Posted by Jessica | Posted in Home Decor, The Home Front | Posted on 05-10-2008
Welcome to my home.
I love to celebrate the harvest season. I do not really get into the spooky stuff. But I do love the beautiful colors and natural inspirations that are around for fall.
I am linking up with Kimba over at A Soft Place to Land for an Autumn/Halloween decor and craft “party”. Check it out and add your own photos!
Pier One mosaic trivet for my kitchen table. Thrift store find of course.
An old white washed chicken coup board from the farm serves as a backdrop for my seasonal items.
I splurged this year and bought a metal frame pumpkin from a local arts and crafts store. It was on sale for $5. I could not resist. Look at the beads!
This charming little stained glass window hanger was a hand me down from my MIL (Mother-in-Love) aka Grammy Kris.
I made filling for the cornucopia (rip off from Grammy Lu) from ribbon, leaves from outside and faux autumn berries on a stick. I usually keep my autumn hand towels in the empty bowl but they were all in the wash pile! The apple corer just happened to be by the bread box it is not a decoration but it could be if I weren't using it everyday! That's what 20 plus pounds of apples will do!
I like to add just a hint of the season in already existing collections.
Sometimes it is just the little things that can make me smile.
I keep a little bag of candy corn stashed above my cupboards so my little ones can't beg for it all day long!
I still have a little craft fair flair in my blood.
Fall display on top of my entertainment center in the living room. I am "blessed" with the special task of incorporating two black speaker boxes into my theme.
Mini white pumpkins were 3 for $1.89 at the orchard. I think they are just delightful.
A 50 cent postcard from the orchard. I love the green color and it will remind me of a great memory every year I pull it out to decorate!
Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Holy Word | Posted on 05-10-2008
- Sunflower Gate
The first sustainable living: seeds, wind, soil, rain and sun.
Holy Bible, Book of Genesis, Chapter 1, Verse 11
Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so.
Apple picking.
Bee swatting.
Cider drinking.
Doughnut hogging.
Extra money spending.
Fresh air breathing.
Goat watching.
Hay jumping.
Spending time with good friends over cider and doughnuts in the windy sunshine was superb. We already miss our TX crew. I loved looking at my home state with a fresh pair of eyes. Kristin pointed out to me how green everything looked. I was so busy looking for reds and yellows I forgot how pretty just green can be!
Here are a few images from our time together with the Donovans. For a full look check out our flickr set.
Ryan follows Jaimes up Goat Hill.
Jaimes with a Honey Crisp apple.
Gracie at snack-time.
Molly in stripes.
Penny for your thoughts. Ryan in a wooden train play set.
We got our doughnuts right away--a perk of a mid-day mid-week vacation.
Matt, Jaimes, Kristin and Gracie - Safe travels home. I hope you enjoyed the "cold".
Posted by Jessica | Posted in Noticing Life, Whatever Else | Posted on 01-10-2008
Once a year I paint my nails in a dark shade. When the summer nights seems far behind me and my mood swings into a darker slower pace I get out the color Garnet. I am far away from goth and from upscale which are the two sub-groups that can pull of a super dark shade of nail polish.
My nails don’t sport the vampy dressings very long but it is a dramatic run while it lasts.
I have a metromint water bottle on display. I hate it. Peter Loves it with a capital L.
The season of preparation is upon us as temperatures dip to hat wearing depths. Good news the sun is still warm and the trees are changing so slowly and beautifully. I have a photo walk in the plans- no photos yet.
Grammy Kris harvests transplant shoots to nurse over the winter as Ryan draws her glasses.
We have friends in town that we adore. The Donovans! Now a family of four Matt, Kristin, Jaimes and Gracie are in MN to celebrate a family wedding. We are going to steal them for a day. We are going to the apple orchard tomorrow. I already have visions of homemade apple sauce swirling in my head.
Ryan visits with Jaimes up from Texas in the summer of 2005.
Jaimes, 4, and Ryan, 3 11/12. They are already fast friends that love to play yard games, eat S'mores and watch cartoons.
