From the Front Porch: October Magic
Happy Thursday, from the front porch and welcome to the October Magic Edition of this weekly series.
How has your week been?
I hope it’s been filled with good surprises.
After months of wet and rainy weather and a wild hurricane season, it’s been sunny and a little chilly all week on the island which feels like the biggest blessing.
My parents were incredibly kind to help us take down another damaged tree, clean up debris in the yard, cut wood for winter, and install a fence for Piper.
I don’t think she’s going to stay in there because she’s already trying to dig out.
But, I’m hopeful she’ll at least have a fun place to explore and eventually we’ll have a nice place to relax on the patio too.
In addition, I started reading The Plan by Kendra Adachi (it’s good but I would probably read The Lazy Genius Way first if you haven’t read it yet), started a new budget friendly skincare routine (the purple Cerave Skin Renewing line), and ordered my costume for our family’s annual Spooky Soiree (fingers crossed it fits.)
We weren’t 100% sure we were even going to have it this year after dealing with all the hurricanes.
In the end though, we decided we needed something festive to look forward to and I’m excited to relax and celebrate Spooky Season with my people.
Truthfully, it doesn’t feel like we’ve had much of a summer or fall season this year so I’m going to soak in every minute of the time we have left and make as many memories as possible.
Whatever you have planned, I hope your weekend is all that you need it to be.
A Few of Our Favorite Posts from Around the Web this Week…
Beautiful Home and Garden Tours:
- This cozy Finnish Log Cabin via My Scandinavian Home is all kinds of cozy.
- Lots of cute ideas in this post from House of Hargrove, Farmhouse Halloween Home Tour.
- If you need last minute Halloween decorating inspo, you’ll love this Vintage Halloween Home Tour by Ella Claire. At the bottom of the post there are additional homes to explore.
Seasonal Inspiration:
- Love the festive way Michael from Inspired by Charm used paper fans on his Halloween Tablescape.
- Scroll through this post to see how Jennifer from Town & Country Living dressed up her sink for Halloween. I’m totally doing this for the littles!
- Speaking of easy Sugar and Charm shared Halloween Dessert Platter ideas here.
- This candy corn veggie pizza via Clean and Scentsible is super cute and totally doable too.
- These fingerprint ghost pumpkins from Finding Lovely would be fun to do with the littles too.
- These via Liz Marie are always so festive!
- 10 Incredibly Easy Kids Costume Ideas (via Camille Styles)
Health and Wellness Inspiration:
- 10 Things That Will Make You Happier at Home (via Apartment Therapy)
- 9 Lifestyle Habits That’ll Help You Live to 100 According to Longevity Experts (via Real Simple)
- Loved this gentle reminder from Zing Life, Joy Comes in a Whisper.
Style, Travel and Entertainment Inspiration:
- How to Perfect the French Makeup Look (via My French Country Home Magazine)
- 11 Ways to Wear a Blanket Scarf
- 31 Spooky Movies to Get You in the Mood for Halloween (via The Everygirl)
Simple Pleasures and Little Luxuries:
- Have I shared this link belt from Mango yet? It’s dreamy
- Speaking of dreamy, the Caitlin Wilson holiday collection is fabulous.
- And I love the vintage ski pajamas from Lake too.
If You’ve Missed Anything From the Blog or the Archives Lately, Here’s a Peek At What We’ve Been Up To…
How to Make Mini Jute Brooms for Spooky Season
Festive Spooky Season Home Tour
Simple Pumpkin Flower Arrangement Ideas
DIY Glow in the Dark Candy Bucket
How to Decorate a Store Bought Cake for Halloween
Quote of the Week…
Shopping Notes…
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- Striped Sweater (have in several other colors, it’s lightweight and easy to layer)
- Bat Decorations (have and love, just be mindful if you also have textured walls)
- Bubbling Cauldron (this would be so cute for a Halloween party)
- Earrings (also in additional styles)
- Purse (such a classic shape, also comes in brown)
- Halloween Sweater (great if you want to be festive without wearing a costume)
- Black Witch Hats (a Halloween decorating staple)
- Serving Cauldrons (add a spooky touch to your party buffet)
- Eyeshadow (curious to see how long this lasts, will report back)
- Plate Set (fun for desserts or snacks)
- Striped Pullover (comes in lots of different colors)
- Woven Witch Hat (a good alternative to the black ones listed above)
- Candles (another decorating staple)
- Pillow Covers (an easy way to dress up a couch or chair)
- Loafers (additional colors available including black watch plaid)
- Sweatshirt (how cute is this black cat)
That’s all for now!
As always, we appreciate you so much and we hope your weekend is peace-filled and relaxing. We can’t wait to share even more with you next week!
Many blessings,
CoCo
WOW! You are a busy lady, CoCo! How nice to have some help from your mom! You annual Halloween party sounds so fun! Glad the littles were able to talk your folks into doing it! I’m sure it will be just what you all need! Good luck with your projects! I can’t wait to see it all come together! Happy weekend! Hugs!
I tell you, Christine, those littles seem to be able to talk my parents into doing all sorts of things ha ha. We still have a ton of work in the shed and inside to do but along and along we’re making it. I’m taking any sign of progress as a win at this point including the Halloween party 🙂 Hope your weekend is filled with unexpected gifts, CoCo
Wonderful having help from your mom. I miss doing things with my mom. Losing her at 26 I feel cheated in my adult life. It was time where I was able to spoil her.
Anyway, your book is cute. Happy your having your parents Halloween party.
Cindy
Wow, Cindy, 26 is way too young to lose your Mom, I’m so sorry you even had to go through it. I feel cheated for you too because I know how special you are and I know she must have been a special lady as well. This pandemic has not been easy by any means but it has presented all of us with the opportunity to show up for each other in ways I don’t think we would have taken the time to do otherwise. Sending you lots of hugs and thank yous for all your encouragement. It’s kept me going on some pretty wild days, CoCo
That is so hilarious that your dad is going to dress up as a blogger! I hope you have so much fun with your family this weekend!!
Oh my word, Heidi, I cannot even imagine what my Dad would even look like as a blogger. When I asked him what he thought bloggers wore he said, “fuzzy slippers, sweatsuits and probably carries around a big bags of skin care products” which made me almost spit out my drink. I might have to teach him the difference between bloggers and influencers before Halloween 🙂 Big hugs, CoCo
Hi Friend!
The fabulous weather has finally got me excited to decorate my front porch for “Falloween”! I’m so glad you all are going to have your Spooky Soiree. I hope you’ll share pictures of it. Sounds like such a fun time! Have a wonderful week!
Blessings, Donna
I hope Piper enjoys the fence! Enjoy the Spooky Soirée!😀