Besides raking up the leaves, cleaning the gutters, tucking the summer clothes away, and prepping the linens for Halloween,Thanksgiving, and Christmas, there are so many home to-dos for October, especially as far as decorating and accenting your stone and brick.

For instance, decorating your gorgeous stone stair treads. You can use fall plants, pumpkins, turkeys, gouls, ghosts, goblins, a nativity scene or whatever suits your fancy.

And the fireplace mantel.