October sweetness
Oct. 18th, 2001 05:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threeplusfireWhat a wonderful October day! Wide blue Texas sky, a breeze, sun, and good company.
Spent my afternoon with the incomparable Cate. I finally have a good reason to break the commandment of my driving, Thou Shalt Not Drive on IH-35. Toured the O'Reily's Justice Center in all it's tacky paint job glory. Ate a delicious lunch at a nifty little Mexican restaraunt, and caught up on life. Talked about eBay and men and crazy roommates and karma.
Then Cat showed me what is possibly the coolest store I have ever visited. The Paper Bear, a seemingly endless array of toys, candy, papers, cards, jewelry, candles, soaps, decorative home things and still more. A giant store of stuff we like. I could have spent all day in there! They even had a giant Russian Navy Flag, one that would fly on a big ship! We bought silver sequin tiaras, and a handsome guy in line noticed we were princesses. Hee! I bought a bright blue wig, a bouncy ball and some candy sticks.
Just down the sidewalk is a little Pagan store, another thing I never expected to find in San Marcos. They have herbs and nifty little items. I saw a cool statue of Isis, and a Kephra pendant. Lots of lovely daggers and jewelry. Cate picked up a beautiful star ring, and I got a watercolor silk scarf to wear to Miss Natalie's wedding in a few weeks.
Next we took pictures in the pumpkin patch, so everyone can see the Texas tsarinas in all their fall glory. I picked out a round, jack o' lantern pumpkin for Cate to take home.
Such a nice day! Even driving home on 35, I wore my tiara and sang along to the radio. Several people caught in the traffic looked over and smiled, so perhaps I brought a little brightness into rush hour.
Spent my afternoon with the incomparable Cate. I finally have a good reason to break the commandment of my driving, Thou Shalt Not Drive on IH-35. Toured the O'Reily's Justice Center in all it's tacky paint job glory. Ate a delicious lunch at a nifty little Mexican restaraunt, and caught up on life. Talked about eBay and men and crazy roommates and karma.
Then Cat showed me what is possibly the coolest store I have ever visited. The Paper Bear, a seemingly endless array of toys, candy, papers, cards, jewelry, candles, soaps, decorative home things and still more. A giant store of stuff we like. I could have spent all day in there! They even had a giant Russian Navy Flag, one that would fly on a big ship! We bought silver sequin tiaras, and a handsome guy in line noticed we were princesses. Hee! I bought a bright blue wig, a bouncy ball and some candy sticks.
Just down the sidewalk is a little Pagan store, another thing I never expected to find in San Marcos. They have herbs and nifty little items. I saw a cool statue of Isis, and a Kephra pendant. Lots of lovely daggers and jewelry. Cate picked up a beautiful star ring, and I got a watercolor silk scarf to wear to Miss Natalie's wedding in a few weeks.
Next we took pictures in the pumpkin patch, so everyone can see the Texas tsarinas in all their fall glory. I picked out a round, jack o' lantern pumpkin for Cate to take home.
Such a nice day! Even driving home on 35, I wore my tiara and sang along to the radio. Several people caught in the traffic looked over and smiled, so perhaps I brought a little brightness into rush hour.
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Date: 2001-10-18 04:53 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2001-10-18 06:13 pm (UTC)yay!
Date: 2001-10-18 07:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-10-18 07:06 pm (UTC)it's not a tradition that we took on! But christmas! Now that's a good tradition : )
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Date: 2001-10-18 07:26 pm (UTC)i like the effect with the candle. evil : )
the thing is that i'd probably want to keep it forever and then it'd go all yuck and mouldy! lol
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Date: 2001-10-18 07:31 pm (UTC)It's pretty easy. You get a nice pumpkin that sits upright without too much wobbling. Either a round one or a tall one is best. They you cut off the top, like a lid, and scoop out all the seeds. Then you draw your design on the pumpkin, a face or a picture. Cut out the design with a sharp kitchen knife or a good x-acto blade. Then you pop a little candle inside and put the lid back on. Very fun!
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Date: 2001-10-18 07:34 pm (UTC)I'll have to make one now!
That'll be scary!
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Date: 2001-10-18 08:42 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2001-10-18 07:19 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you liked the flowers. I stopped in HEB to get a soda, and I saw those standing out in a crowd of reds. Such unique color, they made me instantly think of you.
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