I love orange. So coming up with a list of 42 Shades of Orange was a “natural” idea for…
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Scarecrows, Sunflowers and Face-painting: Another Story from the Farm
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you will know that we went to Bates Nut Farm…
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Straw Maze and Lazy Daze
What could be more perfect on a hot, fall day than running through a Straw Maze {grin; or maybe…
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Pony Rides, Playtime and Pumpkins
There’s something magical watching children at play. Their innocence, joy and peels of laughter infecting us so that we can…
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Princess Sweetie Pie Picks a Pumpkin
I know you already know this, but we went to Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center, California, the opening…
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Witch’s Brew
It’s cold here. 60 degrees. Yep; that’s cold for us SoCal people, especially when just a day ago it was…
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Princess P Picks a Pumpkin
Early fall in Southern California is really an odd time of year for us. While many parts of the…
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Pumpkin Season
Yes, it’s Pumpkin Season! Our house is in full pumpkin overload! Jack-O-Lantern pumpkins, white pumpkins, blue pumpkins, miniature pumpkins and…
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Blue Pumpkins
These are blue pumpkins! Until I saw these pumpkins at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center, California a couple…
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Nuts at the Nut Farm
This past Saturday, we spent the day at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center, California. Bates Nut Farm is…
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Parsimonious Pumpkins
Can’t a pumpkin be just a pumpkin? The harbinger of autumn, the parsimonious (frugal) pumpkin is a beautiful fruit…
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First Day of Autumn – 2012
Well, it’s official. Yesterday was the last day of summer and today is the first day of autumn! The…
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