Wordless Wednesday

Going Local-Red Wolf Farm

Over the weekend,

we made a trip to Red Wolf Farm in Maiden,

which is about 15 minutes from our home.

 

Each weekend in October, the 123-acre farm is open to the public

for their fall festival.

The day was gorgeous, with temps in the 70's 

and beautiful blue skies.

Sister was able to join us for the experience.

With Halloween looming,

we knew this would be the perfect place to pick up a pumpkin

for jack-o-lantern carving.

Small pumpkins were only $2, while the larger ones were $4.

There were some unexpected surprises on the property.

Wouldn't this tepee make the best play area for kids?

We started off our adventure by walking the corn maze.

There are two different mazes available,

one for adults and one for kids.

The maze created for kids had shorter crops growing,

so that parents could still see their lil' darlins' while standing on the sidelines.

So clever.

This was the first time any of us had participated in a corn maze,

and we enjoyed it thoroughly.

Big K set out in front to lead the way.

He never hardly ever gets lost.

There were many twists and turns,

but eventually we made it back to civilization,

without the need for a GPS, 

thank you very much!

There was something for every age group.

These lil' farmers had a great time on their John Deere tractors.

Ah, brings back good memories 

of when C was a young whippersnapper.

We took a hayride all around the property.

There was also a petting zoo,

horse rides, and a large bounce house area.

All of the individual activities are included 

in the admission price of only $8.50 per person.

On our way out,

we decided to pick up a few pumpkins.

Funny how I blend right in to my surroundings here, huh?

C and Big K found some just the right size for carving.
The smaller gourds will be used on the front porch.
I'd like to carve holes in them and light them up like luminaries.
We've carved pumpkins since before C was born.
It's one tradition I hope we continue for a long time.

Going Local Series:
Maiden Fall Festival
Grier Truck Museum
Mount Holly Farmers' Market
Davidson Farmers' Market
The Mundy House
Mooresville Farmers' Market
Troutman Farmers' Market
Memory Lane Museum
Hardware Upgrade

Halloween Greetings From the Web(s)!

We hope your Halloween is filled with sweet treats

and that the ghosts and goblins stay away.

Have a "boo-tiful" weekend!

Great costume, dude!

Homemade Living Series-Lego Scarecrow

Welcome to the Homemade Living Series, 
featured here every other Wednesday.
Make sure to visit Staci and Sue today too.

Well, it's Hallow's Eve
and we've created a scarecrow with a twist.
What else would one expect from our crew?.

It's all about the Legos in this house.

We took two pieces of pvc pipe of different lengths,

some baling twine,

and a bit of pine straw mulch
(we only used a little of this and the rest went into the garden).

We joined the two pieces of pipe in a "t" shape to form the frame
and fastened it with tie-wraps.
(Sorry it's a little blurry.)

We used the baling twine to help hold up the britches
by looping one end on the cross piece of pipe,



 and threading it through the belt loops in the pants.
Then it gets tied up back on the pipe.

The pipe is fed through the pants,
("This won't hurt a bit, little fella.")  

and the shirt is placed on the cross piece.

We stuffed our guy with the pine straw mulch.
Ah, he comes to life!

We manipulated the straw until we had the shape we wanted.
He's a stocky fella.

For extra support, we added a small bunjee chord from the cross piece
to the top of the tall pipe.
Once the head is placed, it adds a lot of weight,
so we found it necessary to give it a little help.

Ready to greet trick-or-treaters!

We had the head that we made from Lil' Guy's costume last year,
so we just reused it for our Lego scarecrow.
The rest of the stuff we had just laying around,
so it took no time at all to craft. 

Have fun and be safe out there!




Check in with Jackie, Mary and Tammy
next week as our Series continues.

Wordless Wednesday

Halloween on the Cheap

Happy Halloween!

window cardboard cut-out

Recycled soda bottles with hand drawn faces...

with orange glowing to light the path.

Snacks are ready.

Have a safe and not-too-spooky Halloween!