Happy Halloween

The countdown is over!

Halloween is here. October flew by so fast it was scary! Here are a few of the decorations around our home.

 One year I was able to talk Handyman into going to the feed store and buying a bale of hay. After the mess it created, he said never again. Haha! Oh, well. He had a point. It made me sneeze and itch being around it! So now I use pumpkins and Indian corn on the porch.

I added fall leaves and a raven to this summer wreath, which gives it a nice autumn feel. Notice the black feather for added panache?

Jack is happy to keep my Mickey Ears safe until the next time I head to Disneyland. He is doing his best as a stand in for our annual jack-o-lantern, which we have yet to carve! College Girl has been so busy with mid terms and papers that the days crept by without even deciding on a design.  Plus, she shared her crummy cold with me and I have not been up to working on the pumpkin. Not to worry, we will carve and scoop before Trick Or Treaters arrive. Below is the pumpkin we carved last year~

College Girl has talked about the upcoming Thor movie for weeks now, so I have a feeling our jack-o- lantern will have a Marvel theme!

photo from asking asgard dot tumblr

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A Yellow House

I took a walk yesterday and snapped some photos of houses in our area to share with you. I love these 100 year old homes with charming porches, original windows, and tall old trees in their yards! This  one had a festive banner hanging above the front door.

 “October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” 

Rainbow Rowell, Attachments

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To Love Side By Side In~

Pink roses in a basket for Pink Saturday. I spotted this charming arrangement while walking around historic Old Town Orange, California. Many of the homes here are approaching, or are over, one hundred years old. They usually have unattached garages on the back of the property which is reached by a long, narrow driveway on one side of the house. I am enchanted by these homes!! My grandparents lived in a similar style house and I find them charming, romantic and welcoming. A sense of nostalgia always fills me when I walk past these well-used homes with their covered porches and wooden steps. It takes me right back  to being five years old and seeing the Helms Bakery truck coming up the street. Here are a few of the lovely homes I recently saw as I took a walk around the neighborhood~

stone bunnies waiting to welcome you

brick fireplace and black trim

patriotic colors

mint colored two-story

white picket fence

not unusual to see these signs in yards

black and yellow catch your eye?

can you imagine having tea and scones on the porch?

                       

potted Geraniums on the step

 I'm discontented with homes that are rented so I have invented my own.
Darling this place is a lover's oasis where life's weary chase is unknown.
Far from the cry of the city, where flowers pretty caress the streams,
Cozy to hide in, to love side-by-side in. Don't let it abide in my dreams.

Picture you upon my knee, just tea for two and two for tea,
Just me for you and you for me, alone!

Youmans and Caesar

 Which one is your favorite and why? Hope your Saturday is rosy!

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