Living Room Autumn Decor

 

***WARNING***

Long Picture Post.

Featuring our living room 

Autumn 2026.

Autumn is my favorite time

for decorating.

However growing up, I never

used the word Autumn or Fall.

Most of you know that

 both my maternal and paternal grandparents

had dairy farms.

They called this season 

 HARVEST

This was the season for harvesting

all of the crops and getting all

of the food needed for the long Winter,

prepared and stored for both themselves

and for their livestock.

It was a busy time.

Therefore this was the Harvest season for me.

It was not until I was a teen

when it felt awkward not calling it Harvest,

and I adapted to the words Autumn and Fall.

Did you ever call this season Harvest?

In other news,

we are not getting rid of our truck.

I meant I would not be needing the truck

again if and when we go back down

to Southwest Ohio.

Bob still uses his truck for the store.

In fact we went on a pick last Monday

and he bought a few small tables.

Seville Antiques is in Seville, Ohio.

They are closed both Monday and Tuesday.

I did want to go to Gleaners afterwards,

but since we knew the storms were

coming in, we opted not to.

Ya Ya, thank you for the invitation

to stay at your place.

The blogging community is so wonderful.

I did not realize I was that close to you either.

Maybe next time we can visit.

I sure hope all in the path of this

Nor'easter is safe and sound.

From what I hear it is going to be 

a wicked dangerous storm.

Stay safe my friends.

First Harvest Weekend Blessings To All!

Janice 

 

Our Adventure To Ohio Country

 

Hello friends.

First I will show you everything 

that came home with us.

Will share what happened below.

Leather Books

Pie Peel

For those who do not know what this is.

It would have been used in wood ovens

to place food in to bake and to take out

once cooked.

Hooked Chair Mat

I so loved the muted colors.

Not so much the original colors from the back.

Dried Pumpkin Gourd

Faux Wallpaper Box

Top

I did see 2 original wallpaper boxes.

Each were over $500.

Too expensive for my blood.

Pantry Box 

Top of this brown box.

Tin Lighting

Small Red and Blue Coverlet Pillow

The best item that came home

was one item I was truly hoping to find.

It was the  only  reason why we  took the truck.

Was so thrilled when I found it.

There were three, but when I  spotted

this one even Bob liked it best.

PERFECT

A Wonderful Early Red Prim Cabinet.

This is where we left it once we got

in that evening...

just before the rain came.

Now to our adventure.

We left our house at 7:30am.

I was driving.

I wont let Bob drive any long distances

because his left eye is still not 100%

from his stroke.

We stopped at Tim Horton's for

a quick breakfast...then we were off.

It would be a 3 3/4 hour drive.

At the Southern Michigan border

the first rainstorm hit.

Boy was it a doozy. 

I continued to drive but slowed down.

I knew Southern Ohio was expecting

thunderstorms in the afternoon

and was hoping we would be back in Michigan

before it started.

Well this rain put us behind.

Then most of the Ohio turnpike 

we encountered road work...

which lowered the speed I could drive.

More time lost.

Once I got off the turnpike,

I hit more rain.

UGH

We finally made it to Seville Antiques

at noon. 

Was hoping to be there by 11:15.

Again it rained a bit while we were shopping.

Bob and a worker got the cabinet in the truck

and I made one more trip around to see if

I wanted anything else.

Bob came and got me and said we should go.

So we paid and off we went.

Next stop was El Patron Mexican restaurant

in town.

We love this restaurant.

By the time we got our food, 

Bob was looking at the radar and said we should go.

We ate half our food and got carry outs.

When I hit the freeway,

the tarp started coming off.

I had to stop and Bob could not get it back

on the cabinet.

Now we really were in a time crunch

Plus now the cabinet was out in the open.

I was speeding most of the way back....

yes and glad I did not get pulled over.

We made it through Mansfield just before

the first thunderstorm went by.

Got on I75 and Bob said we might make it

in time before the storms hit Toledo.

But a storm was headed for Findley.

Well speed demon me once again made

it through both Findley and Toledo.

However once we got on I94 in Michigan

where we take this final freeway to get home,

there was a traffic jam.

EGAD man.

Now I was running out of gas.

UGH

We were on the freeway going through Detroit.

Bob thought we would make it.

I kept looking at the gauge...nope.

We needed to get off.

Unfortunately for us, where we got off,

the gas station was three miles from 

the freeway and not in a very good neighborhood.

Bob went in to pay cash for gas,

while I stayed in the truck.

I sure did get the looks from everyone who walked by.

I felt very uncomfortable.

I knew we were not wanted here.

Bob felt the same.

He pumped the gas and we were off.

Thankfully no confrontations.

Me driving in a new truck in a place

where there were only old jalopies.

Just glad it was still daylight.

We got closer to home and Bob 

looked at the radar once more.

Rain was headed towards our house,

so we stopped at a restaurant and had dinner.

Arrived home at 7:30 pm.

Safe, sound and no rain.

I thanked God.

A deer was in our neighbors yard 

after pulling in.

We spooked him and it went off

running into the woods.

Grandpa Ed is leaving for Florida

for the Winter, so we had to go that day.

He watched Tundra for us.

No more cabinets will fit in our house now,

so no truck needed ever again.

In the morning Bob placed 

the cabinet here for me.

Then the fun began...

...to be continued.

But wait...

On Friday I bought more prims.

Bob called me and said I might want

to go to this estate sale in town.

Well I went alright.

This is what I brought home

that day.

2 Wax Sealer Crocks.

These were the canning jars

in earlier times.

Also very rare to find and if you do 

very expensive.

I got them for a song.

Wood bunny

Small pull toy horse.

What is it with me and horses?

Finally these three wood tops.

Perfect for July 4th decor.

Well I may not have been able to

drive the antique trail this year,

but I sure did score last week. 

Adventurous Blessings To All! 

Janice

Friday Finish

 A big HELLO to all my friends.

Well it looks like the Blogger issue is fixed.

Fingers crossed for good now. 

I have two finishes today to show off.

First I finished one Redwork Pears.

The pattern is by Annie Beez.

I stitched just the middle one.

I did not do it in red,

plus stitched on yellow linen.

There are three sides.

I used a yellow fabric for the other two.

Stuffed this one with some of Tundra's fur,

and Morning Glory fiberfill stuffing.

More fatter than the pattern photo.

I made the leaves out of green wool I had.

I love how this turned out.

Placed in a bowl for a fun Autumn display.

Will need to do the other two...

maybe next year.

Then I finished and had framed

 Elizabeth Manners 1843.

I did change up the angels to a peach,

along with Adam and Eve.

The pattern called for pink.  

I placed it next to Sarah Casey Unwin.

Both framed in a red oak...

which ironically matches closely

to my pumpkin pine cabinet.

The top of this cabinet is bare at the moment.

Getting ready for an Autumn update.

In other news,

Tundra tried his best to grab himself 

a chipmunk the other day.

It was quite comical to see him

run around the yard a bit.

Finally the chipmunk went under the fence.

I knew Tundra would not catch him,

so was not worried about the chipmunk.

Tundra did get his exercise in though.

Wednesday Bob and I took a road trip.

Grandpa Ed watched Tundra for us.

It was a nice getaway...12 hours we were gone.

Will let you know what we did on an upcoming post.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Will play catch up on reading your posts today.

Weekend Blessings To All!

Janice

     

 

Autumn Mantles

 I love Fall!

I had so much fun this time

adding in my Autumn decor.

Today will start with my Fall mantles.

First up is our keeping room.

Kept my document box.

added in a small pantry box.

Notice the treenware Bob recently brought home.

Finished with a hank of twisted tobacco.

On the left iron candle holder and tin one.

This French Wine barrel which turned

from copper to this fabulous patina.

Finally a vintage pewter/ ceramic mug. 

Right side is another tin candle lantern.

Whisky jug and the other crock candle holder

Bob brought home.

Hung my gentlemen pics back up

and added in my newest cross stitch piece.

Placed my newest treen on top of a small

pantry box with a hank of tobacco.

I wanted to portray a tavern look for my 

Autumn vibe for this mantle.

More tobacco leaves, powder horn

and water canteen to the right.

Subtle colors of yellow and orange.

For our fireplace mantle in our living room,

this is what I came up with.

Pheasant and leather books.

Pheasant feathers in a brown crock,

with a bail handled crock jug.

I dont move our clock, so just 

placed a small pumpkin on top.

Underneath the mantle I placed

my cornhusk/ gourd garland.

Am loving my subtle touches of Autumn

 for this mantle too.

In other news,

last week went to lunch with

a store customer who I now consider my friend.

Sandy and I could talk alot...

and talk we did.

It has been awhile since we seen each other,

so we did need to catch up. 

Sandy told me about a greenhouse

which had bumpy pumpkins.

So I just had to go there.

I ended up buying 2 pumpkins along

with some gourds.

Thanks Sandy for letting me know.

Last night we were asked to turn off any

non-essential outdoor lights between 11pm-6am.

Over 17 million birds were expected to migrate.

Diminishing the lights helps them navigate

without the extra skyglow.

This morning we woke to 54 degrees.

Autumn is definitely in the air.

It was nice sleeping with the windows open.

I don't know what is going on with Blogger.

My reading list has no new posts

from the other Bloggers I follow.

What the heck???

I sure hope they their act together.

Autumn Mantle Blessings To All!

Janice

 

September CupboardScape

 

Hello friends.

Today's cupboardscape will not

be as primitive as I usually do.

Am adding in items I took home

from mom's house.

Starting with this quail picture.

In the house we grew up in,

I loved hearing the quail sing.

One year Bob and I actually saw 

a quail in our front garden.

It was so cool seeing it as I had not

seen a quail in decades.

My mom made this scarecrow.

She actually made lots of these to sell

at craft shows in the 1980's.

She made them in all colors and sold quite a bit.

She obviously kept one for herself.

Now I have it.

Will cherish it forever.

Added in some faux pumpkins in one

of my trenchers.

Again not much of a prim look

for my September display,

but I had to include the memories

for this month.

In other news,

tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary

of 9/11.

I can still remember that horrific day.

I was at work and several co-workers

yelled to turn on CNN as a plane

had hit the first tower.

I watched from my computer.

At that time we all thought it was an accident.

However watching the 2nd plane fly

into the next tower was terrifying.

I was numb.

How could someone fly a plane into

not one but two buildings.

I saw folks on the street staring up

at the flames coming out of both towers.

Everyone was in shock and disbelief.

I watched folks on the ledges making

the difficult decision to jump to their

death rather than be burned alive.

I watched as those folks fell.

It was so horrible.

Then it got worse.

A third plane hit the Pentagon.

Then the 4th was in the air.

Those passengers were heroes.

Taking control of that plane and crashing. 

I dont  remember getting much 

work done that day.

I dont really think  anyone did.

We all just kept watching the news.

Afterwards we Americans had so much

pride in our flag.

Folks had the flag flying on cars,

and it flew on our homes.

Days and even weeks after, I remember

firemen and police standing at traffic lights.

Most everyone stopped to donate money.

At a time of a tragic history, we were coming

together as a nation.

Now unfortunately we have a pathetic man

who said we all deserved 9/11.

This is the so called leader of the DSA.

How anyone could say we deserved 9/11

is abominable, revolting and simply shameful.

2977 victims died that day.

Remember the day.

We all must remember the day.  

Remembrance Blessings To All!

Janice