Back to School Collection

 I'm pleased to announce our new Back to School collection! Loads of preppy plaid and bookish colors. Perfect for dressing up boring school uniforms! Hop on over to Polka Dot Skies to see the entire collection.

Hope all of your sweeties have a wonderful school year!
Elizabeth

Thankful.

A photo from our trip to Williamsburg,VA

A Thanksgiving Prayer

by Samuel F. Pugh

O God, when I have food,
help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work,
help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a home,
help me to remember those who have no home at all;
When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer,
And remembering,
help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion,
and be concerned enough to help;
By word and deed,
those who cry out for what we take for granted.
Amen.


Hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving. Take a moment to count your blessings! You all are very special!
Polka Dot

A Giveaway! ThroughSarasEyes

Last week, I included this lovely fall photo in my blog post. It's from a wonderful Etsy shop called ThroughSarasEyes. Sara would like to give away an 8x10 photo from her shop! To enter, all you need to do is hop over to my facebook fan page and "like" the post that mentions the giveaway. Easy as pie! Thank you Sara--I'm a nature girl and your colorful fall pictures caught my eye right away!

Winner gets to choose your favorite 8x10. Contest ends Sunday, Nov.7 at 9:00pm.

Here are some of my favorites from ThroughSarasEyes . "Autumn Fire" is on it's way to my house. I am going to frame it in a gallery frame and hang it in our front hallway!

Autumn Fire

Honey Honey Honey

Golden Path

October's Bright Blue Weather

Blue Skies and Golden Grains
Saint Reagan's Hollow

                                                        Rosy Apple                                                         
                                                     victoriaenglishcharm
                                                       

                                       Gold and Blue                                                         

                                                   Through Sara's Eyes 

Pumpkin Patch

Saint Reagan's Hollow

                                             O suns and skies and clouds of June

                                    And flowers of June together,

                                    Ye cannot rival for one hour

                                    October's bright blue weather;

                      First stanza of October's Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson

If you are looking for a way to brighten up a wall in your home, these lovely photos would be perfect in gallery frames. What a nice way to celebrate Autumn and add a little art to your home!

How do you decorate for fall? I'd love to know!


 

Catching Summer

The days are getting shorter. School begins soon. Fall catalogs are arriving with oh-so-cute cozy clothes. Boy Scout camping trips are being planned.


I'm not ready to let summer go.


I just need another dewy morning picking blueberries...
Some quiet minutes searching for the perfect books at our library...
Another snack time in the front yard shade eating cold popsicles...
A few more sunny trips to the pool...
One more week digging in the sand...
Another chance to watch my children climb their favorite tree...
More time playing Legos and imagining castles, aliens, and aircrafts...
And one more evening falling asleep in the mountains with the windows open.

How about you? What are you doing to catch the last few moments of summer? I would love to know!