Tuesday, October 11, 2016

October

The year is flying past! I don't do as much seasonal decorating as I used to, but I like to decorate the front porch and a few areas inside.  I wanted to keep the beautiful red geranium and bacopa baskets my daughter, Victoria, made for me for Mother's day. They have weathered this hot dry summer so beautifully!  
 Adding some orange accents did the trick. True to form I have a hard time passing up the seasonal flowers at the farmer's market, so the orange mums came home to join everything else on the porch. The pumpkin came from Kroger and I added a pumpkin accent pillow to the front porch chair.  The birch branches were cut and brought home by Earl last year after he visited the family cabin up north for the annual family hunting party.  The branches stay tucked into an old copper pot season to season and I decorate around them.
 The basket on my front door gets a few fresh seasonal flowers, leaves and a little pumpkin pick.  It is so easy to change out and I always love the new look.
Inside, I gathered the pumpkins that grow year to year on our compost heap and piled them into a dough bowl that my sweetheart carved.  That man is so talented! I tucked in some sweet autumn clematis, lemon verbena and rosemary from the herb garden along with some teeny battery operated fairy lights on copper wire.  The greens were tucked into some floral water tubes. You know those little green tubes the florist uses to keep flowers fresh until you can get them into water? I had a small collection and they really helped keep the herbs fresh longer. The pumpkins and greens helped hide them.

And that is about the extent of the decorating around here.  I'm mostly drinking coffee, working on etsy orders and working up the gumption to strip wallpaper off the tiny back entry so I can redecorate. I also want to cover the old living room love seat, make new throw pillows, finish the quilt I'm working on for my son in law, finish the quilt I started for a sweet little great niece, finish planning the annual women's ministry Christmas dinner for our church,,, hmmm, I think I see why I'm not getting everything done.
But it all will, so time to put down the coffee, er maybe I'll take it with me, and get crackin'.
Wish me luck and lots of energy! ;)



19 comments:

  1. Your home looks great for Fall, Kathy! I always like a home that is decorated with natures bounty. You sure don't have much to keep you busy do you-ha! Sounds like me.
    I'm jumping for joy because this is the first time I've been able to leave a comment on your blog for months!

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  2. It all looks very seasonal, Kathy. English people don't decorate in the same way so it's lovely to see your photos.

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  3. I love your front porch area! Love the red door and the mums and pumpkins look wonderful there!

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  4. My eye went directly to that lovely stand of birch...it looks fabulous and must be fun to decorate around. Your entryway is ready for Better Homes and Gardens. Simply marvelous! And I like your compost heap pumpkins very much and the carved dough bowl makes a wonderful foundation for your creative arrangements.

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  5. Lovely front door entry! I love the red door. Fun to put lights in the bowl. I have to find mine and copy your idea.
    warmly,
    deb

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  6. Hi Kathy! Oh, I love your entry and how you've decorated it for fall. I love your pretty red front door too! You grew pumpkins? They are so pretty!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  7. Well, maybe you didn't do a lot of decorating, Kathy, but what you did is just lovely. GREAT idea about the bowl full of pumpkins, leaves and flowers. That bowl is spectacular that your hubby made! xo Diana

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  8. wow...that's a lot to get done...I am trying so hard to just get my quilt squares cut so I can get started on it...love the little lights...and your door basket is beautiful

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  9. Love the accents! That is a beautiful door ♥

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  10. Love all that Birch wood !!!! Can't find any here in Florida :(

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  11. I love your front porch! It's so inviting and cheery. Things have been crazy here and I've hardly done any Fall decorating. I'd better get busy or it will be time to put it all away and bring out the Christmas decorations! Love the dough bowl your hubby made and the fairy lights add something magical!
    ~Adrienne~

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  12. So perfect. You make me wish I had a front porch. And a red door! ;)

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  13. all beautiful! Yes to the Birch bark!! I wanted to let you know I'm blogging again :D
    I don't believe I'll be leaving comments this time around and don't expect anyone else to, either...but I'll be reading!

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  14. Kathy, you are so talented! I love your home and love the fact that you do so much yourself.

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  15. Your front porch is looking very pretty. It has a very inviting feel to it and anyone would want to sit ad chat a bit. Its also good to see a post to know you are alright. I'm just starting our fall decorating and it is a great season to decorate for!

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  16. You are SUCH a talented lady....and your red door and hanger is just out of this world...your porch looks beautiful...(I've already been here once) and now I am by to say YOU WON THE RAMSIGN.....

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  17. Still grinning over your win! Don't mind me. I'll be fiddling around in the recipe archives for a bit...

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