Autumn Splendor

I spent the Labor Day weekend digging out the fall decorations and cleaning for fall. Fall cleaning - you know all the things that you put off till another day? Like baseboards, drapes, shutters, cleaning the china and the crystal in the hutch and then I would get side tracked by finding things that really needed to be gone through and thrown out or given to good will. No wonder it takes me so long to do the housework. Out of 11 separate rooms to do (this includes bathrooms and laundry room) I have 2 done. I remember when I could do the whole house in a long weekend. Okay not going to tell you how many years ago that was. Aside from the years, the back surgeries may have something to do with slowing down also. I did get the main living areas done or mostly anyway. Then I was ready to dig into fall decorations. I decided that it was too early for Halloween, for me personally, Halloween could be year round but I am not the only vote here. I had more than I thought. Seems that I make things because I love them and my mind tells me I really don’t have “a thing to use for fall decorating”. It doesn’t take long before you have enough things to decorate the neighborhood. Today I am happily applying fall to every surface in my home. There are quilts on the beds, and dining room table (I haven’t used tablecloths in years), 4 couches, and the chairs. Then there are the table runners, used for the Kitchen Island, coffee tables, end tables, night stands, and dressers. While I continue to decorate and distribute all of my fall trappings, I will be thinking of all of you and wondering how you are decorating for fall. I am sharing this picture from my house that I had the best time playing with in Photoshop. The pumpkin in the picture I made. I hope to make a few more in different sizes. Share your thoughts, traditions, and projects with us won’t you? It only takes a minute. Tell us what your favorite decoration is, or what special event or trip you take every fall. How many of my fellow Bay Area peeps will be attending the Bay Area Quilt Craft and Sewing Festival next weekend?

Until next time…

Robin