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(NOV.) NUTTY NOVEMBER with the FOTESS Group

11 days ago

FOTESS is a group that requires you to be approved for membership so contact me if you are interested and not a member at this time. The name FOTESS stands for Friends of the Earth Simple Swaps. We have a theme we post each month. Usually there is a swap of some sort (cards, seeds, small gifts) but we also share photos, garden information and other ideas. All swaps are within the U.S.

Our theme for November is NUTTY NOVEMBER. That will be very true at my house with a lot going on. Many of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving and most of the time it seems Christmas preparations begin in November also. Meanwhile we are getting our plants settled to make it through the winter, planting bulbs, raking leaves and there's a lot to do everywhere.

As always, we hope you come by to discuss what is going on with your garden and just in general. There will be a game this month and I will post the details shortly. It's a PHOTO Scavenger Hunt.

Wishing everyone a Happy November!


Comments (23)

  • 11 days ago
    last modified: 11 days ago

    Jeanne, thank you for hosting.

    I love Scavenger Hunt's.

    Nutty November. I was thinking Hickory nuts......Black Walnuts.....wish I had some.

  • 11 days ago

    I love scavenger hunts as well.....


    No Hickory Nut trees out here in CA.................

    Black Walnut trees yes......

    Me, I love all nuts, maybe to much

  • 10 days ago

    Jeanne, your scavenger hunt......how fun!!

  • 10 days ago

    Thanks Jeanne for hosting!!!

  • 9 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    Here we go with the first week! (Week 1: Nov. 2 - 8)

    You can post these any time but by Nov. 8th. I'll join in, too, but for fun and won't count for a prize obviously.

    1. a nut or an acorn

    2. something plaid

    3. a pumpkin

    4. some type of street sign or roadside sign with the name of your city, town, county or state

    5. a fall door decoration (Halloween, fall colors, or similar)

    Don't forget we change the time tonight. Sure don't like when it will start getting dark so early.

  • 8 days ago

    Pumpkin - will post more later.


  • 8 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    #3 & # 5





  • 8 days ago

    #1 & # 2

  • 8 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    Let's see if I can get these to go through.

    Plaid


    Door Decoration


  • 7 days ago

    Nut or ACORN



    Traffic was heavy yesterday when I was out and I didn't go out today, but I'll try to stop near a sign tomorrow to get a picture. I raked leaves for an hour yesterday and that was too much. I hurt so bad from doing that.

  • 6 days ago

    Street sign saying Cary Parkway

  • 6 days ago

    Jeanne, not sure if you will accept vehicle plate. Let me know if it is a no go.

    Old vehicle plate with CALIFORNIA



    Pumpkin






  • 6 days ago

    Nut



    Plaid



  • 6 days ago

    Hi! I would like to join!

    1. nut

    2. plaid

    3. Pumpkin

    4. coming soon

    5. Fall decor


  • 6 days ago

    Fall door decor....I had already pulled it down last Saturday off the front door....a quick rehang on a bedroom door......



  • 6 days ago

    Annie, Try something closer to the item listed - street sign or roadside sign. Hope that will work for you. I was stopped at the red light and since I was the 3rd car stopped I took a picture out the front window before driving forward. Lots of signs with Cary along the road, but I didn't want to park and walk to them to take a picture. (Unfortunately I doubt you can read the letters on the street sign on my picture.)

  • 5 days ago

    HI Jeanne, thank you for hosting this month. Hope these pictures qualify.



    1. a nut or an acorn

    2. something plaid

    3. a pumpkin

    4. some type of street sign or roadside sign with the name of your city, town, county or state

    5. a fall door decoration (Halloween, fall colors, or similar)


  • 5 days ago
    last modified: 5 days ago

    #4



  • 5 days ago

    Having fun looking at the pictures. Thanks for joining in. Are the leaves changing color where you live? We had a few nights drop into the 40s so color is appearing. Love the look of fall!

  • 2 days ago
    last modified: 3 hours ago

    Week 2: Nov. 9 - 15 (Beginning Sunday you can only submit pictures of these)

    1. apple

    2. rake

    3. clock (in honor of the time change)

    4. calendar for 2026

    5. Something baked

    Hope everyone is doing fine. We had a really nice day today but right now it's pouring. Sure wish I had walked the dog earlier. She always gets a before bedtime walk. Maybe the rain won't last too long?

  • yesterday

    Jeanne, the leaves are turning and falling here.

    Early morning is expected to be down to 34 degrees.

    Right now is 48, feels like 37.

    I think yesterday was 81. Welcome to Texas weather.

    I spent my free time today taking cuttings of some plants, picking all my ripe peppers and tomatoes and covering some plants. Everything has done so good this year I'm not ready to give them up.

    Will work on pictures later. The "something baked" may have to be later in the week.

  • yesterday
    last modified: 3 hours ago

    The temperatures here will be changing, too. They say Monday night will drop down into the 20s and there is the possibility of some snowflakes over night! The past two days were really nice although we did get a few showers but they didn't seem to last too long and we need rain so it's all good.

    Thanks for mentioning the baking I made brownies a day or two ago and there is one left so I'd better take a picture of it before I eat it!

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