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.
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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