Fall decorating ideas.Easy and inexpensive ideas to decorate your home for fall.Starting outside your home to brighten your neighborhood and greet your guests.
Rejuvenate your summer pots by replacing spent annuals with garden mums,pansies,kale and grasses.You could also pot up a bushel basket, which says welcome to the harvest season.
How about an autumn garden flag to greet your neighbors."Fall Still Life" by Cindy Ray and produced by Evergreen Enterprises (pictured) is sure to please.
Maybe about a new fall wreath for your front door?A new autumn welcome mat and a few pumpkins will complete the fall decorating look for a very few dollars and put a smile on your face.
I had the best of intentions and ideas all summer long but, my real life took over.My new grand daughter was the highlight!
All the rain keep me mowing, weeding and donating blood to the mosquito population.
Now that September is here its time for a do over. A mid year reevaluation of my thoughts, ideas and plans to guide me through the rest of the year and beyond.
For me it will mean buckling down and writing at least once a week,hopefully more.
Taking some classes,doing some painting,and downsizing my life....(I feel lighter already)
But still taking time as my Dad says to, " stop and smell the flowers!"
Surprise!! Remember those dead looking geraniums from earlier this year? Viola!They are now growing healthy and blooming beautifully.I like this variety of geraniums.I will plant this one and the other geraniums in pots and bring them inside before the first frost in September.
Next time I will talk about the wonderful healthy veggies that I am growing.
Spring came early this year to the Midwest. I was very fortunate to be able to visit the Morton Arboretum in late April on a beautiful weekday.The flowering dogwoods were spectacular, as were the redbud trees that were reflected in Lake Marmo.
The fragrance garden is indescribable,with lily of the valley and stock among other fragrant bloomers, you must experience the scents and colors for yourself! It is a wonderful way to spend a day!
Want to learn how to marbleize EASTER eggs? Wondering how to make and afford a centerpiece for your Easter Dinner table? Here are some quick and easy Easter ideas!
Marbleizing eggs for Easter is fast, easy and inexpensive.
1.Add several drops of food coloring to 3 cups of warm water and 2 tablespoons of vinegar.This will give your eggs a base coat of color.Leave the egg in til its the color that you want it to be.
2.In a second bowl make another batch of dye,a different color or a darker version of the first one (this is what I did.)
3. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and swirl the mixture with a fork,add the previously colored egg,and move it around to pick up the marbleizing second color.Remove the egg and gently pat to remove excess color and oil.
4.Viola!! Beautiful marbleized Easter eggs! Place in a bowl and your easy Easter centerpiece is complete.
For a little more elaborate Easter centerpiece, make a bulb garden with blooming spring bulbs from your florist or garden.
Plant an assortment of blooming spring bulbs in a bowl, add the eggs,finish with some foil wrapped candy.Yummy!and too cute!
What a wonderful spring surprise to see snowdrops spring up among the leaves and pine needles in my garden March 1st.Plant snowdrops in the fall for a very pleasant spring SURPRISE!
And now 3 days later I'm finding pansies that have survived the winter.
The robins were back in town by March 3rd. A very large flock of them.
Just returned from 4 Wonderful days in the Bahamas on Paradise Island, frequenting the Atlantis.It is everything I thought it would be and more! The pools,aquatic displays,grounds,shops,casino,food...EVERYTHING was amazing,(yes expensive,too.)I went on several water rides and felt like a kid!The water was warm.It was great!
I felt very comfortable and safe and completely at home there.
The weather,though rainy at times was still in the 60's and 70's.Twice as warm and sunnier than Illinois in February.The ocean is amazingly beautiful,but too cold for me.
Enjoyed the best specialty peach margarita and shrimp tamale appetizer at MESA grill.To die for!It was my favorite meal there.
I could go on and on about all there is to see at the Atlantis,but do yourself a favor and go see for yourself!
