Perfect Fall Weather

What a perfect week of fall weather.  I've been home in Canton all week and couldn't have asked for better weather.  I went of the Spoon River Scenic Drive today with my sister and Jacob.  Completely underwhelmed.....I remember growing up as a kid, all the handmade crafts that people spent months creating to sell on the 2 weekends of the drive.  What used to be an opportunity to see how someone could turn a milk weed into wall decor, or make owls out of sunflower seeds, or whatever it was that the crafty, artisans were making has turned into miles and miles of other peoples junk and mass produced "crafts" that are created in a factory to resemble a handmade item.  For the past few years, it's been a bit of  a mix, but what kept me going back was the food.  Food off a trailer can not be beat.  Walking tacos, corn dogs, pork chop sandwiches, elephant ears, funnel cakes, apple fritters, all of it at your disposal.  Today, I ate some kettle corn...wah wah.  But the beautiful fall weather was more than enough to make up for the rest.  When I arrived back at my mom and dad's, I whipped up a pumpkin sheet cake with cream cheese icing.   It's a fall staple, deliciously moist  with just the right amount of spices to keep me relishing in the season.   (Another plus to the afternoon...its snowing at home in Colorado today...)