1. the cashier at Bob & Irv's (our local grocery) asked to feel my fuzzy shirt because it looked so warm & soft -
she's right: getting to wear it is one of my favorite things about this time of year...
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3. rediscovering my corn husk doll collection - mostly made by my grandmother, with a few that I made under her tutelage (mine have no faces because I always feared my features wouldn't look as sweet as hers)
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4. a new recipe for pumpkin-chocolate chip bread - it's a keeper!
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5. We completed our first 3-D V-carved signage! (photos here)