Fall Touches Around the Home

It was a wonderful three day weekend.  We relaxed.  We ate too much.

David tried out his newly purchased irons which has improved his swing

and consequently his golf game.  Bentley was basking in all the attention

from both of us.  And we took a short drive out in the country yesterday

afternoon.  

So now that Labor Day is behind us and although fall has not technically

arrived around south Texas, I am doing my best to get into the autumn

leaves and cooler temps type of mood.  So this morning I grabbed one of

my beloved toolboxes and started to gather up a few fall decorations and

some apples and this breakfast room table centerpiece just created itself.

Orange is not my favorite color, so I tend to lean towards the deep golds

and reds and greens with touches of brown when decorating for fall.
Apples and tartans always remind me of September and those first days
of the new school year.

Now that I have started, I am inspired to add fall touches throughout
the house.  Maybe I should create some fall aromas with cinnamon and
apples simmering away on the stove :-)

Wow Us Wednesday

Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley

Boo For the Porch

I'll let you in on a little secret ~ I'm not good at reproducing a scary Halloween

scene.  One of my very closest friends from childhood, who now lives in an

Atlanta suburb, goes all out for Halloween.  Dry ice, grave yard in the front yard,

skeletons and ghosts hanging from trees.  Spooky sounds as you walk up

the path leading to her house.  She plans for weeks, and the kids love it!

I am more of the toddler set.  Happy smiling pumpkins, sunny mums ~ you get 

the picture.  I have tried ~ but I just can't do it.  I still get freaked out when I watch 

the movie "Psycho".  I know what's coming during the shower scene ~ but it still

scares me.  I can't begin to tell you how long it took me to be able to shower when

no one else was home!!!

What was the name of that movie where Jack Nicholson breaks in the door and shouts

"I'm back!"

Scares me to pieces!  So if you are looking to find a really scary scene on my

front porch, you are bound to be disappointed. 

I will be happily handing out candy on Halloween to the little ones who

still like the smiling pumpkins like me.  Kids are so sophisticated these days

that they will need to be really little super heros, or sweet peas wearing tutus 

to enjoy my Halloween decorating.  Although ... I went hog wild and 

put out a black crow this year, so maybe there is hope for me yet.

At least I have not erected a jungle gym full of birds ....

oops too scary to even think about!!!

I'm hoping the Tablescaper has something cheerful for 

Seasonal Sundays

Bentley ~ when are you planning to display your Halloween pumpkin?  Let

me know so we can stage it and take pics!!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley