I Couldn't Wait Any Longer....

I have given into temptation...

 

and started to do my Christmas decorating...

 



mostly

I am just putting the trees up...

 

not really decorating them yet...

 

because,

I really do like the trees just bare...

 

and uncomplicated...

 

soon

I will adorn them...

 



these pink balls,

are part of a craft project,
I'll be making over the weekend...

 

but, for now
I couldn't help scattering them around...

 



 

it's nice to stop for tea,

and admire the twinkling lights...

 

I've had this rosy mug,

quite a while,

and just lucked out and found a matching plate...

 

they are happily reunited...

 



a rosy mug

calls for a rosy tea pot...

 



 

I made pomegranate scones the other day

for the first time...

 

they are delicious day old...

 

but,  when they are fresh

the little pomegranate seeds are so hot and juicy

and they just pop in your mouth...
Mmmm

 

Here is a link to the very easy recipe...

 



 

the Wonder of Christmas,

I am smitten...

 

I am linking up to...

A Return to Loveliness

Tea Time Tuesday

Inspire Me Tuesday

 

Shabbilicious Friday @ Shabby Art Boutique

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Be Inspired @ Common Ground

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today...

Roses and Rosemary...

Winter is in the air,

Christmas songs are playing everywhere...

 

 

I usually wait until

after Thanksgiving to

start decorating for Christmas...

 

but,

I have already started,

just a bit...

 

 

I thought

 I would share my fall sideboard

with you...

 

 these photos are from

last week

before the frost hit...

 

actually,

I don't think I have shown my sideboard,

since I painted it

and added a plate rail...

 

I have been very lazy this fall!

bringing out

the silver is one of my favorite fall things,

I love it's warm glow...

\

 

and,

candlelight....

 



 

I always bring my big old Rosemary pot

 up close to  the house for the winter...

 

and right before the first hard frost

bring lots of sprigs inside...

 

the smell

transitions me right into a winter mood...

those Eden Roses

from the top of the arbor,

made it inside too...

 



 

Pinecones gathered in October,

are getting ready for a Christmas makeover...

 

I had planned to bleach them,

but am afraid of the bleachy smell...

 

so,

 I think

 I will white wash them instead...

  

and polish the

warm glow off the silver...

 

I am in the mood

for a bright and shiny

White Christmas...

 

I am linking up to..

 

Metamorphosis Monday

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...

Goodnight Garden...

It happened,

the first hard frost

of the season set in...

 

the shady parts of the garden

sparkling in an icy frosting...

 

grab some hot cocoa and mittens

and come along...

 

dipped in sugar...

 

 

it's always sad to see the Roses go

for the year...

 

but,

 what a grand curtain call...

 



I love all the natural bokeh

in the photos...

 

all the little icy sparkles

created magic...

 



 

the Hydrangea...

 





 

fresh water

replaced ice in the bird's water bowl...

 

it looked like a hot tub

and was very popular....

 

Goodnight Garden...

 

I am joining...

Show and Tell Friday

Shabbilicious Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

Home Sweet Home

Be Inspired

 

Thanks for joining me today,

stay warm...

The Garden is Quiet...

 

We have only had a few light frosts...

 

the garden is quiet,

but holding her own...

 

still full of little

 treasures to be discovered...

 

 

the trees are nearly bare...

 

 

warm and golden tones..

 

 

flowers tattered...

 

 pumpkins on the porch...

 



 

the days so short,

the shadows so long....

Roses dance

in deformed beauty...

 

ruffles and frills...

 



 

 

 

Climbing Eden

smiles down from the arbors top...

 

Anemone seeds

blowing in the wind...

 



the Koi frolic
with the floating autumn leaves...

 



 

a big pile of leaves,

makes everyone feel like a kid,

or a puppy...

 

even an old dog

gets an extra wiggle in his step...

 

the garden is quiet

and I feel that way too...

 

enjoying what nature provides...

 

 looking forward to snow :-)

 

I'll be linking up to...

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

 

Thanks for stopping by today...