HARVEST HOME...

This is my view outside the kitchen window each morning

I think of the time

 between Halloween and Thanksgiving

 as harvest time.

 It seems the autumn colors are 

the brightest then, 

and the weather has turned 

to the point that 

the air is filled with the 

scent of wood smoke and 

lamps and candles shine brightly 

as the sun goes down.

It might seem as though 

this metal crow 

has flown down from 

that beautiful autumn tree,

 but in actuality, 

he came from AntiqueFarmHouse.

Along with a small basket and

 a garland of fall gatherings,

 he lends an aire of authenticity 

to my DIY 

chipboard HOME letters.

We planted a new hydrangea this summer.

  I think it is called Limelight.

 The white blossoms dried on the bush 

to a gorgeous unbleached muslin effect.

 In an old brown crock,

 along with some little fuzzy fauxs,

 they make a 

beautiful fall arrangement.

Last week 

I asked you to vote

 on my mantle choices.

  I knew all great minds 

think alike

 as the one I chose 

was the same as 

the majority of you picked 

as your favorite:

I also had some questions

 about the garland shown...

...I have had it for 

a couple of years and 

I took some hydrangeas from the garden

 and hot glued them 

to the existing garland. 

 My hydrangeas didn't do too well

 this summer. 

 They were very small 

but they worked out better that way

 for the size of the garland.

I picked this garland up 

at Michael's a while back.

 It is basically the same 

as the other one,

 but has more green and mossy bits,

 so I thought it would lend itself more 

to Christmas.  

I've been thinking of 

something different 

to add to it. 

I had to use a flash

 as it is stuck in

 the dark recesses of

 my hoarder junk room

 so it is not 

a good picture, or at least 

not the way I like 

to take pictures.

I added Tom Turkey

 to the dining room table display,

 along with some fall color. 

 Nothing very fancy 

this year.

I found some pretty dishes at Raley's 

and set the kitchen table

 with the addition of 

the everyday blue and white china. 

 Cute burlap chargers 

were found at

 Hobby Lobby.

We went to the Goat Hill Fair Antique show 

at the Santa Cruz County fairgrounds 

last weekend. 

 It really is a nice show. 

 We weren't looking for

 anything special...

...but I did pick up 

this cute little frog 

to set one of my old 

Thanksgiving 

post cards in...

...and another tin wash tub. 

 I thought it was smaller 

than the last one I got, 

but it turned out to be the same size. 

 No worries, 

I will always find a use

 for it anyway!

The Harvest Family 

stands along 

with a basket of old, dusty hydrangeas 

on the entry hall cupboard. 

 The wreath 

I made with coffee filters

 hangs above.

That's about it here

 at the Harvest Home.

 It's really getting hard 

to not think about Christmas

 quite yet.

 (Well, maybe I have - just a little!).

 Come on now, 

don't roll your eyes, 

I know a lot of 

you have too!

Hope you all

 have a 

warm and wonderfully 

sweet week.

...Judy...

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