Sentimental Season

Just when I thought I couldn't get one more Tablescape out of the famous Claremont dishes....I managed to squeak one more out!

It is sorta hard combining white-white dishes with the warm rustic colors of fall but I think using white adds an element of surprise....What is not a surprise is that it is Tablescape Thursday! This fun party is hosted by the savvy Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! Thank you Susan for hosting! In case you didn't know, I love this time of year...it starts to cool down, the leaves begin to change....oh, I could go on and on (and on)

This time of year, not too long ago I lost my mother...November 19th (2006) to be exact.

She loved dinnerware, glassware, flatware...and so on. (I get it honest:)

I haven't really had the heart to use anything of hers...but I happened upon her silver service.

I remember the box, it sat on top of her china hutch for as long as I can remember.

During the holidays she always used the good china and I can remember that she always had my sister and I set the table...she was too busy cooking...when I opened that box...I was instantly transported to our house on Parkertown Rd...oh yeah, and I am 9 :)

It didn't look any different, some things had been added, and I actually found a small box with a bunch of mismatched silver, which I'm using today. It is badly tarnished, but that doesn't really bother me. I think it looks really neat!

I used a combination of burlap and a cable knit blanket for table coverings, milk glass, everyday glassware, tea towels......

While at Barnyard days, I found a vendor that sold Ozark pine cones...and I just had to get some....I just don't have the time to drive to Ozark and pick them up myself ;)

I love the versatility of these bottles. Mary Carol fans will recognize them from Nell Hill's....and I made my first purchase with her online store of a trio of bottles in the same wicker holder...love!



Thank You for visiting me today!

I've got to go give Daisy a treat! She's been lickin' her chops the whole time we were out here!!
Thanks again to Susan for hosting!

Decorating for Halloween (Part 1)

I love Halloween.

I haven't always decorated for it....but since moving into suburbia, with all the little kiddies that go trick or treating...you can't help but get into all the festivities!

We decorate mostly outside for the trick-or-treaters....But over the years...I have collected some cute things that I like to display in the house.I tend to lean towards the vintage side of Halloween and I don't like things that are too scary.

I hung this glittery owl on the mirror that hangs over my buffet with a suction cup...I used cheesecloth that looks like spider webbing over the mirror for a fun effect and also to help hide the suction cup (even though it is clear)



I know you guys have checked out Martha Stewart's Halloween ideas on her website and I did a version of her candy labels. It was super easy to do, just print out labels and glue to jars. The only thing that I did different, is to coffee stain the labels...I thought it made them look more vintage. I used a few different jars: pickle, mayo, jelly, etc....just some that I had around the house. I would have candy in all of them if I would just stop eating it all! I have a serious addiction to Tootsie Rolls...what's with that? And don't get me started with the candy corn....














I hope you have been inspired! Happy Halloween Decorating!Have a great week!

Barnyard Days Mosaic Monday

Hey Ya'll!

{insert country draw}

Welcome to Mosaic Monday !

Mary @ Little Red House hosts this event, be sure to visit everyone!

Thank you for joining me for my 2nd Mosaic Monday! After a beautiful weekend in Neosho, MO....here's a taste of what fun was had at Barnyard Days at Circle R Ranch!

Thanks for visiting!

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Barnyard Days 2009

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

I spent my Saturday in a little Missouri town called Neosho. This town host a fun festival called Barnyard Days. Now people, I do not consider myself a barnyard kinda gal.......but there's just a little bit of country in me!
OK, besides the candied pecans, funnel cakes, cotton candy, pulled pork and brisket......there were wonderful vendors displaying great wares. But first; look at these different varieties of pumpkins!

Don't ask me to name any of them....but they are beautiful!!!


A wonderful display of new and antique tractors






Keegan behind the camera...




Some of the vendors displayed new old wares like this:

But I kinda liked looking at this kind of wares


The Circle R Ranch is where the festival is held and I tried to imagine what the property would look like without the "festival" things and I think I would actually like to photograph this area after the crowds are gone. The property is quite beautiful.

(This is my favorite picture of the day!)

They had a fun hay maze........we could hardly get Logan out of it!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll show you what I bought in a little while!