Fall - Thursday is soon enough

I'm celebrating Fall early this year.

By two days, and I don't mind at all.

Fall celebrations will soon be in full swing: Farmer's Markets, Faires, Oktoberfest, Dia de los Muertos, Balloon Festivals, you name it Fall's got it.


There are so many fun Fall activities, recipes, and walks to be done and be had.

While I would love to claim any of these ideas, recipes, etc. for my own - I will not. It's not fair to the experts and wonderful persons who took the time to make all of this happen. Be not worried, I will include original links and give credit where it is due.

MAKE YOUR HOUSE SMELL LIKE FALL

This are great for any fix. Now, I know you can go out and buy a cinnamon broom (which is a lot easier, so maybe I shouldn't day that . . . .

BUT This is a much better idea. From: Lulu & Georgia

What you'll need:
     Cinnamon Sticks
     Orange Rind
     2 Tablespoons Whole Cloves
     3-5 Bay Leaves
Fill a pot with water, add all of the above and let it simmer!


Now, this will give the illusion that you are either working on a wonderful meal, or just plain Crafty.


With Fall comes a rather wonderful time in the year when Caramel Apple's are part of the main food group (this inculdes but is not limited to Apple Cider, Apple Pie, Pumpkin pie, candy corn, cinnamon on anything, s'mores, chocolate, hot chocolate....and so forth).

A Caramel Apple Bar is a wonderful way to spread yourself a spread. (Go with me here.) Apples on a stick, cover in caramel, and dip in your favorite topping.

You can also do this with whole apples. It will be the hit of your next Fall party!


There are dozens (if not hundreds) of other things you can do to celebrate fall - which I will get into next week!


What are some ways you spice up your home for Fall? Any Must-Have food for your Fall parties?

Leave a comment and share your favorite ways to spice things up.

April Fools No Fool

With one of the best prank day's of the year (if only the only official one) a few days behind us I'd like to prepare you for next year.

Now everyone loves a good prank.

Scaring the bejeebers out of a sibling, pranking a parent, getting the one up on your co-worker (bonus if it's the one who keeps nabbing your snacks or pilfering your yogurt). A great prank is one that everyone can laugh at.

If the intended victim of your prank isn't laughing at the end - then it's not a prank it's just plain mean.

I've seen a few websites with lists of pranks that are nice for everyone. I've compiled my favorite ones together here for your viewing.

1. Changing their background on their i-device.
     This is super easy if you know their password. I did this to my mom's iPad last week, scared the Jenkins out of her. And it's easy to fix after the prank is over.

2. Put a bowl of Reese's pieces and M&M's in the breakroom.
      This could either be fun or extremely dangerous. Mixing up chocolate like this is likely to have different results. I think it would be a wonderful prank though. Imagine watching someone scoop up a handful of those candies, thinking they're getting M&M's when BOOM, Reese pieces with peanut butter. (You might not want to fess up to this one, people are extremely particular about their chocolate.)

3. Pretend there's a fire.
       My mom pulled this one me one year. She woke me up, screaming there was a fire. I was almost out the door before she yelled, "April Fools!" This might be a bit on the iffy side - bonus if you can get a fireman.

4. Dye the water in the faucet.
       Add a little food coloring to the inside of the tap, that way when your family turns the water on it will run red. (or blue, yellow, orange, mix it up!)

5. Flip the Computer Screen
      My little brother loves pulling this on any day of the year. All you have to do is hold down CTRL and ALT, then hit any of the arrow keys. This will change the direction of the screen. And it's super frustrating to fix - and fun to watch if you're the one pranking.

6. Daylight Savings
      Switch back their clocks an hour. Watch them head out an hour early for your appointments. Surprisingly this can be done with an iPhone too, though I'm not sure how. Check out the page for the manual and read up on it.



Enjoy your own day of pranking. Though be on the look-out for these done to you.

NOTE: These can be done anytime of the year. Just remember, don't yell "April Fool's", it won't make a lick of sense.