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...

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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...