Living on Cloud Nine: October 2020

FRIDAY FAVORITES...DON'T GO OCTOBER

Why oh why do you have to go October? Just when you were getting FALL fantastic! And so, it goes. That’s ok because I know right behind it is my beloved Christmas season and I may or may not already have a couple of my 17 trees decorated, LL! Anyway, it’s Halloween weekend which truly this year is no big deal and who am I kidding it’s never a big deal for us anymore now that the boys are grown so let’s just get right to Friday Favorites!

1. More Michigan

Monday, I talked about our annual Trip to Upper Michigan and how beautiful the leaves were. Well, the weekend before we went to lower Michigan for a quality day with one of our sons. This particular son is the one who got a job at Amazon and he will be moving about 2 1/2 hour south of us very soon. We had a fun day going to a couple breweries and ending the evening with pumpkin treats from Culver’s.

Feeding the Ducks, lol

2. Homemade Applesauce
I made my second batch of homemade applesauce this past weekend to freeze and it was even more delicious with all the apples we brought back from Michigan. I altered The Pioneer Woman's recipe just a little bit and it was utter perfection. I’m a stanch believer that certain varieties of apples are the best for certain foods and for applesauce it’s definitely a mix of Macintosh and yellow delicious per my mama!

HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE
INGREDIENTS
6lbs apples, peeled and cored
2 cups apple cider
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tblesp white sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
Bring the apples and all the ingredients to a boil and turn down to a low simmer, cover and cook for about 25 to 30 minutes. You can mash them right in the stock pot or pour into a bowl to mask. We save a couple containers in the fridge and freeze the rest; it makes about 12 servings.

3. Week's Attire

Sweater HERE // Leggings HERE // Necklace HERE// Shoes HERE & HERE

Sweater HERE // Joggers HERE// Hat HERE // Shoes HERE // Peplum Tee HERE

Sweater HERE // Leggings HERE //
Necklace HERE // Henley HERE //
Sunnies HERE // Boots HERE // Boot Socks HERE

4. Puff Sleeves
Let me tell you, these puff sleeve tops are bringing back some memories! These were huge in the early 80s, along with the ones that had a little ruffle down each side. I fell hard for this puffy plaid one from Target!

BUY TOP HERE // JEANS HERE // BOOTS HERE // HAT HERE

5. Misc. Fun
POSTS OF THE WEEK
Monday ~ The COLORS OF FALL...Our 2020 Trip to Michigan
Wednesday ~ Sweet Sweater Share

MEMES

The good ones just keep coming...

Bored Grandma's during COVID

Don't forget to VOTE is you have not already!

And to Fall Back...UGH!!

And just because it's still my fav costume and I share it every year. So.... "OOPS I DID IT AGAIN!"

HAPPY WEEKEND & HAPPY HALLOWEEN

LINKING-UP with Friday Favorites //

#DreamTeam Linky // Metamorphosis Monday

xoxo

SWEET SWEATER SHARE

Oh friend! Sweet sweater share week is in the house! Well, it’s over on Instagram stories this week but it is so so good! Five beautiful friends and I are doing a sweater share and today is my day! Make sure you check out my stories because I found so many perfect sweaters for sweater weather!

You may remember these precious ladies when we did a Target a few weeks ago Below are their share day and the links to their Blogs and Instas from the top collage left clockwise.

TUESDAY~ Holly from Everyday Holly / Insta HERE
WEDNESDAY~ Me
THURSDAY~ Lisa from 4 Love & Dreams / Insta HERE
FRIDAY~ Shanna from Daily Dose of Style / Insta HERE
SATURDAY~ Lisa from Coast to Coast / Insta HERE
SUNDAY~ Wanda from Wanda Loves Sharing / Insta HERE

I’m sharing several in my stories today but here I’m just gonna share three to give you a tease! I truly have loved every single sweater I’ve gotten and so many of these make great gifts for the ladies in your life!

First step is this amazingly soft cable knit burgundy turtleneck from Target!

AND BIG SALE NEWS:
SWEATERS FROM TARGET ar BOGO 50% off this Week, woohoo!

It looks way more expensive than it was and so super easy to throw on with jeans and boots! Of course I tried matching the burning bush, LOL

BUY SWEATER HERE // Similar Boots HERE// Necklace HERE

Next up is Oh sweet CAMO! So, a huge trend I’m seeing this year is somewhat cropped cardigans. This Camo with slightly puffy sleeves is from the adored Scoop line at Walmart, it’s such a good price, so well-made and just look how cute it is!

BUY SWEATER HERE // TANK HERE // NECKLACE HERE // BLACK JEANS HERE// BOOTS HERE

And Lastly, it’s probably my favorite, this long leopard duster cardigan! Just look how amazing it looks with the rust! I love it so much. It’s also perfect with leggings and jeans.

BUY SWEATER HERE // SKIRT HERE// BRALETTE HERE // BELT HERE // CAMI HERE // LOCK NECKLACE HERE // BOOTS HERE

AND LOOK AT ALL THESE TARGET SWEATERS ON BOGO

Rust Ruffle Cardigan // Turtleneck Poncho // Cream Cardigan // Fuchsia Balloon Sleeves // Coral Square Neck // Light Grey Pleat Sleeves //Printed Cardigan // Faux Fur Collar Cardigan // Spacedye Crewneck //

Blue Turtleneck

Ok BONUS: I shared this one on Instagram already but it was such a hit from Shop the minute that I just had to share it again! Just look at those ruffled sleeves!

BUY SWEATER HERE

My Favorite from last weeks link-up was:

Jill in Her Cognac Moto

Make sure you hop to the blogs of my other five hostesses of Style Six so you can see who they chose as their favorite, sometimes we choose the same and sometimes we are completely different in our choices but what fun! It just may be you!

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