For Halloween we purchased this pumpkin for the table.
My beautiful wife cut it up today and made a few cups of
this orange stuff.
Then she poured it into this homemade crust and stuck it in the oven.
Out came the best pumpkin pie I have ever had. I didn't know pie could taste so good!
Being the seed saver my wife is she set aside all these for the garden next year.
This past weekend we painted the back room, installed the light and the face plate covers on the outlets.
Yesterday I drove by a dumpster and spotted two picture frames next to it. One of which we took the cardboard painting out of and replaced it with foamcore, covered by fabric. We cut a hole out for the thermostat and now my wife has a place to stick ideas right above her desk. It is nice to have a frame shop in the studio because of the tools that makes quick work of a project like this. We thought about showing a "how to" demonstration on the blog, but you know how you feel when you watch New Yankee Workshop and Norm has all those cool tools that you don't have. (yeah me too) 
After a few long days all the plants are in and alot of the beds have been filtered. We doubled the size of the garden for next year. I used up all the compost so a new batch is starting for the Spring. We have 4 apple trees now. I was reading the garden should always have apple trees. The second coat of mudd has been put on the walls in the back bedroom. I hope to have the room painted by the end of next week. Still along way to go but I think our house can now safely say it is no longer an eyesore in the neighborhood.
I woke up this morning and said the garden looks small. I think I will rent a machine and make some new beds. I found this one below at a contractors rental store. Oh how sweet it is to cut through the rocks, coat hangers, glass and trash in the yard. So now we will get out our screen device I made and filter the new beds. The other cool thing we found today is plants at 75% off. So I bought about 40 potted plants to sink into the ground over the next 4 days. All that good compost is about to come in handy.
The other day I found a store closing out Spring bulbs for 50 cents a pack. I bought $6.50 worth and now we have 250 bulbs. Today I planted 48 Hyacinth's and 60 Crocus here in this space for next years show.
Of course digging in the dirt requires one to first filter the garbage, broken glass, rotted garden gloves and this Old Henry Pocket Knife. I must say it is the first time I have found anything I could use. 
Another garden progession shot. From then until today.
In the back corner of the yard I have been gathering leaves for the garden. People bag these things up and just throw them away. I steal them from the curb late at night. I hope to get another 50 or so bags. For the garden composting of course if you are wondering why.
Boo Boo is a big screen nut now. Of course this being Sunday I am sure there are more than a few guys out there who have the same problem.
I finished painting the new siding this evening. It is Nov. 7th and it was 76 degrees outside. All week it has been beautiful which is nice since it took me 8 days to install the door, put on new siding and a new roof. I still have to re-motar the foundation. That will only take a day and then it is back to the inside room.
It looks like a mess but, this week we have put on new siding a new roof and I am in the process of getting it ready to be painted, hence the pink primer paint.
