Pumpkin Talk and a Few Other Things

If you removed everything from the steps and porch, that would be how things are looking around here this October. This photo was from last year when I talked about my plans for those pumpkins in 

this post.

 The pumpkins were roasted, pureed and tucked into the freezer for future use.  It was quite amazing to see how many bags of the stuff I ended up with.  😉

With a move in the near future, I've been working at whittling down the freezer contents.

So, today I poked around the internet for a healthy pumpkin muffin recipe.  I found one that sounded interesting and gave it a try this afternoon.

I like muffins that are slightly sweet.

It seems there is a WIDE range of sweetness levels when it comes to muffins.  Some might as well be cupcakes (hello grocery store bakery muffins).  

These were made with a small amount of honey and a nice variety of the fall spices that seem to taste so good at this time of year. 

The recipe can be found here if you would like to try them.

In other news,

Specifically, moving news...

Since my last post our house has been "under contract".

Closing dates were established, papers signed, moving trucks scheduled, inspections completed and the boxes have been filling almost daily.  Then, out of the blue, the buyers withdrew their offer and we are back to square one.  More than a tad disappointing.

We are set to close on the new house in mid-November and were happy that things seemed to be working out well with the timing of both closings.

After hearing this latest development yesterday my mind headed where it seems to always go first... worry land.  

Then I decided to head in a different direction and keep busy.

Heaven knows there is plenty to keep busy with around here.

Packing, more packing and keeping the house sparkling for future showings.  If all of that doesn't keep me moving in a forward direction,  I'll keep working on this plan:

It seemed to work pretty well today.