THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS

Thanksgiving Traditions

Celebrating Thanksgiving is a much loved family tradition with my family. Whether traveling to grandmother’s house as we did when our son was young or entertaining family or friends the celebration is always the same. Decorating with autumn colors using simple bounty is what I enjoy. Making a grapevine wreath with burlap ribbon for the front door, adding color with mums from the garden shop and it’s all done quickly during this busy season allowing more time in the kitchen for preparing the “feast"!

Ornamental cabbage and mums added to flower beds for seasonal color.

Candles for easy and welcoming vignettes

And, as crisp cool days turn cold seasonal color arrives just in time for Thanksgiving! 

Only to swept away with the big storm that swept across our country this week.

My Narcissus “Paperwhites” are coming up right on schedule for Christmas and are covered with autumn leaves.

Thanksgiving traditions, being with family or friends, a traditional meal of turkey and dressing (southern for stuffing), taking afternoon walks hearing the crunch of fallen leaves, these are many of my memories and traditions. 

We began our family time celebrating Thanksgiving this past weekend. We continue through this holiday weekend, enjoying the blessing of being together. I’m thankful for all God’s blessings and in recent years I add to my “Thankful List” my newfound friends from blogging. Wishing everyone a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.

A newfound garden shop

I want to share a few snaps with you from a charming little garden shop I discovered a few weeks ago. You are welcomed with a ceramic dressed gardner, surrounded by seasonal flowers and plants. Ivy covered walls invite you inside to a lovely selection of plants and gifts for every season. On my next visit I’m sure I will find an abundance of inspiration for my holiday decorating!

A ceramic dressed gardner 

Cherubs already dressed in “Christmas Finery"

A sweet vignette with lambs

As always, thank you for your visit. I would love for you to let me know you were here and leave a comment. Tell me your Thanksgiving traditions. 

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CHAIR SHOPPING

I finally got serious about replacing my old leather wing back  chair in the family room when I discovered the tiny little worn out area at the end of the cushion had turned into a full blown hole! I’ve been thinking about replacing this chair but that was not an easy task when I've been enjoying my "perfect chair" for over twenty years. Actually, it is just worn out and needs some TLC which I will eventually get around to doing, reupholstering the cushion or maybe the entire chair.  So for now, the old chair has found a  new home in my bedroom with a pretty throw. 

Going to Birmingham to a few of my favorite haunts for a day of shopping I found several chairs I could easily have brought home. Sorry, I’m about to take you the long way around, I do get a little sidetracked in these shops. I must say, I really enjoyed “browsing” throughout my chair mission. I thought you would enjoy strolling along too. I found my chair out of many I considered. See if you know which one I fell in love with while browsing some lovely shops. Sorry, not the best photos, had to use my phone.

Antiques

Old Copper

 Faience

So much inspiration for Fall vignettes

Chair #1

Gorgeous Fall arrangements

I love this Chandelier 

Blue and White on a French Hutch

Set of Quimper plates, hard for me to resist!

Chair #2

Toile drapes

Chair #3

Ricki Jill, thought of you when I saw this sign

Chair #4

Trumeau Mirror

Chair #5

French Faience

Chair #6

I hope you enjoyed browsing with me on this shopping trip. I also found a new “favorite” a lovely garden shop tucked away at the back of an antique shop. I’ll share that with you in my next post. Now, did you guess which chair I ordered? If you guessed the last chair, #6 your are right! It is not a recliner, just a leather wing back that looks so much like the old one I’ve had to point out to family and friends that is is new. Hope you will leave a comment so I’ll know you stopped by.

My new chair, where I sit with my laptop at the end of the day and chat with you. 

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