I enjoy putting a centerpiece for a table together, especially if it’s easy, casual, and includes a little of nature’s bounty! For my Pfaltzgraff Plymouth Dinnerware table, I gathered pumpkins, leaves, apples, nuts, and mums. I started with a Better Homes and Gardens Wire Pumpkin Tealight Holder I harvested at Walmart a couple of weeks ago for $9.96! I built…
Scare up some spooky fun with the Lasagna Soup for Halloween. I’m counting down to Halloween, preparing for a Happy Haunting! Spooky Lasagna Soup was staring at me from the pages of Celebrate Halloween Magazine. Spooky Lasagna Soup Makes 13 Spooky Servings Ingredients 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 1/4 pounds lean ground beef (I used “meatloaf…
I’m Welcoming Fall in my Potting Shed! Autumn is my favorite season~ And like a second spring when every leaf is a flower, one of my favorite fall quotes by Albert Camus. I used my fall garland from the table, to bring a little touch of Autumn indoors to my ladder in my Potting Shed. To join…
I went Apple Picking for Cuisine Kathleen’s table challenge. . . Instead of an orchard, I did my picking at HomeGoods~ For apple plates and a bucket~ A little more than 50 cents :) Apples from Apple Wedge Packers in Hendersonville, NC~ the largest apple packer and distributor in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the highest volume…
I’m Welcoming and Ushering in Fall~ At the table with Plymouth Dinnerware by Pfaltzgraff. Plymouth Dinnerware is a Cornucopia of all things Autumn. . . Embossed with pumpkins, acorns, leaves and ears of corn. With abundance in mind, I gathered pumpkins, leaves, apples, nuts, and mums for a harvest centerpiece. Hallmarks of the season, Pumpkins and…
My friend Carolyn and I gave a baby shower last weekend in anticipation of the arrival of our friend Annie’s first grandchild. . . It’s a Boy! Due to arrive next month~ We had a lot fun hunting for big game or little game in this case :) for the shower. . . . .…
A sunny repeat from the archives, I hope you don’t mind a second helping! Summer is slipping away and we’re on the cusp of Fall. . . I’m ready to make the transition! I had hopes for a picnic with the sunflowers, but it was much too hot. Instead I’m enjoying the hint of fall in…
Fall is a week away, but it still feels like summer in North Carolina. While I’m ready to fling myself into fall, dress in layers and harvest pumpkins, I’m easing my way in, until Mother Nature cooperates. Mums are readily available and help ease the transition~ I found tricolor pots of mums at Lowe’s, that…
It’s Friday the 13th and with Halloween on the horizon, I’m giving away two books filled with Spooktacular inspiration to Eat, Drink, & Be Scary! From Matthew Mead’s Halloween Spooktacular: “Frightfully simple ideas for creepy decorations, terrifying sweets and unique costumes will thrill trick-or-treaters of all ages. Holiday style pro Matthew Mead offers endlessly inventive haunted home…
Fall is my favorite time of year and I love harvesting leaves, acorns, and bits of organic material to bring nature to the table! My preference is to use real materials, but here in the South, our leaves don’t start to turn until mid October, so any fall decorating before then requires artificial garlands or wreaths.…