Celebrate the Season of Giving Thanks

 I find myself getting frustrated with how we go from gimme gimme Halloween to gimme gimme Christmas and completely bypass the holiday that says I'm grateful for what I have. 

Don't get me wrong - I love Christmas. I love the spirit of joy and excitement that goes with it. But I also love to take the time to reflect on all the blessings in my life. And there are many. 

Check out our facebook page for some daily thankfulness and feel free to add your own! 

And I like to decorate for holidays. Since there aren't a lot of retail Thanksgiving decorations, we've made them! And some of them are from the dollar store. And I love them all. 

Check them out. Take some of the ideas. Place some thankfulness around your home!

7 Things to Do with Lavender

 I grew several lavender plants - so what do you do with all that lavender? Here are 7 ideas - 

Share the Wealth - Link up #6

 Whoops!! November 1st just snuck past me!! I'm so sorry to get this party started late!! Please be sure to stop by and tell your friends its a party too!

So come on in, share your creative posts - cooking, crafts, gardening, journaling - anything that can spur those creative juices! 

On the first and 15th every month a new party will start and run until the day before the next one is to start (14th and last day of the month). 

Please remember to share something you did not share at the last party. 

Halloween Tombstones

I got some ghosts at the Dollar Tree and hung them in the backyard. I kept looking at them and thought, tombstones. There needs to be tombstones. So I went back to the Dollar Tree. They had one. Not one style. One. I went to three other stores. No tombstones. So I decided I'd make them. 

Share the Wealth - Link party #5

 Can you believe we're half way through October already? I'm loving the change in the weather - cold outside, cozy on the inside. How are you spending these chilly fall mornings? And what kinds of projects are you working on?

So come on in, share your creative posts - cooking, crafts, gardening, journaling - anything that can spur those creative juices! 

On the first and 15th every month a new party will start and run until the day before the next one is to start (14th and last day of the month). 

Halloween is in the Air

 I love fall. And I love decorating this time of year. Halloween goes up all during the month of October (I started in September). November first is Thanksgiving, then the day after is Christmas. And so begins the fun!

I like to use lights. Orange electric or fall themed battery operated - they all add a little spooky festiveness. 

It's Almost Halloween!!

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