A fool and his advice are easily parted.

The general consensus used to be (here in America) that the Christmas season began the day after Thanksgiving. As with so many other consensi, that is dead. Apparently it now begins the day after Halloween. By the time I retire it’ll probably begin mid-summer.

Thyme and cabbage soup on the fire

Biggest carrot we’ve ever grown!

Final trick or treater count!

Rachel says happy Halloween

Half a day of work, a haircut, and then Halloween fun begins. Should be a nice day for trick or treating tonight, plus it’s a Friday. I’ll use my clicker counter again this year and report back.

Rachel’s bread making just gets better and better. Look at this perfect thing! It’s intended as a bread bowl but I’m just going to eat it with butter. Don’t tell her.

I wanted to learn a bit more about the archangel Raphael so I read the book of Tobit today, which I had not read before. What a wonderful story! Sparrow droppings and fish guts and even a dog!

The Jack o’lantern I carved today and the pumpkin painted by Darcy last week. Bring on Halloween!