Mill Hill Meadow Messenger ..Edition 3

                                                         Written by Kerin
                                           Mill Hill Meadow correspondent.

Bring on Fall:

 

No matter what the temperatures may be, September is here.

At Mill Hill Meadow, that means just one thing.

Bring on the Fall decorating, Fall baking, and Fall activities.

If we wait for cooler temperatures, we will lose a lot of our Fall season... for it's still been quite warm here.

No matter, we've been baking, and decorating, and playing the Fall playlist.

 Organize and Homemaking:

  Now is the time to organize and stock up for the coming winter months.

  Make the beds with warmer linens. 

  Shampoo those carpets, and get any last painting jobs finished up.

 

 Fall maintenance time is here too. Time to get that home buttoned up.    

Link to Fall Maintenance checklist:

         :http://www.bobvila.com/articles/1499-fall-home-maintenance-checklist/#.VA3UCZPn9jo

 

Make a scarecrow:

                       

 Garden Charlie needs a make-over this Fall.  Here he is, watching over the gardens at:

 Cottage On Main {click to go to my Cottage On Main blog}

 

He will need a new shirt, some new blush, and for certain, he will need a new hat this Fall.

 

Pumpkin Hunting:

  Get out and find that perfect pumpkin, or if you are lucky enough to have a pumpkin patch, you have a choice of perfect pumpkins!

Last year, we had a wonderful pumpkin patch, and just had to walk out to the garden and pick a few pumpkins to decorate with.

This year, so far, not one pumpkin in sight! Not at the grocery store, or at the Farmers markets!

The Great Pumpkin Hunt continues this week!

                                    {Pumpkin from our patch at the homestead, last Fall}

 

Bake it:  Easy Pumpkin Chocolate chip cookies :

Ingredients:

 

• 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 (18 ounce) box spice cake mix
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1 (12 ounce) package milk chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  
   Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together pumpkin and spice cake until well blended. Add chocolate chips to mix. Drop cookies on greased baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes.

It seems almost too easy, but this is a good recipe, that is quick and easy, and will make your home smell delicious.  These cookies freeze well too.

If you've not tried them ever, or in a long while, give them a try!