Dear Manyhats,

You will certainly have a grand 'ol time with the children at the Harvest Festival and especially at the Apple Orchard. We go the Apple Orchard in Waynesville, NC and athey have a fabulous bakery that sells apple turnovers, apple cider, apple loaf cake and bushels and bushels of all sorts of apples. We really enjoy going there!

I am sure you will get right into the spirit of Fall when your daughter and grandkids come over..and, yes you are right, before we know it, November will be here. You are so very lucky to live where it gets cooler. You can put out real pumkins without them rotting on you, ugh! That happened to me once and that was the end of the real pumpkins for me, as much as I love them. Wish you were close by so we could enjoy a cup of coffee and a danish and share recipes!!

I am not cooking anything tonight as it is our 21st wedding anniversary and we will celebrate at Angelina's Restaurant. I can't wait to try out their Eggplant Parmesan, my very favorite!! They make incredible meatballs too!!

Let us know how your decorations come along!

Happy Fall! Gina