It's raining to beat the band here.
Wonder how that expression originated.
Does anyone know?
Soon, it will be take off time to go to Mass.
Here's hoping you have a lovely day, no matter what the weather is where you are.
The photo at the top of this post is of miniature flower arrangements in a brass and glass case.
None are more than two inches tall!
Have a good one!
When working a full time job, Saturdays were glorious days of freedom to do whatever one wanted.
Sometimes they are used to take a mini-trip to another town.
On "at home" Saturdays, it's good to get caught up on around the apartment tasks.
These may be kind of boring but are necessary.
Today is an "at home" kind of day.
While tossing rugs into the drier, deep gratitude flashed into my mind.
It's so convenient and wonderful to have a new washing machine and drier on a ground level floor.
It brought back memories of hauling dirty clothes baskets down old stairs and washing and drying in a 1935 basement. Gone forever are those days!
Looking around the living room at silk flowers in different vases also brought gratitude to mind.
Luckily, at a church yard sale this past summer, a whole batch of "new" and beautifully colored autumn flowers came home.
They were very, very inexpensive and look so pretty in different kinds of vases.
Because crystal always strikes a happy chord, a couple of the bouquets are in crystal, see through vases.
When autumn is over, back to a thrift store this year's batch of flowers will go.
Happy Saturday, dear readers. May your day be filled with things you love to do and places you want to go.
When someone visits our humble abodes, it's always appropriate to say "welcome."
One way of doing this is to hang a beautiful wreath on the front door.
Because of having no storage for larger holiday decorations, I gave my fall leaf wreath away.
My daughter had made it a few years back.
This year, when it came time to put a "welcome" autumn wreath on the front door, I really missed the sweet one that was given away.
So, my daughter came to the rescue.
She's very art-oriented and made the lovely wreath that now hangs on the front door.
Every time my car swings in to the parking space in front of my apartment, that wreath makes me smile.
DO YOU DECORATE WITH AN AUTUMN WREATH?
Since autumn is a favorite season, it's thrilling to see how other people decorate for it.
Remember a cousin, Marianne?
She's a master decorator and has a magic touch.
Her late mother, Gertrude, had that kind of talent, too.
Everywhere in Marianne's darling apartment are signs of autumn.
It's amazing how one can decorate with thrift store finds, saved from year to year, and not spend much money yet make a space look so beautiful!
Thanks, Marianne!
An old thrift store that was frequented many times while living in a certain Western Massachusetts city is still there!
It has stood the test of time.
While in that area this past weekend, it became possible to stop in the old store for a trip down memory lane.
However, when eyes latched on to a gorgeous transparent vase adorned with gold embellishments, it was love at first sight.
So what if someone doesn't need another vase?
The answer is easy. Just turn it into a candle holder.
Because of strict rules about burning regular candles in the small apartment, all candles here are faux.
However they look like the real thing with even moving flames!
The vase is a beauty.
The long piece of colorful material being used as a buffet runner was found in a thrift shop years ago.
It's perfect for autumn.
How about you? How are you enjoying these September days?
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