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  Since the kids, grandkids are all going back to school and there is a chill in the air I begin to think about Fall.........Fall to me is a time to slow down...to enjoy our homes....enjoy time with families....to relax....as hubby and I get older we appreciate our home so much more..........little times..........where we just set...not talking just being together........hubby reading and me doing needlework.......I know this sounds old fashioned but we kinda are "old fashioned"..........we love times when one of our kids or grandkids take time to just come and set a few minutes and share their days and life with us....precious memories....its a time of "old fashioned goodness" . What is old fashioned Goodness?  ..............Faith in God, ....love, .....wholesomeness,.... respect, ...kindness, ....graciousness, ...honor, .....manners, .....values,....morals,.... modesty.... hospitality, ...appreciation,.... good clean fun, .....family traditions,.... Grandma’s old ...

  Summer is coming to a close for us....usually after the grandkids return back to school and we take one last camping trip to Wallawa Lake campground we begin our Fall prep and closing down of summer......so today I will begin with our front patio......all my patriotic and summer decor is coming down.......now my decision is do I just dress up the patio in the front and back or do I dress them but also make them cozy....so we can sitll go out and enjoy the rain and the beginning of the change of colors.......leaning a lot toward the idea of cozy...the pic below is not my patio but and idea of some of the things I want to use....will take pics after I finally decide my direction....have fun decorating for Fall...make your area how you want to relax in it...

 Finally got the throw, blanket or wall hanging done.  This can be used as any of them.  I purchased a panel and added fiberfill and backing.  I began to hand quilt stitch all around different objects.  As I hand quilted it made the picture become dimensional.  So love the bright colors in it.  Love these kinds of things for the holidays and enjoy doing the hand work.  It relaxs me and I then enjoy what is created when I am done.  Notice how the pumpkins stand out here as I finished working on them.  I try to make the back as pleasing as I can but still work my way through all three thicknesses. Fall is beginning to arrives so I took the throw out and placed in one of my rod iron rocking chairs for the pictures.  The sun was shining and it was just a beautiful day to take pictures in.