Au Naturel

Last Sunday afternoon my hubbs and I decided 

to take a little nature hike

into the park that borders our subdivision.

There are great trails that wind through the woods

which are frequented by joggers and nature lovers alike.

The post I did last Friday for Vintage Inspiration Friday

really had me ready to get outside and see what I could find.

I wanted to find some acorns since I've been seeing

 all the faux ones out in stores and blogland.

This girl was just not gonna pay 7 bucks for a small handful...sorry.

As you can see above our walk yielded some specimens

along with some walnuts in all their yummy "green-ness"

maybe I'll start a new fad...

decorating with stinky green walnuts!

(I actually love this fresh color of green!)

I've had this great little metal carrier stashed out in the garage

just waiting for this kind of display.

I used some faux and some real leaves in the mix.

Added two of the smaller "Salty Caramel" candles with the goodies,

all on a bed of dried moss.

Don't tell, but I had to glue the "caps" back on these little critters.

So, here are some of the sites along the way.

Lots of bluebird houses with little wire mesh stoops.

Pretty typical woods 

with a great display of color on the trees.

The fences on the back of the houses across the street.

Whatever this once was had been there a long, long time.

So we wandered around the trails for quite a while.

talking, laughing, picking up bits and pieces.

There were lots of bird noises, rustling in the grass, and leaves falling...

But I heard a noise and we looked in that direction...

can you see what we saw?

How about now?

I have to tell you my husband was beyond excited!

He loves to go to "Deer Camp" each year,

but really enjoys the "male bonding" and walking around in the woods,

and oh yea, not bathing for days at a time.

(wouldn't want the deer to smell ya...)

Wow, this was one handsome really big guy,

Couldn't tell if he was an 8 or 10 point.

But he was used to hikers so he wasn't spooked, 

he took his time and stood right in the middle of the trail

watching us for several moments...

then wandered on his way.

So we both enjoyed our afternoon.

Then I put this together today so I could share the fun.

I hinted at what my big project was Sunday afternoon.

I'll share more Thursday

when I search out some Fall Outdoor Dining inspiration.

Hope you'll come by;

Hope you're having great Fall weather,

xoxo,

Finding Fall in the Kitchen

I feel like every post I need to say,

"You know how much I LOVE Fall!"

OK, so I said it again, 

but never so much as this year as I've decorated

with all the new "white" in the house and here in the kitchen.

(I repainted my kitchen and cabinets at Thanksgiving last year)

I keep this carrier on the table year round 

and just change out the flowers in the old blue mason jars for the season.

Last year I mentioned that I couldn't find 

faux hydrangeas that were Fallish,

so I just used light ones and swiped them with some "distress" ink.

worked great!

The biggest change I make is to change out my curtains.

I have a set for Spring and Summer,

and a set for Fall and Winter.

The brown floral is my favorite.

(view to the sunroom)

This silver footed tray is a "staple" too,

I just change out the flowers and accessories seasonally.

In the Fall, Smiley comes to live in here.

Gosh, you'd think I put him on a pedestal or something...

And welcome to one of my newest obsessions,

Bath and Body Works Slatkin Candles.

This season it's Salty Caramel.

Let me tell you it's unbelievable!!!

(you actually want to eat it!!)

I'm a "tweaker" and a "tucker".

This year I just tweaked my vignettes

 and tucked in some new Fall color.

This Spring an iron bird was on the white pedestal, 

now one of my Lefton chipmunks is there.

And the little arrangement under the large cloche

changes out seasonally too.

I bought this little silver creamer last year that is a candle lamp,

and just added some real bittersweet to it.

Up on the double oven, things haven't changed much either,

but I added the bittersweet and some Fall leaves

 to the large tureen of apples.

Here's our new fridge that we bought this summer.

It's an LG French Door with the freezer on the bottom, in Bisque.

LOVE it. It matches my cabinets perfectly!

And here's my flower tote again.

Just found another bread board this week at Relics for three dollars

so here it is with an old white Harker Bow and Arrow Mixing Bowl,

some old linens, and the last of my dwarf zinnias.

I buy every white ironstone pitcher I come across.

another of those small addictions  obsessions collections.

I can't wait to show you what I did today.

But I will tell you that I'm going to be sharing 

Fall Tablescapes for 

Vintage Inspiration Friday.

just sayin'....

and I'm linking with these parties this week.

     

     

Have a great week everyone!

xoxo,

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"Hey Mom, Hoo's Dat?"

You never know what or "WHO" (hoo)

you'll find out here!

If you haven't linked up your Fall Decor with 

Vintage Inspiration Friday

you still have time!

Just scroll down to the next post

Happy Saturday, dear friends!

xoxo,