to snuggle with your loved one's, have a cookie or cupcake with a steaming cup of coffee, and get in your comfy PJ's with a good book, and my favorite-do Nothing but sit and enjoy the sun with

its burnished golds, reds, and browns.

**off topic~~Seriously, those people at Michael's are sneaky putting all that 'stuff' in the $1 bins! I spent over $20 in dollar stuff today to alter! I never get out of there less than $50...**

This is my Autumn Gathering~~see the other partiers at ArtsyMama!

Photo of downtown Greenville where I live called Falls Park. We have a beautiful river that runs through it and an awesome suspension bridge. It's a nice place to relax and watch the world go by on a warm Autumn day.

So I start my Happy Gathering with a little history of why I love this time of year so much. A wedding photo of moi and my dear D, or big D as his friends call him from 1999.
We had our photos in black and white before it became popular. I love this photo. I came up with the flower arrangement of deep burgundy roses, blush pink fill in, and tied with gorgeous burgundy ribbon. I remember the florist insisted on keeping my idea. Ha! Now you don't see an arrangement without it tied with ribbon. Hmmmm....

October 23 is my 9 year Anniversary. We got married at a beautiful outdoor chapel on a cool, crisp October day. The nickname for Symme's Chapel is Pretty Place. It's high on a mountain outside of our town and is part of the summer camp for YMCA established in 1912. My father in law looked down in the valley and stated it looked like a bowl of fruity pebbles because of the gorgeous fall foliage.

This is a Fall collage I made.

Here we are on my deck~~Let's sit and have some wine~~oh, I do have sweet tea~~can't live in the Deep South without that~
*Note to self--get help for the flower fetish!*

Thanks for coming!





Christmas ought to be interesting this year! Anyone know how to hang a real Christmas Tree from the ceiling? Little D is going to be inside that tree, I know it! I'll be putting my soft ornaments or my unbreakable Hallmark one's up this year~~Ha!



I did buy this awesome felt ornie kit from Alicia Paulson! Can't wait to snuggle in bed and work on those! Check them out~~can you say cute :)
What I believe my tree will look like on 12/26.


MIL likes to remind Big D that his brother dragged their Christmas Tree around the house one year around Little D's age. *YIKES* The two dogs ought to enjoy that if it happens!


Happy Autumn !

She was watching college football with her Dad today. I love this pic! I'm finally get a hang of my new camera :)

Awhhh, I love Saturday mornings when you can lounge around with little to do. It's rare in our house and it was one of those days. I caught this picture of my daughter and husband just when I got up this morning. They let me sleep IN! A whole 7:30am. I'm a new woman :)

Aren't they cute?

NOT sleep? Dr Spock, Sears, and all the others~~your methods may work on some but my little one has a mind of her own. She will sleep through the night when SHE is ready! Part of the problem is that she has constant colds, ear infection, and reflux for the past 6 months so at 7 1/2 months old, sleeping is all new to her.

Many a Mom has told me that she will sleep eventually when she tires her self out. Do you realize how much they have to go through to grow up? It's amazing to watch her learn new skills. She is working hard on crawling but has bypassed and is working on pulling herself up. She is determined to walk. Her dad and I were both early walkers so time will tell.

Off to get more coffee. Thank goodness for Dunkin Donuts and their coffee!