I finally gave in and put up the Halloween decorations I bought last November during the various sales. Then there’s the pumpkin pie candles I picked up at the Illuminations store (thanks to Colin) and my apartment is all black-and-orangey. Qat and I were discussing haunted gingerbread houses and while Martha’s is impressive, what’s the fun in a kit that - aside from being $32 - provides all the candies and everything? I won’t be making one myself as my oven is bitchy at best, but my grandmother and I made a couple of the standard Christmasy variety gingerbread houses when I was little. I wish I had pictures.

I guess today was the official first day of Autumn, and it felt like it - a little on the warm side, but gusty and gorgeous. And by the end of the week, the temperature is supposed to be down to highs in the 60s. Absolutely delicious, I can’t wait.