph well due to glare from 12 nightlights (judge away) so you will just have to imagine gourd perfection. May I yet again refer you to this article which is now an essential element of the season and describes my sentiments admirably.

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  1. The easy criticism of someone who does nothing for Hallowe’en…the pumpkins were not…carved? Many years ago, when my young people were very young, I bought some special tools which made it easier.
    Even longer ago when I was young and pumpkins didn’t exist in my part of England, we carved Swedes – the vegetable rather than the people – it was not really satisfactory?

  2. I know. I opted out of carving a few years ago because a) it’s very difficult and b) my next door neighbours (just out of shot) have a daughter who went to art school and the most amazing carved pumpkins every year and I felt…outclassed.

    I cannot imagine the difficulty of carving a swede. I mean they’re almost impossible to cut up for cooking. The old Irish way was a turnip (also a swede? certainly also impossible to cut up) and they look terrifying.

  3. I think the swede/turnip conundrum is intense. A Scottish friend insists what I call a swede she has as a turnip. Completely get being outclassed on the pumpkin carving..I always did a very ordinary level.