It's beginning to feel a lot like...AUTUMN!

With the temperature having taken a dive from last week and the official day of autumn being Saturday 22nd September, it means the time will soon be here to party! By that I mean Halloween and Guy Fawkes nights. *Ü*

They both conjure up thoughts of fun and intrigue. Cosy sweaters and steaming, comfort food. Nights in around the fire hugging a mug of hot chocolate and dressing up for a fun time with family and friends.

For the past few years, I have been posting links on my blog to help with getting your gathering under way and this year, I intend to do the same, so watch this space. *Ü*

Of course, if you can't wait for 1st October to start the countdown, here is something you may want to make - a Halloween advent calendar. Tashia gives a tutorial which looks pretty easy. Here is another by Jenn.

I haven't forgotten to post photos of my recently decorated bedroom. It's just that I have had some real bad problems with my computer and ended up having to buy a new monitor! Now, all is not quite right but I am keeping my fingers crossed. It would be so kind of you if you would too.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a good day.

Month in Numbers - August 2012

This is my very first time of documenting my 'Month in Numbers' that was started by Julie Kirk at notes on paper. I have been viewing other's posts and scrapbook layouts and have been inspired to do one of my own. So here goes...

August was a busy month as there were a couple of special birthday celebrations in my family, which entailed me visiting my eldest sister and then my family staying with us for a few days to come together for a family reunion to celebrate our son-in-law's birthday.

First number up - the biggest amount...

• 171 - Number of photos I took at Monkeyworld! *Ü* For my sister's birthday, she chose for us to go to Monkeyworld and it was a beautiful day. We had fun watching the antics of the different species which are currently in a series on the television.

• 109 -  Number of Ferrero Roche chocolates it took to make a 'tree' for my son-in-law Homero's birthday.

• 24 - Number of eggs that I used to make Homero's birthday cake! The first and biggest cake I made didn't turn out as I expected. I multiplied the mixture x 4 - which included 12 eggs, and baked it in a flowerpot as I wanted the graduated 'bucket' shape for the cake. Fortunately, I made it a little earlier than planned, and I just had enough time to make another cake - which would be the original but it was very tight - timewise. I made a 'KFC' cake and 'fries' - made from marzipan. I borrowed a KFC tray to present it and Homero was thrilled. The cake turned out moist and delicious in the end! Phew!

  

 

 'Steak fries' to accompany the cake.

• 32 - Number of pounds I paid for an ice cream treat at Morelli's for 9 of us!

• 11 - Number of sheets and towels I washed after my family went home.

• 4 - Number of days I was without my computer due to a fault of my own! I took the phone plug out of the socket to make a call on the phone in my office and wondered why my pc didn't work! LOL. Duh! I couldn't figure out why and it was 4 days before I managed to get back online. It is so frustrating when I am without my pc and I realise that it makes me miserable.  

So that is the sum of my Month in Numbers post peeps.

Toots for now,