October List

Eat Dinner by Candlelight

I will need to purchase candles for this task. I’m okay with that, provided I have supervision.

Drink Coffee Outside

It may need to be afternoon coffee because it is dark during morning coffee. Perhaps, if I time it right, I’ll see the bald eagle.

Host a Soup Night

This might be a good combo with candles

Read a Tale From the Brothers Grimm

A repeat from last year, and one I look forward to.

Enjoy a Fire

Okay, says the person with six nonfunctional fireplaces and no fire pit - a cluster of candles?

Buy Autumn Flowers

What was I thinking when I made this list?

Buy a Pumpkin

I’ve already purchased several glittery pumpkin pillows, so one task accomplished.

Mummy Pillow Time

It’s time for his appearance, the attic awaits.

Major Fail

I need to revamp my October List for 2026 because I didn’t do a single thing on this list.

• Who wants to eat by candelight in the dark when you have perfectly good lighting?

• Drink coffee outside - it’s either bombarded by wasps or frozen, so no thank you.

• Host a Soup Night - we did have steak salad - that’s as close as we got.

• Read a tale from the Brothers Grimm - I opted for trash reading instead.

• Enjoy a fire impossible tak at my house

• Buy autumn flowers, I don’t do mums … what was I thinking?

• Buy a pumpkin—I did buy a pumpkin-shaped pillow, four actually, but that wasn’t what the task meant.

• Mummy Pillow Time: The stairs to the attic are still full of picture frames, and the pillow wasn’t worth the broken neck risk.

October out.