Extreme heat and humidity, bumper crops of weeds,
tomatoes that went nowhere, grapes that are feeding
the local deer . . . then, an earthquake and
a hurricane-turned-tropical-storm . . . .
for the first time I can remember,
I am more than ready to say Scram! to Summer,
and Hello, Sailor! to Fall.
Borrowing from an old post, about a year ago, and linking to Sunday Favorites and Seasonal Sundays.
Links are below!
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If I were an adult-ed art teacher, and I looked at the palette that Mother Nature had picked out for her Autumn scenes, I'd probably tell her to tone it down. "It's a bit much, dear," I'd say. "How about fewer brilliant oranges and reds? Maybe a touch of the neutral here and there, give the eye a rest?"
Thank goodness I am not Mother Nature's art teacher.
She's bold, our Mother Nature, and she ain't afraid of gaudy.
(In fact, I suspect she wears too much jewelry, loves purple,
and teases her hair, but that's material for another post.)
Anyway, Mother Nature sure bids Summer goodbye with sizzle.
(In fact, I suspect she wears too much jewelry, loves purple,
and teases her hair, but that's material for another post.)
Anyway, Mother Nature sure bids Summer goodbye with sizzle.
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In the dining room at That Old House,
the table is set for two, for an early Autumn supper.
the table is set for two, for an early Autumn supper.
The expected oranges and golds and reds and yellows are all there;
even some brown to represent the leaves falling outside.
even some brown to represent the leaves falling outside.
But to give Summer it's due -- after all, it is in the 80s today --
there's the soft blue of summer's water and sky.
there's the soft blue of summer's water and sky.
There wouldn't be those brilliant hues of Autumn
without, first, the clear blues and greens of Summer.
without, first, the clear blues and greens of Summer.
$1 painted pottery bowls (they have touches of blue-green in their leaves) from the defunct Cost Cutters drugstore chain,
thrift store handblown wineglasses in watery blue,
Dollar Tree tea light birds,
very vintage plaid linen napkins,
my century-old Georgian silverplate flatware,
and my Mom's old pewter S&P shakers,
plus a bargain bin brown poly tablecloth,
an old bittersweet faux wreath, a ceramic pumpkin, some faux fruit, and an old black iron candleholder.
And that's it!
A table that mixes the bright and gaudy colors of Fall with the soft blues of Summer.
Just what I need right now, as I'm not completely ready to let go of those lazy days.
Have a lovely Sunday! -- Cass
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Good News! My sister and her husband went out to the family beach house this weekend -- and report that all is well following Irene. The water did breach the bulkhead and surround the house, but didn't get high enough to reach inside. Except for a couple of slightly off-kilter shingles, and shrubbery and trees burned brown by the wind-driven salt, no damage. We are lucky, and grateful.Today will be my 5th day of joining with other church members, making and delivering bagged lunches to flooded-out residents in affected neighborhoods who are beginning the long cleanup; we average 400 lunches a day. On Saturday, Howard and Anne were my "runners," as they will be today, and we made it into a couple of areas previously un-reachable by car, driving through thick mud and dodging the bigger puddles. It takes awhile for the smell of a flood to leave your nostrils, and the mosquitoes are just beginning to come out in fierce force. Anyone know a good non toxic mosquito repellant? If so, let us know! :-)
Link Parties!
It's Sunday Favorites at Happy To Design. Click here!
At The Tablescaper, it's Seasonal Sunday. Click here!
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