Church Fall Harvest Festival

 What do you think of this rag tag selection of autumn lovelies?  

Aren't they charming?

They decorated a section of the rooms where a church fall harvest festival took place last weekend.

The festival is actually a fundraiser for the church.

Judging from the immense amount of hard work that went into it, it must have been wildly successful.

Every single inch of space was filled with lovely things to buy, hundreds upon hundreds of them.

Glassware was washed and sparkling, Christmas dodads were darling and dirt dog cheap, and the entire atmosphere was absolutely appealing and lovely.  

A couple of baskets to fill as gifts around Christmas time came home with me and a few other little things.

But oh, I could have brought home at least a dozen more but don't have a home anymore and there is no room for anything in this small apartment.

However, going to the Harvest Fair was still a bundle of fun so it was worth going, right?

A Moment of Radiance

 

Autumn has its share of radiance for all to see.

Sometimes moments of radiance come when one least expects.

Driving along recently, two exquisite trees in red flame color appeared right in front of the car.

Pulling over, the trusty cell phone camera captured some of their exquisiteness.

That moment of radiance is what makes a New England autumn so incredible.

Chocolate Chips Galore

One can never have enough chocolate chips on hand, right?

Grandkids like them in their lunches and for after school snacks, with milk.

Grandmas and Grandpas like to dip them into their coffee.

Plus, they make great little gifts when stuffed into a baggie and presented with love.

So inside a warehouse store, there was a coupon for $1 off from a package of chocolate chips.

Little was it known that the bag was the biggest one these eyes have ever seen.

Back in the apartment, there was a spare gallon sized glass holder.  Yup, gallon sized is correct.

Every last, precious chocolate chip fit in it!

So now they are ready, way in advance, to be mixed into chocolate chip cookies, from the Toll House recipe on the sides of chip packages.

These are going to make a LOT of chocolate chip cookies once the Christmas baking begins.

Birdie Sweetness

On this rainy Indigenous Peoples' Day, one can look back on the journey of Native Americans.  

Some of it is perilous to remember.  

Blessings are wished on Native Americans everywhere throughout this country.

On this free day, however, it's fun to look back at the weekend and think of all the fun things done.

One of them was a Harvest Festival at a church in Western Massachusetts.  

It is always a winning event.

The women of the church, St. John's, do a fabulous job of promoting an August mother lode yard sale.

In October comes the Harvest Festival.

Because things are being sold or given away in the apartment, most of the time at such sales is spent enjoying what is there but not buying too much.

Two precious little birdies did make it home, though.

They are as sweet as cupcakes.

Here's to a good day for you, too.

Rain or Shine, Remember Him

Yesterday's weather report predicted 75% chance of rain day.

Unsually, when the probabilty of rain is 75%  high, that's a no brainer. 

The chillier temps and lots of water drops coming from the sky make the soggy forecast a done deal.

During a drive to a part of the state that had yet to be discovered and explored, we came across a place called The Blessing Barn

It's a huge antique and used everything business.  It certainly did not disappoint. (Watch for a blog post on it this week, if interested.)

It was kind of off the track but it was a lovely drive with the fall foliage. 

Nearby towns we drove through had tons of churches.

It was fun to see all the different styles and steeples. 

The church seen at the top of this post is located close to the Blessing Barn. 

Its steeple was peeking out through the trees and looked so beautiful.

May your own Sunday be super blessed.