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Happy October to you! Don't you love going to the pumpkin patch? I sure do, and enjoyed it this weekend. The early morning sunlight made the pumpkins appear to glow, and the wet dew on them sparkled like tiny diamonds.
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We had a little bit of rain here in California, and it made the air crisp and clean.
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Fields full of pumpkins ripe and ready to go.
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There was also a cute scarecrow contest.
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I found this great idea in Martha Stewart magazine. Just cut out some holes, stick some fake mice in there, and presto! You have a carved pumpkin. How are you going to carve your pumpkin this year?
XO Martha