happy halloween!!

let's take a cemetery tour...

we all have skeleton's in our closet...

embrace your skeleton's! go ahead, give them a hug!

have a safe and happy halloween!!

all photos taken in New Orleans or right here in my Franklin neighborhood cemetery.

fields of gold...

" so she took her love for to gaze awhile

upon the fields of barley

in his arms she fell as her hair came down

among the fields of gold"

sting

and for more outdoor inspiration visit...

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

my wish for you...

i hope the light shines perfectly on your day!

autumnal touches around the house...

welcome...come on in!




do not be afraid...that "boo" sign that i made, is as scary is it gets around here as i like to keep halloween fun for the really little trick or treaters. well, when the seasons change, i get busy changing things up in and around the house. i love change!

in the fall, i like to add touches of brown and bittersweet orange around my usually all white palette. i add vintage prints which I've been collecting forever and some of my own artwork.

do you see the wooden bobbin /button bouquet...i used to sell those at a local gift store. the lovely little autumn framed print i found years ago...

and perhaps helped to inspire my painting.

i gather tons of inspiration from nature and spend a lot of time looking up into the trees. i find the light peeking through the glittery leaves quite beautiful and peaceful.

another vintage print which i found for 3 dollars and on the same day...i found the frame for it for 3 dollars! pretty lucky wouldn't you say?

these vintage milk bottles were given to me from a very dear friend. i remember milk being delivered to my house when i was little... yikes, showing my age here...

i found this wire basket recently for a dollar. the gourds are some that i grew and painted white.

i usually like to buy hand made or natural items, but this guy i confess came from a gift store. he is wearing a hand knit sweater though.

i love these little white pumpkins so much... i have just started to collect "poor mans silver".

a ghost mirror and a brown paper bag jack o lantern that my sweet daughter made many moons ago...

my daughters pottery, a vintage print and good smelling soaps sit atop a garage sale shelf in the bath .

this white cupboard is one of my faves...years ago, a friend of mine and of all people, Gilda Radnor fought over it in a new england shop. apparently, my friend had her check book out first and got the cupboard. it has been country blue, black and now white. and yes, i mean Rosanna Anna Danna, Gilda Radnor. boy, do i miss her..........

my hand stitched pillows add some color.

as does this comfy critter... i guess i should let him stay since he matches the decor.

thanks for coming over!

and to see other houses decked out for fall make sure you stop by Julia's blog at

http://hookedonhouses.net/