Waupaca has a wonderful display of carved pumpkins and it’s only 4 miles from our place. My parents who are not easily impressed were amazed! There are LOTS of pumpkins and they’re carved in all sorts of images and illuminated. It’s worth driving a ways to see!

Yesterday we finished digging potatoes from our garden – oh they’re beaut’s! Thanks to Shonah, our guest last weekend, we have a wonderful recipe using Penzey’s spices for roasting them. They’re so yummy served with the organic eggs we get from our friends at the Riley Crest Farm, maple smoked bacon and Robert’s raisin bran muffins. Add the organic squash with cranberry sauce and it’s a meal to remember!

It’s been SO beautiful here with the trees in full autumn color – lots of gold and brilliant yellow, burnt orange and rust – dazzling!