PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL CENTERPIECE RESULTS--FINALLY!

 OK!  This took me a while, I know!

I am using PicMonkey again and 

they changed things around

so....me....being me....had to figure 

that whole process out!

But-finally----

Here we go!

I did not get these numbered but #1 is on the far left,

To the right-Top row-#2, #3, #4 

Lower row- #5, #6, #7

SO~WHO PICKED WHAT~

#1-BIRCH BARK BEAUTY

Donna, Denise, Polly, Missy(following the rules for a change),

Linda/Life & Linda, Louise, Kay, Bless,

Pam S-said this(They are all so beautiful! I am having a difficult time deciding. But number #2 with the pears and #4 with the grapes might not make it through the meal as they are so tempting to eat! LOL. I am kind of leaning toward #1 because I love the birch bark and the roses, etc. I like the pumpkin one too, but I don't remember the number now...so, eenie meenie miny moe...I'll take the birch bark and off we go! ). 

See how some minds work?lol

  Ron-wants me to send him the centerpiece...umm...this is a virtual world, Ron...uh-huh, 

Lorrie, Sheri, Amy, Ann, Diane, Julie, Carla, 

Lynne, Marilyn, Jan, Tiffany, Judy W, Sara M, & 

Lynne (voted twice to make sure she was counted)

#2-  NUTS ABOUT PEARS

Terri S, Lisa (here because she thinks she can EAT the centerpiece), 

Linda from Keno (first time playing so I won't pick on her), 

Fran, Linda/Life Journal, PomPom, 

Yvonne, Sabra & Kris

#3- PUMPKIN DE-VINE

Leena (says she is trying NOT to be a troublemaker--yeah-right),

MA, Vivian, Dolly, Liz, Theresa,

Jane, Kim & Melody J.

#4- GRAPES ARE GOOD

Terri D, Michele M, Sandy Y, &

John's Island- Wants to add pumpkins to the table..OK, John-whatever you want, buddy!

#5-PLEASINGLY PLUMPKIN

Debra/SheSeeks, 

Jack & Sherry the Nomads, Judy C,

Noreen, Mary Anne, Kathy S,

 BJ (wants to cut up the pumpkins for pumpkin pie),

Weston, (um...Weston-your wife chose to sit at a different table--do we need to talk?)

Michelle D, Karen M &

Gay-Please pray for her & her hubby as he is dealing with cancer.

#6- MASON JAR MAGIC

Cheryl K, Sandi, Cecilia, Ginny, Mevely,

Happy, Cindy/ckrut, Sally C & Janie Junebug

BeachGypsy-wants a fire to dance around---um...this is NOT a coven THIS time--

#7- CALLING FOR CLOCHES

bobbie, Melanie, Karen C (Here she is Weston), 

Lisa K,

Ellen, Debbie D, &  Mary L.

Once again~ Thanks to all of you 

that play along

and take the teasing I dole out.

Hubby has an appointment 

with another specialist

this week and I will fill you in after that.

Thanks for all the prayers 

and good thoughts

and outreach.

I did check my list twice (like Santa) but if I missed your vote, PLEASE-let me know so I can FIX it!!!

PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL CENTERPIECE~ YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

 

TIME TO DO A 

PICK YOUR FAVORITE 

post again.

I am switching it up a little bit

and doing a centerpiece for a table

rather than a table setting.

That way you don't have to worry

about someone that is

sitting next to you that might have

forgotten to bathe...or sumthin'....

Fall is here.

I can feel it in the air.

We were in the 30's last night

and highs in the 50's yesterday.

Earlier in the week we hit 80!!!

Crazy Fall Weather!

So...Ready?

Here we go.

Vote for your favorite and I will

tally them up.

#1

Birch Bark Beauty

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#2

Nuts About Pears

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#3

Pumpkins  De-Vine

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#4

Grapes Are Good

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#5

Pleasingly Plump-kin

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#6

Mason Jar Magic

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#7

Calling For Cloches

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So- There you have it.

7 choices-

One for each day of the week.

Give me a vote and we'll see

WHO likes WHAT!

Pick JUST ONE please!

IF YOUR POST COMES THROUGH 

 AS ANONYMOUS,

PLEASE ADD YOUR FIRST NAME 

SO I DON'T HAVE TO CALL YOU ALL "ANNIES".

Thank you!

I'll be back around and will have a

health update on John soon.

FALL IS FALLING ---READY OR NOT~

I don't know about 

where you live
but I can feel
Fall in the air.
I noticed some of our trees have leaves 
that are tinged with color. 

Remember before Pinterest?

I had books-

lots and lots of 

loose leaf books.

They were full of ideas 

and things that I love.

I am digging a few of them out for 

FALL IDEAS.

Most of them came from 

Better Homes & Gardens Magazine.

Outside, I am smitten by this.

Fall is moving in 
but there is 

lots of green left.

I would love to have 

chairs and plants

that looked like this.

How about a little corner 

of the garden

decorated like this?

At the end of the day

 what could be better than 

hanging out by a firepit?

Know what else is magical 

about Fall?

A Fall Fairy Garden?

Do you remember when 

the  little girls and I
used to put together a
 Fairy Garden 

of our very own?

Here is what it looked like 
when we first made it.

Want to know how it looks 

decorated for Fall?

We let the fairies 

take care of their own garden.

Can you spot the house?

Stinking Fairies!!!!

Hope you have a 
wonderful day and 
enjoy every last moment
of pre-winter weather because
WINTER

will soon be upon us---

ready or not! 

UPDATE ON JOHN'S HEALTH

 GOOD MORNING!

John is home and 

Scruffy is back to sleeping with

one of his 'babies'.

He did not eat the whole time 

John was in the hospital.

I did a follow up post on Facebook

but then realized that not all bloggers

are part of the FB community--

so decided to do an update here.

John came home from the hospital

late Sunday.

They don't really have any answers yet

but he has 4 more appointments with 

specialists to see if they can get things

figured out.

They altered his meds a bit and we are hopeful

that will help with the dizziness

and low blood pressure.

I will keep you all posted as things progress.

LIFE UPDATE~

 GOOD MORNING!

Several of you have reached out to me

to ask how John is doing.

As a 7+ year three time cancer survivor,

these last few months have been rough.

I believe his condition can be 

attributed to the

extensive radiation to his head/neck

and the chemo he recieved....

but then...what do I know? 

As of today, John is in the hospital.

He has been passing out 

more and more frequently.

He had an episode on 

Thursday night and fell.

I ended up calling 911 and the 

rescue squad took him to the ER.

It is the same hospital 

he used to work at

as a chaplain.

They are taking good care of him

and trying to figure out 

why his blood pressure

drops to 50/30 at times.

Our little 'boyo' misses him and

is sad while waiting for him

to come home.

He grabbed one of John's washcloths

and keeps it with him.

Keep John in your prayers

as we wait for answers.

Thank you all!

RESULTS ARE IN FOR PICK YOUR FAVORITE TABLE FOR AUGUST!

Here we go!

#1-GREEN RUFFLES

We have a small group of ruffle lovers here but a couple of them are kind of naughty!

 I am warning them now to be on their best behavior.

Kitty, Marydon, Becky, Mary M, Diane J & JoAnne & Bless---that I forgot TWICE!  sorry....

#2- TOUCH OF GOLD

This group loves the gold and, I hate to say it,

but there are a couple of REALLY naughty ones at this table.

Betsy/Estelles, Jettie (probably with Bo her dog), Jan/LowCarb,

Sweet Tiffany from Florida & Lisa M.

#3-LOVE THOSE LIGHTS

Well, so many of you LOVED THOSE LIGHTS 

that I had to 

move this venue to a barn so some of you will be 

sitting on bales of hay...just sayin'..

Judy Clark, Marilyn/Mountaintop, Gay, Jenn,

Jan/Journey, Jeanie, Happy-loves the floating stars,

Pam S, Lisa/Life-OfficeChair, Connie, MadSnapper,

Rita, Cecilia--said #4 but meant #3--an artist, you know,

Donna, Judy/Sato, Ann-gonna sit by me cuz she has gossip, 

Rose-Adamant about sitting here!

Diane, LavenderDreams, Theresa, Amy, 

Jenny the Pirate,

Anonymous-whoever you are, Jan Hermann, 

Sally-really loves #4 but is NOT bringing a chair so she's  sitting here!

Cindy C & Racheld -who had a whole lot to say--read below:

 I think---the greens are so lovely, the centerpiece is low, there are just enough places for good conversation, and you know I love me some lights twinkling---my imagination will have those woods full of fireflies, as we dance in white draperies on that soft lawn to old Glenn Miller and a little bit of Queen. And there's just the daintiest little glimpse of PINK there down the table---that settles it right there. Good company, good music, a gentle evening and watching folks you love start a whole new life together. You DO plan the nicest parties!

#4-BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR

How I love all you complainers about bringing your own chair...Come'on!

Mevely (likes 3 & 4) Cheryl, bobbie, Missy

Unknown-and wouldn't you know? She is bringing a recliner and mimosas! Jack is looking forward to meeting you!

Jack & Sherry, Coloring Outside the Lines-Is your first name Color?, 

& Practical Parsimony...yep--that's the name!

#5- LET LOVE GROW

MA/Pam, Linda C, Kim-but insists on sitting in a blue upholstered chair...yep...one in every crowd!

Ginny, Melanie, Jean/bj--wants a huge margarita and Sam Elliott.  If she ever saw him in person she would faint dead away...oh...maybe she's hoping for mouth-to-mouth to revive?

#6- FRANKLY LOVING FERNS

Lynne, Susie, Peggy, & Jane

Tom wonders if the ferns are to eat....you go for it, Tom!

#7- COURTLY COURTYARD

Pam K-Likes the comfy chairs, Kathy S, Denise-says she will bring a gift or wine but will not bring a chair so #4 is not for her!

Kris, Polly, Terri D & Liz (the gardening queen)

& sweet Linda/Life&Linda & Penny!

There you have it!

If I missed you, please let me know!

I get emails from people that don't leave comments

on the blog so I  try and remember all of you. 

Plus,I get FB peeps and try not to miss anyone.

Will do an update on John's health in a couple of days....

Just wanted this to be FUN!

Now-You KNOW if I teased you it is because

I LIKE you, right?

So, don't get your undies in a bundle..

and y'all come back now, ya hear?

PICK YOUR FAVORITE AUGUST TABLE-YOU CAN DO IT!!!

 Well-Here we go!

I figured if I didn't get back here soon,

y'all would forget my name. 

What better way to

reappear than with a 

PICK YOUR FAVORITE!?

 Here's the scenario-

It is an outdoor wedding.

All you have to do is show up,

be on your best behavior,

and if you don't have anything nice to say

about someone----

don't say anything....

come sit by me.

Pick ONE TABLE--

Otherwise you will

PAY FOR YOUR OWN MEAL!

So, without further ado-

here we go!

Table #1

GREEN RUFFLES

Table #2

A TOUCH OF GOLD

 

TABLE #3  

 

LOVE THOSE LIGHTS 

 

Table #4

BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR

 

Table #5

LET LOVE GROW

 

Table #6

FRANKLY LOVING FERNS

 

Table #7

COURTLY COURTYARD

Okay!  Now---

Pick a table and I will be back

in a few days to let you

know who you will be sitting with....

some of you are going to

be surprised!

THANK YOU for bearing with me. Hubby has not been doing well and I sometimes feel like I am living in limbo.  Day-by-day.  I am so glad to have my naughty little boy for company! As you can see-he LOVES PAPER-and pencils! 

My spacing is all messed up-consider the source before complaining.. 😀

S 

 

                             

A PRAYER REQUEST FOR A BLOGGER'S HUSBAND

 I haven't done a 

Prayer Request 

in a long time.

My friend, Gay Van Beek,

has a blog called 

Canterbury Cottage Designs

Gay recently reached out

to ask for prayers for her

handsome husband,

John Van Beek.

             John has Stage 4 Bladder Cancer

that has metastasized.

Surgery and chemo are part

of the plan of attack.

I think the worst part is how helpless

you feel with that type of diagnosis.

However, I am a firm believer in

miracles and healing.

Please lift John and Gay

and their family in prayer

as they walk this path.

If you are not a pray-er,

please send them well-wishes

and positive thoughts for healing.

Thank you all so much,

and I know how grateful

Gay & John are for any

prayers and well wishes.