pumpkin pumpkin

Happy Halloween and RIP October. You felt so brief...

The other day I took these pictures of Wisp, and I kept breathing, "Jeez!" just looking at her. And then gravely told my mother, "I think I just took the cutest pictures I've ever taken." I posted a couple to Instagram and here are a couple more.

Pumpkin beret: MadelineNancy
Dress: BostonBlythe
Tights: made by me! 8) (Same pair from this post!)
Shoes: Takara...??

To be honest, I don't recall if these strappy boots are someone's stock or what!! I have acquired a lot of pairs of this mold, between dolls coming with them as their stock shoes and packs like the Takara Shoe Cruise packs. (These aren't from either of those packs, though.) I just have zero memory of where exactly these boots are from. Did I buy them off Insta? Etsy?

It's not important, but I try to list where I got things, if I can.

Ryan BostonBlythe made three dresses with this fabric and lace, and I got two, but I should've gotten the third one, too!!! Regrets.

Today's weather is utterly lovely, which is so fantastic. It's been on the dreary and rainy side. But the sun is out and it's a tolerable temperature. Our trick-or-treat candy bowl looks so cute that my mom and I both took pictures:

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four blue eyes

It's been gray, rainy, and increasingly chilly out, which for me is more than welcome. I have the opposite of seasonal depression. When it's gray out, I come alive and feel very cozy and energized. But it has made it challenging to get some pictures of my girls in some autumnal duds. Luckily it's only a little wet today, so outdoors I tromped! backstreetboystellmewhy.gif I simply had to take two girls who have the very most hair out to model in the wind?? Well, it's because I got Vesper's dress especially for her! And Klara was already wearing this outfit, so I grabbed her spur-of-the-moment.

Klara's mushroom dress: TiredMomKnits
Klara's petticoat: MINIJIJO, many years back
Klara's boots: her own stock

Vesper's autumnal dress: BostonBlythe
Vesper's crown: I made it yonks ago
Vesper's shoes: her own stock

Personally I love both of these shops very much! I have several dresses from each and can't recommend them enough! And you know that Vesper needs elevated wardrobe pieces. I always have my little eye out for things Vesper and Citron especially can wear.

Goodness, can't you see the bonkers difference between the FBL face mold and Radiance Radical or whatever (give 'em the boot, the roots, the radicals -- just kidding, I looked it up, it's Radiance Renewal) mold? Vesper's eyes look humongous!

Well, pals, I picked the ideal day to make beef stew in the crock pot. It's chilly enough out that the hearty vibes of nice, hot, slow-cooked stew are just hitting the absolute spot. I loaded my stew down with carrots and those very fancy baby peas from that brand with the silver label, and made some cheesy toast too. I'm devouring it as I type this and the angels are singing overhead, I swear.

And I'm so frickin' inspired by the dolly dressing I did today that I'm going to attempt to do some more, haha! I just haven't had the time for months now. Sometimes I go for a while without doing Blythey stuff and when I get back to it, I am hit hard with serotonin.

Tonight: Evening walk through the neighborhood and band prep. Tomorrow: band. Friday: Halloween hangs with my great friends J and L. Saturday: Halloween dinner party with my family!

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scattershot October

Happy October! Best month! I am still extremely embroiled in jam band stuff and have nothing interesting to report because of it! Like, I barely feel like a real person right now. So this is going to be a post about some small stuff, such as the matching Snoopy mugs my mom and I got. We had to throw away some older mugs lately that had cracked and just been hanging around for years. We have been the lookout for good replacements but are both picky about mugs (a thin lip is preferred). We saw these and got autumnal jibblies, so we got them to match. We have been saying to each other with much satisfaction, "I drank out of my Snoopy mug this morning," and the like.

It's crochet pumpkin season. Back in 2023 I made some and my mom has ended up using them as decor at her church. So we have made some more! Also, my grandma decorated her porch for fall the other day, planting some yellow mums. My mom wanted to take a picture. I said, "Get in a picture with me, Grandma!" I don't like it in terms of it being a picture of me but love it in terms of being a picture of me and my grandma! She's my bestie!

I have been really into wearing plaid shirts this fall, all of which I have acquired from the men's rack at the thrift store for 5-8 bucks each. I got one (1) that fits me so perfectly and is not overly warm, not being flannel, that it triggered a bit of a plaid rush for me. My ideal outfit right now is a pair of black leggings, a tank top, a plaid shirt, and a ball cap.

In fact, I have been wearing my fave cap a lot and finally was like, "I should buy another one that is this exact brand and fit." And I saw that a lot of Etsy shops offer those specific caps with custom embroidery, and I saw one listing that was $8 or something ridiculous like that? So I was like, "Oh, well then!" And I got myself one that says "EAT THE MIC." I have been reminded to do that during band practice because my voice is tiny and I need to basically put my mouth as close to the microphone as humanly possible. Or, "eat the mic."

I'm really trying to remind myself to get right up on the mic when I sing, even though it's against my every instinct, haha. So this cap is a good reminder.

My band mate -- the guy that gifted me the wireless setup that I mentioned in a post a couple months ago -- who told me to eat the mic initially also needs to do that, now that we have a drummer. We'll be drowned out if we don't eat the mic. So I got him a matching one, and he seemed really tickled by it! Here's a screencap from a rehearsal video. It's grainy, but as you can see, we're wearing our matching caps.

LITTLE EXTRAS:

• Looove Taylor Swift's new album. I prefer her pop stuff so this one was made for me. "Opalite" might knock "State of Grace" from my personal number one TS song bracket
• I'm wearing this old Target dress from 2011 today after having it out of my rotation for a few years. So fun to rediscover old favorites
• also broke out the fox hat for the first time this season today. Got in 2011 and wear it every year
• beret season is SO SOON
• been taking 8pm walks around the neighborhood and last night it felt cool outside...

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