Happy Halloween!

watching zombie movies

visiting with the best of friends

picking out pumpkins

decorating the porch

fairview country farm

wishing i had room for another chair

practicing pretty hairstyles

My favorite part of October is spending the month watching as many horror movies as possible. Here are ten of my favorite scary/Halloween movies. What is your favorite horror movie?

Amityville Horror

Carnival of Souls

Night of the Living Dead

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

House on Haunted Hill

Rosemary’s Baby

Psycho

White Zombie

Halloween

Poltergeist

Every Fall I get in the mood to devour all things pumpkin and these did not disappoint! I found the adorable pumpkin and owl decorations at the grocery store last year and totally forgot about them. I discovered them hiding in the back of the cabinet and instead of my original idea to make pumpkin cupcakes I found this amazing recipe for iced pumpkin cookies.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.

3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.

4. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners’ sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.

It’s hard to believe but November is right around the corner. That means pumpkin everything, stuffing ourselves with turkey, getting ready for the holiday season and of course a new batch of sponsors here on the blog!

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I have some exciting news to share…One of my photos was featured in the November issue of Cottages & Bungalows magazine! I even got to write an article all about vintage typewriter and decorating with them. Click the photo for a larger view. Happy weekend!