AUTUMN ON THE HORIZON...

Even though, 

officially, 

fall won't be here for 

about another month,

 today looks and feels like it is 

already here. 

 We had a light sprinkling 

of rain earlier and 

the skies are overcast with 

the slight smell of smoke

in the air.

 Unfortunately,

 that is from the 

waning forest fires nearby

 not the roasting of marshmallows

 over a camp fire.

As promised, 

the summer gatherings of 

red, white and blue 

are still gracing the Cottage.

 A theme 

that has not quite outlived 

its intended use. 

 More stories yet 

to be told.

I have been scouring

 Etsy and EBay 

for real pumpkin stems...

I made

 a few sweater pumpkins last year and 

now I am excited to add 

some velvet ones to the collection. 

 They are such fun to make and 

each one is always 

a little different.

I am itching 

to start fall decorating and 

it won't be long now.

 There are already 

colors of autumn coming 

into the garden...

...but, first, 

on with my stem search and

 a quick visit 

to some thrift stores...

...and with the burning 

of this beautiful candle each day, 

not only can I smell fall 

in the air, 

I can almost see it 

peeking over 

the horizon.

...Judy...

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