If I was starting this in chronological order I should really be telling you all about our five days in New York that came before this trip to Princeton, New Jersey. But I have about six hundred photos that I've narrowed New York down to so far and so starting with these lower key couple of days first seemed preferable. {A NYC full city guide will be coming soon though}. We planned this trip last October when my husband & I had airmiles to use up and New York is one of the places that they are easiest to book seats with, there being multiple flights per day there. Which was lucky for me as it's one of my favourite cities in the world. So we decided to fly in & out of there {more on that in the NYC post} but as we'd visited a few times before, wanted to add something different on to it this time. More small town America {in particular for all things Fall and Halloween!} so our first stop was Princeton, an ivy league university town just an easy train ride out of the city where we could then pick up a car for heading North. Technically New Jersey, south of NYC, probably doesn't count as New England as much as say Vermont or Maine would do further North? But to us it felt just like it and we really hit the jackpot on planning this 2 night stop, it was probably our very favourite part of the trip. Small town America really is magical, especially after we'd spent five days gallivanting and walking our socks off around the hectic city that never sleeps! So; a travelogue of our stay below if you'd like to see. Including the most amazing pumpkin farm! 

Whatever the occasion, and season, I love to add a few little bits around the house to reflect the time of year. Whether it's hearts and pink accents for Valentine's Day or cute bunny rabbits for Easter, it's fun to change things up for a couple of weeks. This week of course is Halloween so the house is full of pumpkins, munchkins, gourds and squashes as well as some yummy ghoulish inspired treats {no tricks around here!}. I don't go mad on spider webs or skeletons hanging in the window, although I probably will do when we have children, but I find the pumpkins are more than enough to get into the spirit of it all. It's almost time to carve them, post to follow on that. But for now, a few photos of halloween {and autumn} around our home. 

I love Kew Gardens and always try to go around once a year, usually in the summer. But last October, to celebrate halloween and as part of the IncrEdibles festival, Kew was filled with pumpkins. I love Autumn and all things halloween so one Saturday morning, Ben and I headed to Kew for a wander and ogle at the pumpkin displays.