Saturday, November 14, 2026

Random Thoughts... And A Pumpkin Turkey

You may have noticed that I'm starting to regularly blog again. Hopefully that makes you smile:@) A lot has happened in the last year, as I'm sure it has with you too. My biggest change, I have recently retired from full time work. I'm trying to patiently give myself some time to create a new daily routine. I plan to make the blog a part of that routine again. What will I talk about? Honestly, I'd like to keep Pig In Mud as eclectic as it's always been. Focusing on short seasonal posts, cooking, baking, easy crafts, quick pop-ins with retail finds, maybe a little football party fodder and... Yes, I like having Barbie a part of my little world too.

When QVC brings something back that was popular and is kind of nostalgic, they call it "back from the vault". Well, these wooden add-ons for a pumpkin certainly fit that bill. My brother made these about a bazillion years ago. We lost him this year too. As I was in the shed I was tickled to find this kit on the shelf. I stopped at my son's house and grabbed one of the volunteer pumpkins from his garden, wa-la, a Thanksgiving turkey decoration for the planter. Just something goofy that makes me smile:@)
Side note: My poor white pansies. Some critter keeps eating them… Note to self: No more white, this is the second year this has happened. Maybe they smell milder or tastier than the other colors? Oh well, lesson learned.

Back to the Turkumpkin… Or Pumpurkey??? The wooden shapes are easy to cut out, make at least 5 feathers and a curved turkey head. Add two nails to the flat end so they can be pushed into the pumpkin. Then paint as desired. These sets were popular at craft fairs for years. Do we even have craft fairs any more?

So there you have my little update folks. A bit of a bloggy sabbatical, and now a new chapter in life, but the story will have the same comfortable theme... A family friendly (sometimes silly) blog space that offers a great little ~grab a cuppa and check in~ moment in your day. I hope to see you here. 

Have a Happy Day:@)