Category: autumn

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Stuff I’m Loving…

right this minute…

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1. All these cool pumpkins from our very own garden

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2.  This happy little shopper getting comfortable in the cart

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3.  A pan of English “Flapjack” candy-granola-type stuff that was fabulous until I burned it. Dang puddle.

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4. Seriously cute baby hair

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5. Holiday Herbal Tea in Sugar Plum Spice flavor just in the nick of time

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6. Tweedle-Dee and the Noodle

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7. Strawberry Peanut Butter M&M’s…can I just say…W.O.W.

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8. A rainy backyard on a sun-shiney day

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9. Rainbows that obediently follow the rain

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10. A brave kitty watching the sunset from a very wet deck

And so we see—all is right with the world.

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Counterfeit Foliage

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Ok, ok. I’ll admit. I got tired of waiting for the leaves in the yard to turn and fall. So I made my own. So there.

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I found some basic leaf patterns by googling “basic leaf patterns”…cookie cutters work well too.

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Pin the pattern piece to a doubled piece of felt…

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and cut out two of every fall color you can get your hands on.

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Then sewing two at a time, run a tight zig zag stitch from one end of the leaf to the other. I used dark brown thread on all the colors.

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I liked the effect.

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Now fold the sides of the leaf upward toward the stitching for a 3-D look.

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You can tack them to a ribbon and hang them up somewhere…

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or….you can pretend you’re the wind…

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just waiting to blow and scatter the leaves everywhere.

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Well, you know…until we get the real thing.

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Woodland Creatures

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Because it looks like this—yes that is snow—in the mountains by our house we know that our time to relish the Autumn-y look and feel of our beloved canyon is limited. Soon, it may all be under snow–perhaps even before the leaves all have a chance to turn.

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So, we bundled up warm and headed out again to the woods.

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Now I realize that most forest trails aren’t paved…but this is a more civilized forest, I guess you’d say.

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One with everything the modern woodland hiker needs. A beautiful rock to sit on…

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peaks that take your breath away…

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rolling hills that go on forever…

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several freezing waterfalls…

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and tons of silly little streams.

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Here’s hoping that winter will wait…

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until we get our fill of Fall.

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Autumn Hide and Seek

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Autumn, at our place…is really taking it’s time.

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Creeping in with the stealth of a cat…

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Some hills are braver, showing their colors without hesitation.

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But most are still hiding from us…

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taking their sweet time…

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as if it were a game or something.

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In fact, in some corners, you must look very closely…

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or you’ll miss it altogether.

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Such lovely bursts of fall color–stepping forward…

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to surprise us with their sweetness.

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Come please, Autumn…

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show yourself.

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We are waiting.

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The First Day of Fall

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Happy Autumn Everyone!

Can you feel it? That crispy nip that’s slowly creeping into the evening air. The colors of the yard slipping over to the deeper greens and browns and oranges. The need for longer sleeves and socks as the sun goes down. Leaves and apples and football. Hmmmmm…delicious.

September 22nd is the official “First Day of Fall” and our very favorite time of year. To celebrate we will be hosting an “Autumn Week of Winners” with a giveaway a day (except Sunday) beginning tomorrow–Wednesday, September 23, 2009 and ending Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Just think–seven prizes that you’ll reeeally want to win. No, really.

The giveaway prizes will help get this lovely holiday season off to a warm and cozy start–free stuff is always a good thing!

Stay tuned—you’re really going to LOVE this!