Thanksgiving Cornucopia

Hi Everyone

 Happy Saturday

♥

This year our cornucopia  basket is on the front door

 filled with beautiful garden flowers
Here is the dictionary description of a cornucopia 
The cornucopia (from Latin cornu copiae) or horn of plenty
  is a symbol of abundance and nourishment,
commonly a large horn-shaped container
overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts or other edibles

 Welcome
to our
~Home~

 Our cornucopia is traditionally
 on a table filled with fruit and nuts

It looks so simple and inviting to greet our guests
 right at the front door and  sets the stage
for the holiday

 {Love}

 Simple idea and so charming
having the cornucopia on the front door
 has such a cottage feel

Front door decorated ....check
feels good to be checking things off our
  "to do list"
 countdown continues
only 5 days to Thanksgiving
are you checking things off your "to do list" too



romantic saying for today

"Love so deeply the ocean will be jealous"
unknown

♥
Pam

Calm Thanksgiving

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday

 ♥

There is a calm at our house

 it feels like the calm before the storm of fun

Cleaning and getting all our Thanksgiving dishes out

Prepping for family returning home and overnight guests for

Thanksgiving dinner 

This morning  the weather was chilly 

we made a fire to warm up the house

We have huge pine trees in our yard 

with fabulous pine cones 

{Love}

to bring the outside inside

Sometimes we even put the pine cones in the fire 

they have the most fabulous fragrance 

and it's fun to hear the crackle too

Nature is so beautiful

 grabbed my camera to show you this pretty branch

 that was  just casually tossed on the chair

Our home will  soon be filled with family and friends
so grateful

This is the best part of the holiday being all  together 

with the people that you

{Love}

the countdown has begun only 6 days until Thanksgiving!!!!!

are you ready

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romantic saying for today

"Come live with me, and be my love"
Donne

♥
Pam

Forcing Paperwhite bulbs

Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday

♥

The Paper white bulbs in 

our front yard are already blooming

They have appeared so early this year that it took us all by surprise

usually they don't show up until

 after Thanksgiving 

{Love}

 paperwhite flowers they have such a glorious

 fragrance for such a tiny flower and 

did you know you can get them to re~bloom 

Paperwhite bulbs will re~bloom 

if you force the bulbs

 in soil 

 not pebbles

they get their nutrients from the soil 

These bulbs are from last year after they bloomed 

we just tucked the bulbs in a paper bag 

and put them in the greenhouse for next year

  You can also replant them 

outside too

 ~Blooming~

So don't throw your paper white bulbs away.....

reuse and re~bloom !!!!!
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romantic saying for today

"For stony limits cannot hold love out"

Shakespeare 

♥

Pam

Christmas Red

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Tuesday

♥

Adding red to your home can be intimidating

 we go back and forth every year at Christmas time
color no color
Usually we all decide to just keep the colors to a minimum

That is until we get this vintage French enamelware milk carrier down from the rafters

It stays tucked away until

 Christmas time

We are always surprised at how much we like the warmth of

 a pop of red around the house

Adding red to our mostly white decor 

 adds warmth and whimsy
 candy cane charm

With chilly mornings 

 the fireplace is on, the pumpkin spice muffins smell amazing cooking in the oven

 the coffee is brewed 

a fall morning filled with the taste the smells and the feel 

of the holidays

Even this adorable glass bottle

 from Ikea adds a pop of

cheerful red to the kitchen

could not resist adding the 

gingham red ribbon

{Love}

 the vintage look of this bottle

Red and white
 a classic combination

cheerful warm and

 romantic too
♥

Will you  be adding a pop of red to your home this
Christmas?

romantic saying for today
"I love thee to the breadth and height my soul can reach"

Browning

♥
Pam

Romantic Homes Magazine

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday

♥

It is already Christmas every where you go....

This happens earlier and earlier every year 

it's alright with me 

{Love}

Christmas

Here is a peek at a few of the pictures taken for

 Romantic Homes Magazine

Christmas ideas

 Because magazine  deadlines are so far ahead

 we had fun  decorating our home early in October for Christmas

We Always add our daughters old ice skates

for  display

 How about snowflakes

 on the front door 

 Vintage tree candle clips not just for the tree

Can only show you 

just a peek ....

are you ready to start decorating  for Christmas
or are you waiting until
after Thanksgiving

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romantic saying for today

"If your a bird I 'm a bird"
Sparks

♥
Pam

Setting the Table

Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday

♥

Here are a few fun vintage decorating ideas

 for your holiday table

Setting the dinner table for Thanksgiving 

and Christmas 

 is always such a special time

{Love}

  to incorporate family heirlooms and 

a few surprise funky vintage treasures every year

This year  bronze baby shoes

 add a sweet  vintage charm

this is our daughters  bronzed shoe and she will know this is her place to sit

  My Great Grandmothers green depression glass salt and pepper shakers

add a  little splash of color

Grandmothers vintage glass knife rests add sparkle

 They are so beautiful

A few vintage  porcelain white faucet handles 

look  festive on the table

~Holiday Decorating Tip~

Don't be afraid to think out of the box adding 

vintage and heirloom  treasures

to your holiday table adds warmth and charm 

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romantic saying for today

"I Loved you yesterday I Love you still I always have I always will"
unknown


♥
Pam

Vintage Shopping

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

Did you have a fun weekend

 It is always a strange Sunday when we turn our clocks back an hour

 it gets dark so early 

We headed to the  Orange County Great Park again  for some  fun vintage shopping

   This adorable white mirror

 was the first treasure found

{Love}

 its white vintage chippy charm

These license plate cut outs are a new favorite find

so many fun ways to play with them

 and at 1.25 they are a bargain

of coarse we spent a lot of time hunting for words

 since the letters are all in a pile 

{Love}

 to add a few red vintage treasures for 

Christmas

and this adorable watering can already  looks so cute sitting on the window sill 

There was a TV crew

 filming  there

 It was fun to see what they were buying 

quite a bit of negotiating took place I was taking pictures of them filming

Here they are talking about the twin bed they bought

 I was  even interviewed for the show
they asked me what I was shopping for  I said...

Vintage White Ironstone
 of coarse
{no pic's of me being interviewed I had the camera darn it} 

They said if they use my interview they will let me know when it airs

How fun is that!!!!!!!

 Grateful to have found a new

vintage white ironstone pitcher

 that has already found the perfect spot in our home

♥

So here is my question for you....

of the four treasures shown

the  vintage watering can

the  vintage white mirror

the  vintage ironstone pitcher 

or 

the license plate cut outs
What would you have bought?

 let me know

romantic saying for today

 "Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness"
  Holmes

♥
Pam

Grateful November

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday
♥

Now that October
is but a memory 

it is time to get ready for the busy wonderful  month of

 ~November~ 

 ♥ 

This is the month we Vote 

We celebrate and Thank our Veterans for defending our country 

  and this Sunday it's time to 

set our clocks  back an hour for daylight savings time

This is the month  we celebrate  family , friends and delicious food 

Time to look at all the family recipes and start to plan for

 ~Thanksgiving~
dinner

Time to get all the
serving platters and dishes ready

It is also aTime of reflection

Time to find ways to give to others

 as well as receive 

Time to be grateful

 for all of 
God's Blessings

{Love}
November
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romantic saying for today

"What the heart gives away is never gone ...
It is kept in the hearts of others" 
Robin St John

♥
Pam