Have you tried the new flavors, yet? Candy Corn Taste Test, part 2

Have you tried all the new flavors yet? Since our last taste test, we found a few more candy corn varieties which, of course, necessitated another round of taste tests! Not that anyone around here was complaining. In the first candy corn taste test, we tried Pumpkin Spice, Carmel, and Indian Corn flavors, comparing them to the traditional Autumn Mix of candy corns and pumpkins. ...

The Potato Costume (and a book review)

We love this little book called I’m Bored, written by Michael Ian Black, and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. The title and illustrations grabbed me and made me laugh, even before I had read the book. Do your children ever say “I’m bored” while sitting in the middle of a pile of toys? When you get in the car to drive to town, do they ...

Candy Corn Taste Test

In my world, autumn equates colorful leaves, the fall-time harvest, canning jars, cozy sweaters, and candy corns. Maybe I should have listed candy corns first. I don’t exactly know what it is about these little candies, but I look forward to them every year in the fall.  It is a tradition that could become borderline addiction! In the past we have always gone with the ...