'Tis the Season, everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving, dear American friends!! Wherever you are, I hope your day is blessed with family, friends, love, good food, and thoughts of what you're thankful for. This is one of my favorite days of the year.
I remember the first time I saw a wild thistle growing along the roadside in the mountains. I did a double-take -- surely I was mistaken. I thought they only grew in the Scottish Highlands. I was wrong; they do grow around here at the higher elevations, but we haven't been able to spot any the last year or two, so I wonder if the farmers or the state park rangers are trying to kill them off. I've heard they can be invasive, and I know from experience they sport some seriously wicked thorns. I meant to set up this table some time ago, but I was waiting to find the right dishes (at the right price) for it. A few years ago, my sweet husband gave me a beautiful table runner with embroidered thistles, along with some coordinating doilies. He ordered them from the Gretna Green website, where we both like to shop for gifts. I already had the napkins, thinking I would set a Mardi Gras table, and they were perfect with the other linens. Then a few months ago, I finally found the dishes on e-Bay. I would have loved to buy the teacups and saucers, too, but I didn't want to spend the extra money.
Hello friends! Happy first day of November!! We're smack dab in the middle of my favorite time of year, and I can't believe that all of October passed without my writing a single post. Life has been busy here, and I've been trying to live each day so haven't made time to write about my life lately. I'm not sure anyone's still interested in reading what I write, but no matter. I'm still here. 😉 Are you having a nice fall so far? The foliage has been spectacular here, so I feel sure it has been lovely everywhere else, as well. Two years in a row of extraordinary fall beauty, and I'm drinking in those colors everywhere we go.
Hello friends! Are you enjoying the last days of summer? Maybe I should say "official last days of summer." Chances are, it could be hot in parts of North Carolina into October. Nevertheless, summer is waning, and fall is just around the corner.
Hello all! Are you having a good week? We're staying pretty busy, but we're ready for some cooler weather. In spite of the heat, we've gotten good rain this summer, for which we're extremely grateful, as we have all those baby trees that really need water. One thing that we've done every day this summer, I believe, is watched the birds in our backyard. I can't tell you how much we've enjoyed that, as it has been way too hot to spend any time outdoors since early June. We probably spend too much money on bird seed, but we sure get a lot of pleasure out of our birdwatching.
Hi All, It's Friday's Eve again already! 😀 I just want to give a shoutout to Linda Primmer of Life and Linda blog for once again updating the look of House at Forest Manor. I had grown tired of my previous look and contacted her for help. The first time I had Linda re-design my blog, I wasn't completely certain of the look I wanted, and I probably drove her crazy by changing my mind multiple times. However, this time I knew what I wanted, and I'm so happy with the results!! I found the laurel wreath and bee graphic online and showed her an example of the gold print I liked, and she totally delivered. I wanted a simpler, more classic look, and that's what I got. She also helped me get set up to receive my blog comments via e-mail again. Linda is always so pleasant and helpful to work with, and I'm so appreciative. I also appreciate her tutorial posts showing us how to do some of these things ourselves. I know she has done blog designs for many of you, so you're familiar with her work. Thank you again, Linda!!!
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