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HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!
It will be a quiet one for my son Joey and I as Jim and Danielle are working......
BUT
MOST OF ALL.....
HAPPY SEPTEMBER.....
AND
HAPPY FALL!!!!
I have never been so happy to see the month of August end....
A once happy month with lots of Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations, now only a month
filled with a lot of sorrow for my family as 3 family members have now passed away in August over the last few years.........
This Summer has been an excruciatingly HOT and HUMID Summer and I spent most of it in the house with my shades closed to keep the hot Sun out and the air conditioning blaring....
I ventured outside only to water all those darn flowers I planted trying to keep them alive!!!
I am glad I did not buy as many flowers this year as previously and I will definitely be cutting way back next year as Pa. had suddenly become Tropical ( dew points) with Global Warming.....
Just wanted to share that Jim and Danielle took the Twins to the pool for the first time.....
Each of my sons were born in December.....
Jim on December 7th and Joey, now shares a birthday with the Twins on December 29th, so the Twins are exactly the same age that both my sons were when they first started to swim in this pool!!
You can see Lily and Gigi were unimpressed as they both fell asleep!!!
LOL!!
Today, I will be wrapping up my Tour of my Den decorated for the Spring, Summer and Early Fall in an Americana theme with a touch for English Country....
We will start where I left off in Part 1, at the back door.....
On the wall, to the right of the back door, is my Seasonal Thomas Kinkade Clock.....
I change out the 4 plates, that the clock came with, for each Season and you can see that I already am using the Fall plate.........
On the shelf is a Thomas Kinkade mug and angel that I leave out year round.........
Since I opted not to put the air conditioner in the window of the Den this year ( will definitely NOT do that next year), I was able to clean the windows and put up the ivory lace curtains that I use for Fall and Winter already....
I decided to go with the burgundy lace valances this Fall/Winter Season instead of all ivory like I did last year....
Another table that Joe bought for $6 at a Church Flea Market that I refinished....
It had a marble like top and I decided to just re-stain the wood on top after painting the bottom of the table...
The stained glass lamp was given to us by Joe's Aunt Mary....
A Thomas Kinkade clock is among the items on the table.....
An old sewing machine drawer that I also refinished to match the rest of the furniture in the Den that I re-did....
The picture is of Roy Nelson , who built my doll house for me....
A burgundy velvet ottoman, bought a long time ago in Target, next to the table....
I hung 2 signs that Joe had bought at Big Lot's one year for 90% off from the valance rods.....
When I hung the ivory lace curtains, I left the stained glass medallions in the windows.....
On the shelves, is my Collection of Denim Days Home Interiors figurines.....
A Thomas Kinkade plate.....
On top of the computer armoire that I removed the doors from.....
The candle was gifted to me by my son Jim and DIL Danielle for Mother's Day......
A bird cage on top of it where the ash tray used to be.....
A vintage ruby red depression glass candy dish and a blue transferware covered serving dish.....
In the other corner.....
Nelson Crest, which is still decorated for the Patriotic Summer Holidays....
I will soon be decorating her for Halloween!!!
Another Home Interiors picture hangs above the doll house....
Hanging on the wall on the side of the doll house......
This is where the Kitchen window once was when the Den was just a patio that opened up to the back yard....
First, I had my Dad enclose the patio , creating a porch, then I had him turn it into another room, taking the window and the back door off......
I still treat this as a window on both the Kitchen and Den side......
I leave this "Believe" sign up year round....
The other wing chair in the Den, which I sometimes sit in and read a book whenever I can find the time to do so which is not too often.......
Next to the chair is the China Cupboard......
And that ends my Tour of the Den.......
I will add a few Fall things to it, not much just a sign or two.....
About the 3rd week of October, I will decorate this room for Christmas....
I have a huge head start on my Christmas decorating this year because with Joe becoming ill and his passing, I never got to take down Christmas in the upstairs so it is already decorated for this Holiday Season!!
I will tweak a few things but since I usually start to decorate the upstairs as soon as I finish decorating the downstairs for Fall/Halloween, that will give me time to maybe do a bit of crafting that I also never got to do this Summer......
I also want to reorganize my Craft Room since I now have nothing in the closet in that room ( maybe put some shelves in there) and used up quite a bit of my supplies....
I will also start decorating the Den and the Powder Room for Christmas a bit earlier as I like to have them done by Halloween....
AND I am also going to be co chairing the Harvest Tea at our church this year...
More on that in future posts....
It is going to be a very busy Fall!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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We haven't had the heat that you have. I love the px of your family going to the pool. Those girls! I'll be away all October so I don't even know if I'll decorate for fall. it feels like my world is completely chaotic -- it's been such a physically challenging summer and a busy fall to come. Maybe after the November art sale I can even think about Christmas!
ReplyDeleteGood morning. Seeing those girls made me laugh. Then I thought how wonderful it would feel as an adult to take a nap in a floatie like that. They're too cute. Take care.
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DeleteI can't believe they fell asleep in the pool!! I guess it was very relaxing for them....And those floaters looked like it had a little pillow in front of them too.....The ones I had for the boys 40 years ago did not have the hood to protect them from the Sun...It was a onsies with a huge inner tube attached to it...Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you are having a good week!
Hugs,
Deb
Lovely! I used to love the Home Interiors parties! Thanks for sharing!
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Happy September, Deb. Your granddaughters are precious and are growing like weeds. I had to giggle at the sweeties asleep in the pool. My grandson did the same thing when he was a baby. Your den looks so warm and cozy. You have an eye for detail- everything is beautiful. Have a wonderful week. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteThat is a riot that both your granddaughters fell asleep in the pool! At least they weren't crying or frightened, I guess. How sweet that they're the same age swimming in the same pool. It sounds like you have some great fall plans.
ReplyDeleteHow adorable was pool day! Those are the cutest little ladies!!!! We had the heat all summer and I am over it! Hopefully we can get a break next year. I can't wait to hear about your Harvest Tea!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, they are adorable...and asleep in the pool! I love your red curtains. Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSome lovely antique furnishings in your Americana English Cottage design, Debbie. You must find great satisfaction in using your creative side. I've selected your post as one of my favourites in this week's #WeekendTrafficJamReboot link up which I will feature in next week's post. Have a lovely week.
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