Falling for You, Pumpkin

Something about the Fall...always gives me pause.  A time to think of all the year has been and all that's yet to come. This year it's embodied by love and warmth and hope.  Hope that all that has come into my life shall stay there and blanket me in it's Protective Embrace.

And nothing tactile elicits those feelings associated with Autumn better than the sight or scent of big, beautiful Pumpkins to spice up any Home, inside or out.  Whether it be to fashion one into a Jack-o-Lantern or to gut it for a delicious Pumpkin Pie.

I would be doing both.

On one of our now famous Wine & Cheese nights, my girlfriends and I supplied the Orange globes and decorative paints.  A glass or two in...our seasonal senses hit us and we began to decorate.

It dawned on me that this would be a fabulous activity at my would-be Inn.  I knew for sure that each season would bring with it a changing wind that would inspire my Dream Inn's temporary decor.

I was anxious to get to baking.  The Autumnal Aroma of homemade Pumpkin Tart would be wafting through my cozy home any day now.

Meantime, my heart is full and satisfied knowing that my Sweet Dream exists.  Even though it can't be mine right now...I know what it feels like to want something that much.  And that's never a bad thing, now is it?

Sweet Dreams, 

Me

"Wanting something is not enough.  You must hunger for it.  Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."  - Les Brown