Skulls, crows, goblets, quilts, surviving plants, and one rescued critter!

Halloween approaches...

Put out a few Halloween decorations this week. We don't go all out for this holiday, just a few little things here and there inside and a pumpkin or two out front. Not into the *horror* stuff... no zombies or graves, etc. Just pumpkins and black crows... maybe a skeleton head or two. We always have plenty of candy on hand (although the number of kids ringing doorbells and treat-or-treating has dwindled to just a few toddlers in costumes - which are the only ones I want to see anyway).

This past Sunday was a football Sunday. DH watched all day while I ran errands. Almost finished first lap-size quilt (and yes, I'm slow). But I did run into some delays as the belt on the old Singer broke just as I started sewing the binding on. That had to be repaired.  But I went out today to get the fabric for the borders on the 2nd lap-size one. With any luck, I'll have this next one done before Thanksgiving. 

Of course I still have to finish our pottery project - which so far for me involves *clay goblets*. There are apparently several ways to throw goblets on the wheel. I've tried doing them in 2 parts... throwing cup and stem separately and then attaching. Then there's throwing them all in one piece - which actually is easier. Then there are several other ways that are as individual as the potter. I keep intending to take some pics at the studio, but almost always get busy and forget. 

BTW, how are you with names? I'm awful remembering people's names. There are people that I've been doing pottery with for several semesters and only this semester for some reason, I'm retaining all their names. Before I only remembered 2 or 3. And then there's the Painting people in the studio next to us that I eat lunch with (actually I don't eat lunch, but go with them to the campus cafeteria and have a cup of tea while they eat). I don't go with the pottery people as they go off campus and since I don't eat...) But in the Painting group,  I only know maybe 3 of their names. Then there's my genealogy class... 

Back on the home front,  some of my plants out front are doing well...

hanging fern

curly parsley

Some  I had to remove when the summer heat was too much for them.  But these 2 seem to be holding their own... and enjoying the slightly cooler weather. 

And I have to show you this little critter who I found in our shower this morning. Our cats would have loved to play with him, but I figured that he was scared enough for one day. So I rescued him and put him outside... to live another day.

gecko

Have a good week!