Home, Hearth and Candy

I am still having fun learning to use my digital camera and taking pictures to post on my blog. For the longest time I had to rely on the availability of my daughter Kate's camera, but now my sweet hubby has gotten me my own with some of his American Express Points. Because of job changes we moved from and to 3 large cities in 4 years and ended up in this sleepy, wonderful Southern town. Here we decided to buy land, build a homestead, and trust the Lord that we could stay put. Ah.....The country living in the midst of nature that this city girl had always dreamed about!!! Now sixteen years later we are still happily "put". Many dividends have come our way through this choice. We really like the privacy and all the deer, raccoon, hawks and turtles who visit. The "true " country is right down the road as my buddy Wonderful, Wise Wanda constantly reminds me . We folks live in "town". The country folks live on the farm with the cows, chickens and fields of cotton. (Don't tell Wanda but this girl here lives in the country)

Onto another subject..... These are some inside shots of my fall decorating ideas.
I love the chippy, shabby chic look around this fireplace. I just added some old white washed mirrors, some vintage white flower pots, some white washed terra cotta "cone" shaped ojbects ($5) from the yard of a junk shop, fall silk flowers from the Dollar Tree, a Fab $20 vintage ironstone pitcher from an estate sale (also a washbowl), two vintage stools from yard sales and the white metal grate from an old screen door($3 yard sale). The orange pumpkin was a gift from Tim, the grey-green from the Walmart sold by the lb. as a squash(? )and the ghost pumpkin from the local produce stand. The mantel itself came from an old, old, house over in Georgia and we were able to add to it to make it fit our country home. No regrets there.


This last display of candy uses the traditional ball canning jars and the wire implement used for dunking them in scalding water. Good fall colored candy!!!! The fabric beneath is a hint of the new table cloth I am supposed to be making for the very scarred kitchen table. I can't find the foot for the sewing machine! Did one of the pups get it? No, probably that little fellow that lives in the floorboards of my house and hides things from me. Again happy fall, y'all! Rejoice in the Lord always!