Talking About It Tuesdays #92

 Fall weather finally arrived here in New England, we even had a frost warning Thursday night. It was quite a temperature jump from temps in the upper 70's and low 80's to temps in the mid 50's but at least I get to start wearing some of my sweaters and fall clothes. We got Evan's college applications all finished and this week he starts the rounds of college interviews. Wish him luck! I had no idea how much was involved on my end for getting all the paperwork done but we far surpassed all the admission deadlines since once I started I just wanted to get all those boxes checked off and cleared from my mental to- do list. 

We had another successful party last week with well over 100 links. I hope you found some time to visit several. I found so many delicious looking recipes, adorable crafts, and even some book/reading ideas. I just love that I never really know what I'll find! 
 
 
 
The link with the most views from last week's party:
 
Day Datin' by From This Side of the Pond 
 

A few that caught my eye:

Halloween Front Porch and Yard 2025 by Debbie-Dabble Blog

 This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything that is family friendly is welcome; even old posts that you'd like to get some new views.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Linking up with: Fine/Whatever, 


 

Comments

  1. Amy JohnsonOctober 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM

    We got a little frost here too, but not a killing frost yet. I've been enjoying the cooler temperatures as I clean up the garden. Thanks for the party.

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  2. Maria RineerOctober 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM

    An exciting time for Evan! I hope he lands at the best place for him (and ideally for you, too!). We are enjoying beautiful weather. I´m glad you´re having some good weather. We don´t have frost in the extended forecast so I´m cautiously optimistic we can make it until the end of the October without frost; a gardener can dream :). Thanks for the link up!

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM

      I hope your garden does make it to the end of October without frost!

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  3. Amy ScottOctober 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM

    The only good thing about a frost warning is the death of mosquitoes! I got so bit up the other night! Go away already!

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM

      I swear they find me even in the middle of winter...

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  4. Handmade in IsraelOctober 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM

    It sounds like you’ve been busy but productive — congratulations on getting all of Evan’s applications done so early, that’s such a big accomplishment!

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM

      Thank you! It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

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  5. MarilynOctober 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM

    Good for Evan for completing his college application! I hope it goes well!

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  6. Heather{Our Life In a Click}October 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM

    Those temps dropped quickly!! We've had a lot of wind and rain from the Nor'easter this weekend and yesterday. I'm ready for it to be over. Good luck to Evan with his college interviews! Thank you for hosting!

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM

      We had lots of wind and rain too; in fact we lost power for 5 or so hours yesterday. But I sort of expected that.

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  7. Laura @ Our Grand LivesOctober 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM

    Thanks for hosting us all, Joanne! We also got our first taste of fall temps and the cooler temps felt great! Congrats to you and Evan for being so prepared... wishing him good luck with the interviews to come!

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM

      Thank you! It's definitely not the same process as when I was going through applying!

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  8. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasOctober 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM

    Joanne,
    Thanks so much for all your visits!! We are definitely having nice cool Fall weather here in NEPA!!
    My Link Ups for today's party are # 23, 24 and 26!!
    Thank you for the feature!! I will be giving you a Shout Out both on my Face Book page and in my next Blog post!! Also Thank You for hosting each week!! I truly appreciate all the work that you put into hosting a link party!!
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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  9. PaulaShort October 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM

    Happy Tuesday Joanne. Thanks bunches for hosting and warm hospitality each week. I'm sitting at #'s 33&34 this week.

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  10. ViolettaOctober 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM

    Fall weather also coming to us....but we did not have frost yet...hope it will take some time till it freezes. I like the colours of the leaves shun by the autumn sun.
    Have a good time
    Violetta

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM

      I love the colors of the fall leaves and am relieved that yesterday's storm didn't bring them all down like I thought it might.

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  11. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!October 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM

    I made corn relish many years ago, seeing those jars brought back fond memories!

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM

      I really wish I had thought to try that with all the excess corn we were given this summer. I'll have to remember it for next year.

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  12. Hall Around TexasOctober 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM

    So many great posts last week! Thanks for hosting, as always!

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  13. SlabsOctober 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM

    Good morning, Joanne. Thank you for a lovely party and for sporting our SSPS logo and linking with us. As you rightfully say, so many awesome ideas and links each week, thanks for hosting
    My entries this week #48+49+50
    Please join SSPS & HIH https://esmesalon.com/tag/seniorsalonpitstop/

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  14. Julie's Creative LifestyleOctober 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM

    Fall has finally arrived and we survived a Nor'easter these past few days. I'm happy that we had no damage to our home. Good luck with the college process and enjoy the rest of the week.

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    1. Joanne October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM

      We were thankful not to have any damage either-- though we did lose power for several hours. Thank goodness for generators!

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  15. JoyceOctober 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM

    We've had the most fabulous fall weather. Not much rain which I'm sure we probably need, but it's been absolutely beautiful lately. Thanks for the mention...it's fun to have a place to link up my chatty posts : ) Have a great day!

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