Oops I wanted to get more blogged this week but I've been off and have hardly been home! It's been a nice break compared to feeling chained to my laptop, especially at this time of year when there is so much going on. Halloween, autumn leaves, crisp days and this weekend - Bonfire night! What a week, heart eye emoji! We're actually off to Scotland for a few days tomorrow so today is my Friday, hence why I'm writing this a little earlier than usual. My week in photos below.. 

As I said in today's Bonfire post, this is such a great time of year. Christmas is just around the corner, it's Halloween today and Bonfire night on Wednesday. Autumn is in full swing with crunchy leaves everywhere yet it's still mild and we've had some gorgeous sunshine this week. Hope you've had a Pumpkin filled week! I love decorating my kitchen seasonally and it's been filled with orange lately, most of which we've grown at the allotment. I decided not to carve scary faces this year and instead created some girly stars, hearts and drilled flowers. I'm off to a friend's halloween party tonight, we're going all out with a prize for the best dress up outfit {I've got a skeleton dress but need to do some crazy make up and hair to go with it} and a prize for the best pumpkin so today will be spent baking lots of spooky cakes to take to the party later. 

This week's photos are mainly of pumpkins, with a few autumn leaves thrown in:

Happy Halloween! {Halloween themed post coming later today} How amazing is this time of year? Halloween and Bonfire Night are within a week of each other. I love both celebrations and can't wait to bake this gingerbread tray bake this weekend ready for Bonfire Night on Wednesday. It's an annual tradition, I think this will be my fourth year making it and such a nice recipe. Then on the 5th November, wrapping up in gloves and scarves we'll go to watch the fireworks and have sparklers in front of the bonfire. The dark evenings are still a novelty at the moment to cosy up and we all know what's just around the corner.. {*whispers* Christmas!} I thought I'd do this post early in case anyone wants to do some baking this weekend before it's past Bonfire Night although to be honest this yummy gingerbread cake will be perfect right up until Christmas.