THE DESCRIPTIONS OF FALL...

Tea pot, sugar and creamer - Grace's Teaware - Home Goods

Lavender Soy candle - Wild Thyme Botanicals

There are many and varied descriptive passages

 that the word..fall..is a part of.

Such as...

"The falling leaves drift by my window."

Johnnie Mercer, 1947

"Once upon a time, I was falling in love,

 now I'm only falling apart."

Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Large, brown transferware turkey platter - Williams-Sonoma

Gravy boat - Bailey-Walker - vitrified china - Bedford, Ohio 1942

"Sometimes good things fall apart

 so better things can fall together."

Marilyn Monroe

"Middle age is when you finally get your head together

 and your body starts falling apart."

Don't know who said it, but it could have been me!

And one we're all familiar with...

"Help,I've fallen 

and I can't get up."

As seen on TV (that could have been me too!)

Cream pitcher - Johnson Bros. - England

China - Tepco - early restaurant china - USA

But, none are as fitting or as perfect

 as the word itself..Fall..

we're talkin' autumn here.

Gravy boat - Johnson Bros. - Pat. October, 1902

It's that time when the softer breezes blow...

and the colorful leaves start to turn and fall to the ground...

Harvest plates - Bountiful Watercolors - Home Goods

Napkin and napkin ring - Pier One

...still warm enough to enjoy

 supper on the back porch...

Burlap pillow - Decor Steals

Tray - Tuesday Morning

Hobnail glasses - Home Goods

...or sip sweet tea on

 the front porch...

...but cool enough to retire to a comfortable bed

 when the day is done.

Our fingers are itching to uncover old friends

 that have been hidden away for a year...

I crafted this cottonboll wreath from a garland that I purchased from Decor Steals after I saw one that Penny at Penny's Vintage Home had made. 

...and when we can stand it

 no longer...

Mantle in parlor

...a whole new display emerges.

Lamps are changed for seasonal color...

This particular lamp is not very photogenic.

  It is made of black organza over rust colored silk,

 with a tan and black tapestry insert and jet beading.

 You see it above... 

...and here,

 with just natural light...

...but for some reason it shows up, when lit,

 as pink and purple tones when photographed.

 I try to remember to turn it off when taking a picture. 

To the naked eye it appears true to the real color

 and sets a festive autumn appearance to the room.

So, if a tiny bit of guilt starts creeping in because of wishing away the summer season too soon,

 open the door and let yourself fall in love

 with..Fall...

Home Depot

...and the parlor's

 new crowning glory!

...Judy...

Brown transferware plate - Aesthetic 1870-1900

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