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My Thanksgiving Table..

Simple and rustic that's me!! I love the earthy colors of  this time of year.

When we downsized to a single story recently we gave up our

formal dining room and now have an open kitchen dining area.

I love it.

We sold our formal dining table and kept our family dining table for 8. It fits my simple, earthy decor perfectly.

I set the table every year with my Vintage Franciscan

Apple pattern.

I really only use it at Thanksgiving. 

All my serving pieces are in my china cabinet.

I started collecting these plates for a few years now. I have always

loved this pattern. I remember it from childhood. My neighbors had this pattern. My mother collected Fiestaware which I have as well.

All of my collection is from the 1940's when they were hand painted.  The newer Franciscan Ware

is now made in England and it isn't nearly as nice. 

You can see the vibrant colors which are nearly 70 years old now. 

There are so may pieces that were issued in this pattern. 

Desert Rose was another famous pattern.

It has taken awhile but I now have a service for 12 people

which I need for my family.

 

Hard to get a descent picture of this centerpiece. Created it from stuff I had around the house.

The candle in the center is hazelnut scented which adds to the earthy theme.

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Mosaic Monday: For the Love of Panises...

Spent three hours on Saturday out in my garden. It was just a gorgeous fall day to lose myself completely in the dirt planting 58 bulbs for spring and my favorite~Pansies for fall and winter.

I adore Pansies. I love their vivid colors.

I love their darling faces.

I love their velvety feel to their blossoms.

I love how hardy they are. They will bloom in rain or covered with snow.

I love them filled in planter boxes I can look at while I was dishes through my kitchen window.

filled in clay pots or hanging baskets to greet me on my front porch.

They are just such sweet and happy flowers.

They make wonderful cut flowers in a small vase on a 

window sill.

They just make me so happy!

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Thanksgiving Tweaking...

Finally had a chance to do some tweaking the house for Thanksgiving after returning from Seattle.

My house doesn't have the proper light to take good pictures without the flash and I don't

have time to set up photo lights so I use the flash and the pictures never come out as nice.

I love my vintage Turkey platter found on Ebay. Just looks lovely on my sideboard.

On shelf of sideboard

Pumpkin soup tureen and S&P shakers to match found years ago  while on a trip to Arizona at the Cracker Barrel.

My ornie basket on my entry way table.  I really am enjoying doing

ornie baskets. This one is filled with ornie's found at Joanns.

These ceramic tea light pumpkins are just darling at night with the

battery tea lights lit inside. Had these for years from Target.

Thanksgiving subway art and one of my favorite owls help

decorate my fireplace mantle which is lit up at night with pumpkin colored

fairy lights.

These pumpkins were lost and found again when we recently moved from our home of 23 years.

They were stuck up in a forgotten thanksgiving deco box in the attic. I purchased these at our church bazzar for $10 a set 31 years ago. I love them. They seem new to me now since it's been at least 15 years since I've seen them :-).

I don't even remember these pumpkins. They were stuck in the lost

attic deco box as well.

My kitchen table ornie basket filled with mini pumpkins scented sunflowers and crows.

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Feathered Nest Friday

Honoring a very special Veteran in my life...

My father

Lt. Colonel Harvey W. Fritz

1917-2008

My dad served our country in the pacific during WWII as a young Lt. in the Airforce. Later he served two tours of duty in Korea as a Major where he earned a Bronze Star. He served a total of 25 years in Airforce retiring a Lt. Colonel, a rank he

was proud of his entire life. He did so much more, but today I'm honoring his selfless service for our country.

My grandparents proudly hung their three blue stars in their front window representing their

three sons who served during WWII. My father in the pacific, my uncle Carl as an army core engineer during the German invasion and my Uncle Bill as special attache in the United States. My grandparents were childhood immigrants from Germany who made it their mission to be Americans and raise their four sons

as Americans.

Of all of my father's accomplishments, and they were many, his service for our country in both WWII and Korea would be what he considered his most notable. In his later years he constantly talked about it.

I am so grateful for my family's service and all the other brave and selfless men and women who have served our country and protected our freedom!

My Halloween Potpourri...

A few of my Halloween decorations spread around the house.

On my entry way table with my wise old owl.

One of my favorite decos I found years ago at a drug store.

Halloween blocks, mummy and ghost that I painted years ago. I even cut out the pieces myself on my band saw. Don't do that anymore.

These have decorated my mantle in my old house and now my new house.

Darling canvas painting my daughter did for me. I love the little witch flying on the cat. It is one of her original designs.

Little Halloween children that I cut out and painted years ago.

Some of my favorites.

A favorite children's book. My grandchildren love it and still read

it no matter how old they are.

My Halloween Ornie bowl on my kitchen table. I have become a big fan of ornies.

My giant Jack-o-lantern on my front porch. I got this at Tai Pan Trading Company a few years ago. It's awesome. A very substantial piece. Takes up most of the wall and very visible from the street.