Autumn is coming late this year, there is still a lot of green left on the trees. A couple of storms have blown leaves off the trees up the mountain while others are just beginning to turn. Several nights in the 30s lately have encouraged a few to show some brilliant color. There are a …
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October Garden and more visitors
The leaves are still lagging behind in color, but a few places are starting to show the promise of a glorious autumn. This single tree, a maple, behind our house has turned completely red, while the others around it are just biding their time still green. Out front, the redbud tree is starting a golden …
Autumn Tablescape 2015
I love setting a pretty table and having friends over to eat, but sometimes I do this just for the decoration. It is full autumn now, and for those in Canada, Thanksgiving is fast approaching. For my Canadian readers, if you want to see last November's tablescape to inspire you for this year's Thanksgiving, click …
Later in the Garden
This year the garden has been a bit disappointing. The flowers did well, but my crops were really mostly failures. The heirloom tomato finally gave me a few scrawny tomatoes, wonderful to eat, but so small. Yet the marigolds were prolific. At least the marigolds kept the bugs off the tomatoes. This pot is huge, …
Thanksgiving Stamping Fun
I had several stamping projects for the Thanksgiving holiday. This is the best time of year to use all those beautiful fall colors of ribbons, and papers, and inks. I wanted to make a couple of Thanksgiving cards to mail to family far away. This one uses the cut out from the leaves, with a …
Three Maple Leaves Table Runner
I promised an even faster Maple Leaf Table Runner, and here it is. This time you will only need three Maple Leaf Blocks in different colors plus some large squares of an autumn print. This runner uses 9-inch finished size blocks. The finished size is approximately 11-1/4 x 47 inches. Here is what you will …
Peak Autumn Color and Thanksgiving 101 Winner
Fall color peaked this week in the NC mountains. I took several new pictures at sunrise. The fog in the valley shows some of the layers of mountains and valley, lovely! If you read the posts on email, pop by the blog and see the fall header, it is full of autumn color. A storm …
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Autumn Candle Wreaths
Perfect for fall, this candle wreath is so easy to make. All you need is a collection of materials from your yard, a few silk flowers and a hot glue gun. I have a bunch of these little wreaths, not good for much to hang on a wall, but they are the perfect size to …
October 2014 Autumn Color
I have been taking lots of pictures lately, but none of them seem to capture the wonderful, rich color that is in the landscape this Autumn. The reds, golds and oranges are wonderful, but there is still a lot of green. I think we will not peak this year until into November. That's fine by …
Clouds Over the Mountains
Sometimes it is really amazing how the view from our home changes. I was sitting on the veranda, just enjoying the cooler air when I noticed how beautiful the clouds were over the mountains across the valley. The sun was setting, rain had ended a short time before and the light was fantastic. So, I …
From My Carolina Home 