AUTUMN TABLE SETTING

 

Our August was very hot and even through

much of September.  Our pretty fescue grass lawn

turned brown.  Now the cooler weather seems

more than a little wonderful.   Like many of

you I look forward to this time of year and

the change in the season.

I found this tablecloth years back in an

antique mall and yes, it has a few small

holes.  Sometimes I zigzag a hole or do a 

little patch with another piece of lace 

underneath the area.

I enjoy getting out some mix and match fall

colored transferware and setting the table

with this old pattern called "The Old Mill"

by Johnson Brothers probably from

the 1960's.

I hope your fall is going well.  My husband

has had a busy schedule this summer

 with health appointments and heart procedures.

We have been thankful to have the

availablity of the University of Missouri

Hospital here in Columbia, Missouri which

provides excellent health care.

I took the liberty to do some early garden

cleanup and though I already miss my

zinnias, I am glad to have the clean up

task behind me.  I planted a Redbud

tree in the front yard where our old

Pussy Willow was removed so I have

been faithfully watering it during the

intense late summer heat.  Also, I still

have tomatoes that I left in a few

places as I enjoy sharing them with

our neighbors and family.

The dogs on the table are like 1960's

 reproduction ones from England.  Back

in the 1980's I purchased them in Houston,

Texas thinking they were much older.  I

later read about the different ways to

tell if your Staffordshire dogs are older

or reproductions.  There sure is a lot

that can be learned about antiques.

I still have some crafts from past sewing projects but also have sold many items at yard sales!

I do a lot of baking and so enjoy pulling

out the fall cookbooks.  I am glad to be making soups and breads again....such a delight

this time of year.