Fall in Missouri

So it has been very cold here for the last week. Day before yesterday we had freezing conditions overnight and yesterday it hovered around low 40's before giving up the ghost and dipping to mid 30's overnight. I don't want it to be winter yet, but then I never want it to be winter. I would like to be in Australia where people eat ice cream at Christmas time.

Saturday one of our neighbors raked all his leaves into the street and set fire to them. I was shocked and half expected the fire crew to show up but they didn't. He just had a huge smokey fire going for half the day.
One good thing about fall is all the fall festivals. Two weekends ago Weston held Applefest. It was kicked off with a parade and had all kinds of apple treats, plus mini hay bales!
I think they were lost, because the parade went the other way.

Hubii's sister and brother-in-law were able to visit us during Applefest. We ate many apple confections including apple funnel cake, apple dumplings and an apple pie that we took home with us.
Hubii and I bought a hay bale and some gourds and pumpkins to decorate our front doorstep.

While I was in Platte City, to get my new driver's license, I was trapped by the home coming parade for Platte County High School. It was a highlight to a mostly frustrating day. I went to the DMV three time only to give up my lovely GA license for a sheet of paper.


A piece of paper with a squished photo.
And now for a photo of my recent baking adventures. Orange sticky buns, click to see them in the sticky glistening goodness. Enjoy.