... I think I might have a few more minutes before my Altered Art Chicks girls arrive here for a pow wow. We're planning and brainstorming, organizing and making sure we're all on track with the list of projects and opportunities we're working on. Love getting together with the Chicks! Of course, we end up laughing a lot and getting way off-topic sometimes. That's just the way it goes...

I got the most lovely compliment on my designs today. It's stuff like that that really keeps me eager to do what I do. Somebody, out of the blue, saying, "Hey, what you do is awesome!" I never expect it, mind you, I'm not THAT full of myself. But compliments are a good thing.

Besides that, I think I jinxed the weather by writing about how nice and cool it had gotten (I'm sure putting out my fall outdoor decor on Monday probably did it too)... today it's well into the 70's here, and tomorrow I believe we'll be flirting with the 80's. (insert large sigh here) My favorite season is fall. Why, oh why, can't we have fall weather in the fall? Is that too much to ask for? Is the person in charge of the weather toying with me? Sure, I hadn't put away my summer clothes yet, so it's not a big deal, really. But I operate at maximum capacity and feel happiest when it's in the 50's and 60's outside. When the weather requires a nice, lightweight jacket? LOVE IT! Cool enough to be a little chilly with the windows open? I'm in heaven. So, Mother Nature... c'mon already! Give me back my fall weather.

For those who are curious, my outdoor fall decor amounts to: my autumn Snoopy flag (Snoopy and Woodstock jumping into a pile of leaves) (and, by the way, can I just say I always vowed I'd never have decorative flags, until we bought a house with a flagpole already on the tree in the front yard and whaddaya know -- I have flags for every season and holiday now -- I got sucked in by suburban peer pressure or something), two faux pumpkins for the front steps (since the squirrels around here LOVE to eat my real pumpkins, I can't get those anymore), and Indian corn (wait, should that be Native American corn????) hanging on the front door. As you can tell, I really go all out with the decorations.

So, that brings me to another question for you guys... do you decorate your house (inside or outside) for fall and/or Halloween, and if you do, what decorations do you have?