It's Coming

Summer is still in the air, but around here, I'm starting to detect a little twinge of autumn in there, too, and it's making me think of one thing: Halloween. I know. I know. It's still early, but the stores are starting to carry Halloween decorations, so I think I can start making my plans, too.

I've picked out my Halloween costumes (I can never settle on just one) and am already brainstorming ideas for a Halloween party. It's pretty much all I can do to keep from stretching that fake spider web stuff all over everything I own and pulling out all my decorations. The key, I've decided, is to start slow. Ease myself into it. A little bit here, a little bit there, and I can start incorporating Halloween into my life without going full-blown on the whole thing too early.

So how do I start a little at a time? With patience, self-restraint and a new set of orange dishes.And really, these deliciously black ice cream bowls would look amazing sitting on my counter next to this tangerine orange KitchenAid mixer. Can't you just imagine eating scoops of lime sorbet out of those bowls in front of a campy old creature feature while a thunderstorm rages outside?

Slowly, ever so slowly and subtly, I'll start working a bit of black magic into my wardrobe, too -- a dash of black here, a smidgen of purple there, a bold orange scarf to finish the look. How charming would this sweet little pumpkin necklace be when the days begin to get shorter? Pull on a pair of bewitching boots, and you'll be ready for Halloween when it rolls around less than two months from now.

Am I the only one who's itching for Halloween season to start? Are there visions of candy corn and jack-o'-lanterns dancing through your head, too? If you have great Halloween plans brewing, let's hear about those, too.

Posted by Andrea Sparks