Outdoor Wednesday - A Colorful Fall in Kansas already!

DH and I went out driving on Sunday, found a lot of color and beauty. It's been a very wet year for Kansas, just having followed up 7 years of drought, so it's very welcome. Fasten your seat belt, and lets take a ride around the countryside where I live.

Traditional sunflowers are fewer all the time.

There are more of these "ditch" flowers.

But we took the road less traveled......

Thanks for joining me again for Outdoor Wednesday, one of my favorite posts. If I can't think of anything else, I ALWAYS have posts of the outdoors!!!!! Thanks for joining me as I head over to http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ to see what is going on.

Three or More Tuesday

This week, it's the world of three or more - butterfly photos. I only have 3 right now, but I'm sure that as time goes on, there will be more! Enjoy!
This is the most recent photo of the three, it was out on our squash plant, and DH came and gout me to take the photo.

This photo was taken at the lake, my Grandson looked out the window of the cabin, and it was on the tree outside. I went out and caught a few photos.

This one hangs above DD#2's bed in her bedroom here at home.

This photo was taken at our neighbor's at the lake a couple of years ago. I have had it enlarged and gave it away several times.

Thanks for joining me as I trip over to see the rest of the Three or More posts. I'll be waiting for you at:

http://gypsycorner.blogspot.com/

Pink Saturday and hold over til Mosaic Monday!

My favorite pinks are here in their own Mosaic's. The first one is Greta, the second one is Emma - my 2 favorite pinks in the whole world! They were both home to visit on Labor Day weekend. Greta saw her very first horse - close up (maybe too close from the look on her face!) and was happy to search around for a pumpkin in Papa's patch. Emma joined us at the lake house. Thanks for stopping by, and please leave a comment.

Join us all over at Beverly's for the Pink Saturday event she hosts weekly. You'll find us at: http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Or come on over to the little red house for a fun time of Mosaic's: http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

Foodie Friday

I made the Cake Balls that Debbie had on her Jadehollow blog. They were tasty and just what we needed for the weekend!(Check it out at http://jadehollow.blogspot.com/ . Thanks so much Debbie!!!!! Mine aren't near as pretty as hers were, but I tried! Join me in going to Foodie Friday host Designs by Gollum and have a little fun!

http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/

Tablescape Thursday/It's a Woodsy Theme!

This week I wanted to go a little more outdoorsey but not Christmas like. It took a couple of tries, but I like the way it turned out. The white plates and saucers are from a dumpster dive.

My son's bedroom here at home is in a kind of "cabin" theme, so I borrowed a few things from there. Beside his bed is an old wash stand that holds the above deer and tree - year round.
I had a couple of ways to go, but chose to go with 2 napkin rings of fish.....

which are actually shower curtain rings...... Clearance at Walmart...

and 2 with bears on them. Which just happen to go with the salt and pepper shakers from Grandma's collection that are....fish and bears.

My son and daughter in law gave me these great martini glasses for Christmas, and I LOVE to drink lemon drop martini's in them. They are so elegant and light.

The deer have such an innocent look on their face.

I found this little log cabin for 25 cents at a garage sale. The green tablecloth and red and green napkins you will probably see often.

Please join me as I go over to visit Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ and Leigh at http://lbratina.blogspot.com/ as they host Tablescape Thursday and Thrifty Thursday, respectively.

Outdoor Wednesday - Labor Day 2009

We spent our last big weekend at the lake for this year and it was a dandy. We were surprised when our kids ALL came home at the same time, and enjoyed every minute of our time with the grandchildren and children. Just a few photos of the good time we had, the weather was perfect, cool in the mornings, warming up nicely in the afternoon's and perfect for our annual "brunch on the beach" on Sunday.

Please join me as I go over to http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ for more Outdoor Wednesday posts!

Tablescape Thursday and Thrifty Thursday - they go together SO WELL!!

My post this week is in honor of all of the people who work so hard growing their own fruits and vegetables and share them with those of us who don't.

The tablecloth came from Penney's Outlet in KC, many years ago. DD#2, thought I was crazy when I had her pick 2 large tablecloths up, I believe for less than $10 each. One I left the full size, the other one, I took to a seamstress and had it made into a small table cloth, napkins and a runner. I loved them right away, everyone else had to grow into them!

The box in the middle of the table matches the tablecloth exactly, and was $1.00 at the thrift store.

The dishes were found at a different thrift store for $.25 each, the silverware is my standby cheapies, and the blue stemware are the Duz soap glasses from my hope chest.

We got these individual butter knives for a wedding present. There are 4 different veggies, the asparagus above, the carrot below....

I made these in ceramics class when we were first married. They were the very first thing I completed, and I gave them to my grandma for her collection. Then- I got them back, with the whole collection.

Cabbage/lettuce salt and pepper shakers from grandma's collection.

There are green pepper salt and peppers and onions too. The candle holder was made by our son in wood class I believe.

Here's the radish butter knife, and we were having corn on the cob this time, so the corn holders were out too!

The napkins are the ones made out of the left over table cloth, and the napkin rings are wooden. The butter knife is corn on the cob.

This little onion salt shaker has an attitude!

And this one just can't do a THING with her hair!

This corn pitcher is just big enough for a couple of cups of something, don't think I'd ever use it, but it was perfect for this. Grandma made this herself in the nursing home in ceramics.

Hope you enjoyed my boutiful harvest tablescape. I enjoyed having you stop by.

Please come over to Susan's blog at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for more tablescapes and to Leigh's http://lbratina.blogspot.com/