Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. . . Steam fog is a common sight this time of year when the cooler air collides with the warmer water. It lends a mysterious and almost spooky quality. . . Especially when the sunlight highlights the spiderwebs that are otherwise invisible . . .…
Wow. . .that’s a mouthful of a title and a delicious mouth full of cookie too! These cookies are chewy, moist, nutty, and chocolaty with just the right amount of pumpkin spice to satisfy those craving a hint of pumpkin flavor! I’ve been on a quest to find a pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookie that…
Create a blooming pumpkin as a centerpiece for your fall or Thanksgiving table the easy way~ no cutting required! Happy Monday! I’m joining my blogging friends for some flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms to celebrate autumn! You can find my friends’ links to their floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. Our theme…
Happy Monday! It finally feels like fall has arrived here in North Carolina! We had some beautiful weather this past week with the mercury in the comfortable 70 degree range, so I set a table in celebration to enjoy a little lakeside dining. Have a seat and join me at the table. . . Summer…
Calling Pumpkin Spice fans, Pumpkin Spice Chex Snack Mix is an easy recipe for fall snacking! The combination of sweet and salty is highly addictive, which may or may not be a good thing. ;) Best of all, it can be made ahead and comes together in 5 minutes. This snack mix starts with Chex…
Celebrate the beauty of fall with an arrangement of foliage, pods and grasses, all gathered from the great outdoors. This easy arrangement adds some natural beauty and an organic touch of fall to your home, without the expense of buying flowers. Happy Monday! We had a break from the heat over the weekend and I’m…
There is a cornfield near us. Having fulfilled its corn-destiny, only some of the dried husks and stalks remain. Morning glory is growing with abandon and climbing up the cornstalks. . . A testament to how morning glory thrives in hot, dry weather as we’ve had one of the hottest Septembers on record and broke…
I’m on the porch in celebration of apple season, which runs September through November here in North Carolina. I’m beyond ready for hay rides and cider! 🍎 NC ranks seventh in apple production in the United States and has over 200 commercial apple operations comprised of 9,000 bearing acres of apple orchards. 🍎 Up to…
These Easy No-Sew Ribbon Acorns come together in just minutes and are a fun and whimsical way to add a touch of fall to your home. Have you seen these velvet acorns that are all over the web and on Pinterest? You can purchase velvet acorns on Etsy in an assortment of 6 – 8…
Happy Thursday! I’m at the table with botanical fruits and dining alfresco in celebration of my favorite season! An Autumn Harvest Fruits Tablecloth provided a foundation for the table. And an wood pedestal adorned with acorns, elevates a medley of fruit, including pumpkins, as well as leaves and hydrangeas. . . Making an easy 5-minute…