Welcome!

Welcome to our little home! I can't believe we moved in 37 years ago this month. When you arrive, you will be greeted by these fun fall items with lots of fall colors. Our leaves are just now starting to turn so I had to help Mother Nature along. I enjoy decorating outside too. Walk around with me and enjoy the tour.

As I posted my photos, I realized how many things will greet you with WELCOME! It's a fine word, isn't it? Perfect for fall and the time when we go back inside and enjoy our visitors with a cozy fire in the woodstove and maybe a cup of warm apple cider. Come on over and we'll sit and chat. I had a dear friend named Pat who used to say "Sit and chat with old Aunt Pat". I miss her and think of her often.
Have a great weekend. We will be babysitting little Otto tonight. I need to get my Etsy orders packed and shipped before the day is over~another busy beautiful fall day. I thank God for my many blessings.

Tea Time Thursday #25

Happy Tea Time Thursday and I hope you will enjoy another fall time teapot and cream and sugar. I have had this Shawnee Pottery corn teapot for many years and it is a favorite of mine. Made in the 1940's I enjoy using them in the fall and always put the pieces I have in my fall kitchen decor. The weather cooperated a bit this afternoon, so I took my teapot outside and took my teapot outside for a bit of fall time fun.

The teapot usually lives in the kitchen along with the cream and sugar and a few other pieces that I own. The creamer and sugar are good sized. My hubby is from Illinois, so he is fond of these corn pieces too.

The casserole is quite nice. I store fall paper cupcake paper inside and really have never used it as a casserole dish.

These pieces are not Shawnee, but are very similar. I have had them since we were married. The little piece in the creamer is a little brush for butter.

I use the small corn bowl for fruit. You need candy corn and harvest mix in the fall!

This is an old egg crate on near our woodstove. It is perfect for some Indian corn. My daughter Gina gave me the cute plastic pumpkin when she was in high school. It lights up and it has a sad face on the other side and says TRICK.

When we were in Montana this summer, we were out garage sailing and I found this most wonderful yellow pottery mold with a corn pattern. I have a funny story that goes with it. Jim asked the man if we could have it for a bit less. The man gave him a cost and it was agreed. Then LaVonne had the guy call his wife to ask her if she would take less on another item. The corn mold came up and she wanted more than her husband had agreed to, so we had to pay more for it! FUNNY.

I love my corn husk basket. It has to have some Indian corn tucked into it too. I hope you have enjoyed my little corny blog! I'll show you some more outside photos tomorrow that I took while I was outside.

Two Month Check Up for Little Otto

Yesterday Grandma Linda picked up Little Otto and Angie for a visit to the doctor. It was really neat to be able to go with them for his two month check up. I sure felt like a grandma. He wasn't too happy to have to take off his clothes and be checked out. Poor little monkey man...he can scream! He had a good check up and had to have 5 shots. He didn't like that at all!

What a blessing to have the doctor tell you your baby is just fine.

After the check up, we decided to go over to see my dad. We couldn't get him on the phone so we just went in and found him at the puzzle table. He was so happy to see us and we were happy to spend a little time with PAPA. Otto just snuggled right down with his great grandpa.

We said good bye to Papa and went to get a bite. I let the new mama decide where she wanted to go. She chose Mexican food and Otto just zonked out. Yes, we did have a margarita to celebrate his good check up. He is such a good little baby and easy to take. It was so nice to spend the day with my daughter and her baby. I waited a long time for this and boy, am I enjoying it!

Sleepy boy...isn't his hair a riot? The back is dark but is falling out and the new hair is a light reddish brown. He has very long eyelashes.

What is he smiling about in those dreams? So cute and so funny. Angie said he was pretty sleepy but did fine with his shots. Gotta keep our little funny bunny healthy.

Thinking About Our Fun Weekend

What a glorious fall weekend here in the Pacific Northwest! Jimmy and I worked hard last week on Etsy, the house, his upcoming Expo show, and getting the yard ready for winter. We decided  to take advantage of the great weather and get out in the country and just play a little! Our first stop was at The Wade Creek House. Becky has done such a good job of turning this little house into a darling antique shop and a wonderful place to learn a new craft. Check out her blog. I love the chicken coop and always have to visit the girls....well, I think there's a rooster there too.

Farm items around the property just give it a charming look. They expanded the chicken coop and  moved it this year. Don't you love the old bed inside?

Here's another view of the coop with the garden flowers. I love it.

Not sure this pumpkin is going to make it for Halloween or even Thanksgiving!

This is the front on the house that has most of the goodies for sale. They have added another building with treasures and a room for the crafting classes. You can see what goes on there if you pop on her blog.

This is the clever handle on the rail going into one of the rooms. Neat idea, huh?

I love plaid and think these would be fun for Christmas time. Oh, so tempting....I did pick up a few goodies that I will share when you continue to read this post.

We didn't want to go back home, so we headed over to Monticello Antique Mall in Portland. It is such an nicely done mall and always a treat to visit. One of the things I like is the great job the vendors do at this mall. It was all decked out for the fall too.

This is a shot overlooking the mall from the register and check out area. It really is good sized mall.

This is for Gina...this is one of our favorite mall spaces and we always have to spend time here. I miss you Gina.

My favorite vendor space belongs to Altea Breese. She always is decked out for the holidays so I guess that's one reason I like her booth.

I fell in love with this pumpkin made from an old quilt. I wish I would have purchased it...she had some darling white ones too that you can see in the photos.

The first time I met Aleta was at a doll show. She had a couple of these bunnies there and I want one! It's on my wish list. I was happy to see this one appear as I was hoping she still had some for sale. Lots of attention to detail with the clothing and so well made. Yes, I want!

So, I did but some goodies to take home. I was wanting a little Halloween tree. I found this one at the Wade Creek House and it is perfect!

Some more goodies I got from both fun visits. The fabric candy corn are soooo cute! Great for my collection. I love the ribbon that Aleta always has for sale. I think I have it in every color. Also found some little packaged goodies~most ended up on my tree.

Jim also took me to a fantastic Estate sale. He loves to find wooden items for his booth and he really hit the jackpot on some prims. We are keeping a few things, but most will be for resale. He cleans his wood so he has lots of work ahead before that October Expo show.

Just a few pix of the goodies. We will probably keep the dough bowl as it has been on our "I would love to have" list for quite some time.

On Sunday afternoon, we took another country drive and went to the monthly Polk County Flea Market. Always a fun place with lots of smalls for Etsy. We ran into our friends, Sandra and Ricky! We haven't seen them all summer so had to get caught up. Fun.

On the way home, we drove to our favorite fruit and veggie stand to say hello to Bernie and Pat. Oh, they were so busy, but had time to chat. They are just the nicest people and we love seeing them and supporting them. Such great prices. Of course, I was looking for the apples, but I think we bought about everything they had to offer, except the HOT PEPPERS. I'm going to make another big pot of veggie soup today with the goodies.

We sure had a great weekend! Those happy thoughts will linger for a long time. I hope you are enjoying your fall where ever you live.