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Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

14 September 2013

A Fall Door




I have been south for a couple of weeks doing 'parental maintenance' and will be back north early next week.  Then, in about six weeks, we will be south again for the winter!  (Yes...my head constantly spins).  

While I'm here, I've been doing some 'readying' of the house for fall, so that when we do get back, it's one less chore I'll have to tackle!

The door arrangement was simple!  Just yank the spring arrangement out of the door pocket and plop the HL flowers in!  Took all of about five minutes!  I had some stuff (e.g., the trailing vine and leaves) left over from my fall stash.  Couldn't have been easier.  

As I look around the house, I have now determined that 'less is more,' so much of the fall stuff will be put back up.  Too much of it is already making me nervous, and I just can't handle the 'cluttery' aspect!  Wonder if I'll have that same attitude come Christmas?  Hmmm....

Those of you in the midwest ENJOY the fall temps!  It's still broiling down here, and I just can't wait to get back!

Midnight, the Magical Cat   1996 - 2013

On a sadder note, we lost Midnight, one of my assistants, two weeks ago.  He had stopped eating and simply crawled into a hiding place to fade away.  We did, however, locate him, and he is now resting under the new lilac tree in the back of the property in Wisconsin.  We love you, Midnight, and miss you terribly.


14 October 2012

Ann Arbor Road Trip




My older son lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and last year the Headmaster and I decided to take a road trip there to see him.  We went just as the leaves were changing colors--what a beautiful journey!  A few pictures of that adventure follow (I think I may have included some of these before in other posts).  Hope you enjoy them!

The famous Zingerman's Deli...



A wonderful Farmer's Market, The Produce Station...






Muriel's in Ludington...




A deer family feasting on another family's lawn...



We had driven to Ann Arbor via the UP of Michigan, then across the Mackinac Bridge.  On the way back, we chose to let the USS Badger do the driving for us (and guess who's car was the FIRST one off?)!


Thanks for coming along on the trip!




Inspire Me Monday ~ Create With Joy
Masterpiece Monday ~ Boogieboard Cottage
Mop It Up Monday ~ I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party ~ Debbiedoo's
Mosaic Monday ~ The Little Red House
Show Me What You Got ~ Our Delightful Home
Metamorphosis Monday ~ Between Naps on the Porch
A Return to Lovliness ~A Delightsome Life


Nifty Thrifty Tuesday  Coastal Charm 
Time to Shine ~ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Table Top Tuesday ~ A Stroll Thru Life 
One Project at a Time ~ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Tuesday's Treasures ~ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Show Me What Ya Got ~ Not JUST a Housewife
Be Inspired ~ Elizabeth & Co.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Create With Joy
What's It Wednesday ~ Ivy and Elephants
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday ~ Primp
Wow Us Wednesday ~ Savvy Southern Style 
Show & Share ~ Southern Lovely


Home Sweet Home ~ The Charm of Home
Home and Garden Thursday ~ A Delightsome Life
Tips and Tutorials ~ Stone Gable

Potpourri Friday ~ 2805
Vintage Inspiration ~ Common Ground

It's Fall, Y'all~ Thrifty Decor Chick

Furniture Feature Friday ~ Miss Mustard Seed

Saturday Nite Special ~ Funky Junk Interiors



07 October 2012

Door Decor



What does this look like to you?
A cornucopia?  A wasp nest?  A cyclone?  A cocoon for some type of butterfly?
Just one of another of fabulous things I found at Julie's in Door County.  I thought it would look great on the front door for fall!



It has a very unusual shape and is larger than the puny thing I had on the door for summer that kept swaying in the breeze (so awful I never took a picture of it).


Actually, I had promised myself that I would tackle the guest room today where a whole clutch of natural stems, curly willow, etc., had been residing for the last couple of weeks, and on which I was nearly impaled every time I walked by the bed.  So...into the basket they went!



And here is the door to the chicken coop:  a potato digger found at another thrift shop for about $1.00, holding strands of faux bittersweet.  I love that stuff and would like to plant a male and female, but I've heard it takes over everything in its path.  Does anyone have any experience with it?


So now...this house has been properly decorated for fall.  In the next few weeks, I'll be working on the other one!  



Join me at some of these fun places this week!


Inspire Me Monday ~ Create With Joy
Masterpiece Monday ~ Boogieboard Cottage
Mop It Up Monday ~ I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party ~ Debbiedoo's
Mosaic Monday ~ The Little Red House
Show Me What You Got ~ Our Delightful Home
Metamorphosis Monday ~ Between Naps on the Porch
A Return to Lovliness ~A Delightsome Life


Nifty Thrifty Tuesday  Coastal Charm 
Time to Shine ~ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Table Top Tuesday ~ A Stroll Thru Life 
One Project at a Time ~ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Tuesday's Treasures ~ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Show Me What Ya Got ~ Not JUST a Housewife
Be Inspired ~ Elizabeth & Co.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Create With Joy
What's It Wednesday ~ Ivy and Elephants
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday ~ Primp
Wow Us Wednesday ~ Savvy Southern Style 
Show & Share ~ Southern Lovely
Welcome Home Wednesday ~ Vintage On a Dime

Share Your Creations ~ Kristen's Creations
Home Sweet Home ~ The Charm of Home
Home and Garden Thursday ~ A Delightsome Life
Tips and Tutorials ~ Stone Gable

Potpourri Friday ~ 2805
Vintage Inspiration ~ Common Ground

It's Fall, Y'all~ Thrifty Decor Chick
Furniture Feature Friday ~ Miss Mustard Seed

Saturday Nite Special ~ Funky Junk Interiors











Song Without Words...Silent Sunday #3


No words necessary for the wonder and beauty of nature!










All photos taken October 4, 2012, Door County, Wisconsin


Inspire Me Monday ~ Create With Joy
Masterpiece Monday ~ Boogieboard Cottage
Mop It Up Monday ~ I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party ~ Debbiedoo's
Mosaic Monday ~ The Little Red House
Show Me What You Got ~ Our Delightful Home
Metamorphosis Monday ~ Between Naps on the Porch
A Return to Loveliness ~A Delightsome Life


Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm 
Time to Shine @ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Table Top Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
One Project at a Time @ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Show Me What Ya Got@Not JUST a Housewife
Be Inspired @ Elizabeth & Co.

Wordless Wednesday @ Create With Joy
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style 

Show & Share @ Southern Lovely


Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home
Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Potpourri Friday ~ 2805
Vintage Inspiration ~ Common Ground

It's Fall, Y'all~ Thrifty Decor Chick

Furniture Feature Friday ~ Miss Mustard Seed
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors



30 September 2012

Song Without Words...Silent Sunday #2



Thanks be to God for providing this beautiful bounty for a recent table setting.
I hope that you will enjoy!
























Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy
Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage
Mop It Up Monday @ I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party @ Debbiedoo's
Mosaic Monday @ The Little Red House
Show Me What You Got @ Our Delightful Home

Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm 
Time to Shine @ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Table Top Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
One Project at a Time @ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Show Me What Ya Got@Not JUST a Housewife
Be Inspired @ Elizabeth & Co.

Wordless Wednesday @ Create With Joy
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style 
Show & Share @ Southern Lovely

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home
Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Potpourri Friday ~ 2805
Vintage Inspiration ~ Common Ground
It's Fall, Y'all~ Thrifty Decor Chick
Furniture Feature Friday ~ Miss Mustard Seed
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

25 September 2012

Come Sit Under the Apple Tree!



On a beautiful morning in northeast Wisconsin, I decided to set a table under our very old and very large apple tree.



Here at our Wisconsin house/cottage, I have very little in the way of good china, but this set that I do have, with its rich jewel-tone colors, simply screams fall to me!




I took the really cheap and ugly old round table from the deck, hauled it out to the side yard, and covered it with a drop cloth.  Apples were literally falling all around me as I set up the table!  Instant table decor!

Aside from the colors, one reason I like this china is the ability to go monochromatic...








...or mix the colors (which is what I prefer)!











The runner has all the colors of the china (a happy coincidence)!




The centerpiece is a bunch of in-the-process-of-drying hydrangeas that I managed to save (there were lots of blossoms this year, but so little rain).  The colors are so pretty, even as they dry.




You are welcome to come by and sit under the apple tree; we'd love to have you!


China from The Winterthur Store (ages ago)
Stems from Kohl's
Runner from Pier One (ages ago)


I'll be visiting some of these great gatherings this week:

Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy
Make it Pretty Monday ~ The Dedicated House 
Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage
Mop It Up Monday @ I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party @ Debbiedoo's
Mosaic Monday @ The Little Red House
Show Me What You Got @ Our Delightful Home

Metamorphosis Monday ~ Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm 
Time to Shine @ A Diamond in the Stuff 
Table Top Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life 
Tuesday Link Party @ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time
Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Show Me What Ya Got@Not JUST a Housewife
Be Inspired @ Elizabeth & Co.
Centerpiece Wednesday ~ The Style Sisters
Wordless Wednesday @ Create With Joy
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
Let's Dish ~ Cuisine Kathleen 

Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
Show & Share @ Southern Lovely
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors