Category: Thanksgiving

Michaels Stores’ Give Thanks Fall 2025 Decorations

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Fall decorations have changed a lot over the years. Although there are the normal and expected decorations, such as pumpkins, leaves, and more, sometimes there are themes that are unusual and… well… odd. Especially in more recent years.

This year, Michaels has a collection called “Give Thanks”. The collection includes many of the expected fall related items, but this time they would be perfect for Thanksgiving. Now-en days, I don’t see many decorations that would work for Thanksgiving celebrations. This collection, on the other hand, has many things that would be perfect for decorating for Thanksgiving.

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Movie Review: Pumpkin Pie Wars (2016)

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Whenever I’m working from home, I sometimes put on movies and TV shows to listen to in the background. Last year, I found YouTube movies had Pumpkin Pie Wars available to watch. I remember watching it in 2016, but I forgot most of it. Since it was available to watch for free with ads, I decided to put it on while I worked.

Now that it is fall, I decided now would be a good time to write my review of it!

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Home Goods Haul- October 2024

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After many months, I went shopping at Home Goods in October. I went for the sole reason to buy seasonal kitchen towels. My old fall and Christmas themed towels had finally worn out so I needed new ones. I really liked the way the towels I purchased earlier this year worked, so I decided to see if there were similar quality towels available in fall and Christmas theme. While shopping, I decided to purchase a blanket to replace an old blanket as well.

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Book Review: From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern

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Earlier this year, I decide to read the book From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern. Alicia wrote the book while Tom took the photographs inside the book. It is a book about “seasonal activities, inspired decor, and cozy recipes for Fall”. I wanted to see what it is like, so I decided to read it in spring so I’d know if there were ideas I want to use in the fall.

Since I read it in the spring, I decided to wait until the fall to write a review about the book.

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Walmart Fall 2024 Throw Pillows

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I just finished writing posts about the fall decor at Walmart this year. Among the fall decor was throw pillows. I debated if I should include the throw pillows in the 2024  fall decor posts, but I decided to dedicate a separate post to them.

My local Walmart does carry throw pillows, but they normally have the seasonal throw pillows available at larger Walmarts. This year, they began to carry more seasonal throw pillows. For the fall, there were multiple pillows available. I was happy to see them available.

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2024 Fall Decor at Walmart Part 2

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It’s time for the second post on my two part Walmart fall decor! In 2024, there were many fall decorations available at my local Walmart. I was really happy to see it! My Walmart is smaller than other Walmarts I see online. This is why there are often times less decor available to browse and purchase than others. This year, there were more decor than in pervious years. (Including some pre-pandemic years)

In this post, I wanted to focus on all the decor in other parts of the seasonal section of the store. These include pumpkins, bales of hay, and scarecrows.

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2024 Fall Decor at Walmart Part 1

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Last month, my local Walmart began to put their fall decorations out for sale. I like to see what decorations are available every year, so I was really happy to browse them.

There were many decorations I liked so I decided to split the decorations into two different posts. The second post will be published later this week.

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Making My Own Pumpkin Puree for Pumpkin Pies- Part 2

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Earlier this fall, I wrote a post about trying to make my own pumpkin puree out of a pumpkin I purchased in store. I wanted to use the puree to make pumpkin pies out of. I was worried I purchased the wrong type of pumpkin for pies. Sadly, I was right. So, in late October, I went searching for a new pumpkin that would be good for pies. I found not one, but two pumpkins. They are small but I was very happy to find them!

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Thoughts On A Charlie Brown Christmas Not On TV This Year

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Every Christmas, I always look forward to watching Christmas movies and TV specials. This year, one of my favorite Christmas specials will not be airing. The special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, as well it’s Halloween and Thanksgiving specials, did not/will not be airing on TV.

The reason is because Apple holds all copyrights to air the Peanuts specials. For the past two years, Apple aired the specials on PBS. This year, they will not be allowing the specials to be aired on TV at all. Instead, they can be found exclusively on Apple’s streaming service, Apple TV.

To be honest, I’m not happy about this. I heard about this prior to the pandemic in 2020, but it seemed like nobody cared like I hoped they would. Even though I didn’t say much if anything online, I felt really upset about it. I was happy when Apple decided to allow the specials to air on PBS. Now that they are no longer on the air, I’m now back to feeling upset.

To me, it feels like a loss of an important American Christmas tradition. I always looked forward to the special. When I was a child, I would get upset if I missed the show or someone interrupted me watching it. As I became an older child, I didn’t feel so upset about it, but I still looked forward to it. As an adult, I began to care for the special more than before. It was a way to subtlety resist and rebel against the urge to grow up too much too fast.

Now that the show is no longer airing on TV, I am upset. Yet, as the Christmas season moves forward, I feel more at peace about it. I’m still unhappy about it, but I am a peace because I own the DVD versions of the specials. I can watch them anytime I want, not matter what the season. If I miss the show too much, I can just watch the DVD. It’s not the same, but it is better than nothing.

Well, that’s all for now! Thank you for reading!

More Black Friday Sales for 2022

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After a night’s sleep and the surprising popularity of my favorite Black Friday sales post, I decided to write another post. This time, I wanted to talk about all the Black Friday sales that I didn’t mention in my first post. There are so many sales, so picking the top ones will be hard to do. If I missed a store you want to shop at, please look at their website and/or their social media to see if they have a sale going on right now. Continue reading “More Black Friday Sales for 2022” →