October Ocean

October is beginning to be one of my favorite times to go to the beach. The stores and gift shops are bursting with scents of Autumn. The air is cool but the sun is still warm. The ocean seem to be more calm and the sounds of playful children are tucked away in Summer gone. 

Now we sit here on the beach relaxing in the warm sun as we can see schools of dolphin swim in and out of the water. We also watch the surf fishermen as they cast their lines. If I ever get to move the beach, I wan to be a surf fisherman. I can see myself in pink wader pants, rubber boots, a bucket of bait, a cozy chair and coffee. Just me, God and the fish in the sea. 

October also seems to bring across the shrimp boats, AKA shrimp trawlers. They use trawl nets to catch shrimp. This was our view of a shrimp boat one morning. 

This is our last time at the beach this year. We were just taking a short weekend to winterize and close up the camper. We also celebrated my Nieces 24th birthday with dinner and dancing. Lord willing, we will be back again around March or April. 

What are do you love about October?

Clay & Crochet Ghost

Wow. Can you believe this years is almost over? We are in the last quarter. It ill be Christmas in just two months. 

But for now, we have Halloween coming up. I do not get big into Halloween. I decorate for Fall and just throw in some cute little ghost, bats or spiders. I do not do any horror. 

At work, everyone dresses up and decorates their work cubicles for Halloween and we do trick or treating for the foster children in our custody. They will have a chance to trick or treat with their foster parents or with their own families if they choose to come visit for the event. I do not plan to dress up this time though. 

I usually have a theme. Last year I did skeletons. This year I am doing ghost. I am a minimalist so I do not do a whole lot. I like to keep things simple. Here is my cube for this halloween.

See, it’s very subtle with decorations. I will put out my candy on Halloween for the trick or treaters.

So with ghost as my theme, I pulled out my air dry clay and decided to play around with it and create these cut little clay ghost. 

Can you spot the naughty one?

I gave a couple away and kept a couple for myself. I put a little battery light underneath them to make them glow. They were easy to make by rolling out the clay and draping them over a medicine bottle and a ball of aluminum foil util they dried. I used a straw to punch out the eyes before they dried completely.

I didn’t stop there. Of course I had to pull out my yarn and crochet some tiny ghost stuffies. I need to make some more by request. 

What is your favorite halloween item? Ghost, bats, spiders, witches, etc??