Welcome Fall...

Hello, dear ones!

It's been a little while

since I did my last post.

This Fall,

I seem to be falling behind

in my blog posts.

(Pardon the bad pun!)

I thought I'd share with you

some of my autumnal decorations.

It's a bit of a tradition for me

to use the same little decorations

year after year.

I like to think it reminds me

and my family

of all the wonderful autumns

we have shared in the past.

I do love traditions...

My front door plaque.

It's not grand,

it's rustic and sort of whimsical.

I bought this plaque the first year we moved to our house.

I had become good friends with

the woman who lived two doors down from me

so I bought one for her too.

She has since moved to Arizona,

but she stops by every spring

to say hello.

She tells me that every fall she puts her

matching plaque on her front door,

and she thinks of me each time.

I can't tell you how touched I am by that.

She went through breast cancer and a mastectomy

when she was in her mid 30s.

So to think of her, still here,

now healthy,

hanging that little plaque on her door each fall...

Well, it makes me weepy.

Of course,

I will do the same each year.

Hang it proudly,

think of my dear friend.

It's our little tradition, as friends.

We have two beautiful maples in our front yard.

I may be biased,

but I think ours are the most vibrant in the neighborhood!

This horse bench was a gift from my dad.

It just received a fresh coat of espresso brown paint.

I love it so much.

A simple accent of fall leaves in the form of a garland

grace the top of my beloved bench.

And a few little pumpkins...

I changed up my dining room table display this fall.

I added antlers to the simple, rustic flower arrangements:

Two brown paper bags filled with daisies,

several candles in old candle holders,

and one large vanilla colored candle on a cream pedestal.

As you can see in the background of this shot,

I'm a collector.

As if you didn't know...

*wink*

On the mantle, in the family room.

One large brown paper bag filled with leaves and posies,

and lots of Indian corn (my favorite fall addition).

The colors of the kernels of corn inspire me endlessly.

The autumnal colors all around me are the stuff of dreams.

Do you have traditions with fall decorating?

Maybe you do more of a Halloween theme?

I'd love to hear all about it.

~

Also,

I want to tell you about my new favorite

hot beverage.

Sweet Nichole, of Little Brown Pen, was

the lovely lady who brought it to my attention...

I strongly recommend it.

Available at Target,

run right out and get some, kids!

It's simply heavenly!

~

Before I go,

I want to thank you for being you.

And thank you for stopping by to see me.

Each comment brings happiness to me.

I'll be back soon

with new Fringe pieces to share.

Much love...

xo

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