~ A Beautiful Goodbye ~

I am sad to say the time has come to stop blogging. I find that it has become more of a chore than an enjoyable time. I love looking at everyone elses blogs, but find I have no interest in sharing my own. So for now, I will say goodbye. It may not be forever and the urge may come to share later. Until then, have a wonderful day!

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Coffee Filter Crafts

Happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great Fall day. We are home today just hanging out and I am planning on making a fun Coffee Filter Wreath. My big girl is making fall paper chains in purple and orange which is my baby girls birthday colors this year. So fun. We are getting into the Halloween/Birthday spirit around here. Hope you have a great day!

Smile!

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~ Fall Baking and Canning ~

Sorry I haven't been around lately. Seems like time just flies by... and I have been having problems with blogger. So I have to admit it makes blogging less fun when you have to deal with all that. I have been canning raspberries, and making peach cobblers... and today I am making chocolate chip pumpkin bars... yummy!

Hope you are having a great fall day!

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Touches of Fall

 Fall leaves and pumpkins...

 One of my favorite fall scents... I am also trying out Scentsy's new scent Pumpkin Marshmallow... yum!

 My couch with fall quilt and pillows... I actually have a plan to change the green ones to golden yellow... 

 My latest greatest garage sale find... I have been looking forever and finally found an old laundry basket cart.... yeah! My fall blankets look great in it!

 Apples ready for a cobbler...

 Yummy mellowcreame pumpkins that I can only get this time of year... I love them!

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Ours was really great. Our garage sale went great, alot of stuff gone.  I was able to do some baking, see some friends, and start cleaning up for winter. Hard to believe that Summer is over and Fall is here. I love Fall and I am trying my best to squeeze as much time out of it as possible. 

Among all that I did this weekend, there was also a fair amount of remembering as well. In all of our daily trials and busy lives, it's easy to forget that 10 years ago, so many lost so much. Seeing it on TV brought so much back. I am thankfull everyday that my family is well and healthy and my heart goes out to everyone affected by September 11, 2001, as well as to all the families of Soldiers who are still affected today. 

Thank you!

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Getting Lots Done...

Sorry for the lack of blogging... we have been doing alot of fall cleaning and cleanup... getting ready for winter around here. We are even having a last minute garage sale to get rid of stuff. I will be back next week with lots of lovely posts. Have a great weekend!

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~ Apple Picking ~

A good friend told me today that she is going apple picking in the next few weeks. I love it! Picking apples is one of those things that just says fall to me. Lucky for me she offered to bring me some! I am so blessed to have such great friends.

Have a great September 1st!

White Pumpkins

 Lately I have found myself thinking about fall decorating, and my in my mind white pumpkins are the main ingredient. I usually go for the typical fall colors- gold, reds, browns... etc, but this year I am dreaming of whites, browns, parchment and moss and lots of black to accent. I think it will be perfect to carry into Halloween and Thanksgiving. There will be touches of orange and gold in there, but I think its definately time to try something different. Have a great day!

More fun Fall Pics...

We are having a rainy cool Autumn Morning... how about you?

Just wanted to post some great pics of fall. Looking forward to it. We dug all of our Halloween costumes out yesterday... going to sell what we dont need. Fun to play with them. 

Hope you are having a great day!

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I'm There...

Ok, bring it on. Bring on the leaves, pumpkins, cool mornings and evenings, and walks through the cemetary... Im ready!

~ Fall is in the air ~

Sorry I haven't posted in a while... I caught my girls cold. All better now... well getting there anyway. Fall is in the air around here. There are leaves changing colors and falling already. There is frost in the mornings and a coolness in the breeze blowing the leaves around on the street.  This picture is from our Raspberry picking. We found this really cool spider just hanging out on his web. Makes me think of Fall and Halloween.... I love it!

Happy Thursday!

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~ Vintage Sheet Music ~

This weekend at a local auction, I was able to get a bunch of old sheet music... cheap. I am really excited to make something out of it. There are so many great ideas on the web. Back to school is going great and its nice to have some time to do things again. I still miss my big girl, but she's really loving second grade. Have a great day!

Back to School

Today is our first day of 2nd grade. My big girl is so excited. My little one would love to be going as well, but I am happy to say, we have one more year until she goes off to pre-school. They are growing up too fast. 

Have a great day!

Wild Raspberries...

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Among the many things we did this weekend, Raspberry picking was the best. We picked enough for Topping waffles last night and this morning. Yummy!

Catching Up On Some Sewing...

Sweet Tilda fabric for my countertop....

 Baby girls new flowers and polka dots dress, 

 and I am loving this horse pillowcase dress for my big girl. 

Just some pics of some sewing I was able to get done today. I have lots of cute pillows on the couch and beds, but needed some for my chair. My chair needed some Tilda pillows. Love it. Have a great day!

~ Almost Back to Normal ~

Things have been so busy around here. My parents have arrived safely home, all of our back to school shopping is done, and we are just waiting to finish out this week and school starts on Monday. There is a coolness in the air, Fall is peeking around the corner, and I have to admit I am ready. I got a few nice sweatshirts and jackets this weekend and am ready to wear them. Fall is my favorite time of year, so bring it on. In the meantime, I am still continuing my organizing and decluttering. Believe it or not, we will be attempting a Fall Yard sale, something I have never done, but I am hoping it will be a success. I just have no interest in storing things until next Summer. Hopefully it will do well.  As for these pics, I am really wanting to do some sewing, especially with the new Tilda Fabric I got for my Birthday. I thought these ideas were cute. 

Have a great day!

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Have A Wonderful Weekend

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy weekend. We are off to make a birthday cake for my dad. He and mom are coming for the weekend and his Birthday is next week. Cant wait to see them. We are in for a busy weekend of shopping and visiting. Hope you have a great one. 

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P.S. Don't you just love this color from Greengate. I am looking for a purse in this shade of purple!

 

Hair Bows

Happy Thursday! Hope everyone is having a great week. Yesterday I got together with a friend and we made wonderful hairbows for our girls. This was so much fun. I always look at these at stores and online and they run about 6-10 dollars depending on the bow. Well they were super easy once you got the bow part down. I am very happy with results. 

Have a great day!