JBigg: Life in Kentucky: October 2012

The Colors of Fall

I hope you have been enjoying the colors of Fall. The yellows, reds, oranges, and green have been so vibrant in my area. Many of these leaves have fallen so my tablescape today reflects these wonderful colors; for most of us, they are such a welcome and so relaxing to look at. When those breezy days of Fall put a chill in the air, it's a bowl of soup that warm the body. A favorite Fall soup tureen serves as my centerpiece. Take a look:

Do you have a favorite soup to serve in your tureen?

My favorite soup is always tomato basil.

To accent my tureen, I am using an assembly of fall colors for my stack of dishes.

Brown plates with two sizes of Fall leaf plates, all sitting on yellow placemats.

A smaller yellow leaf accent plate along with beige cloth napkins and brown wooden napkin rings bring more fall colors to the table.

Amber stemmed goblets bring another fall color.

Elevating the tureen allows for additional fall elements to be added beneath. Pumpkins, gourds, berries, and leaves. All part of the fall harvest and landscape.

Fall colored votive candles.

Oh for the love of Fall colors.

Thanks for stopping by to share The Colors of Fall - Judy.

Linking to:

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill
Meet Me Monday at You're Talking Too Much

Make-It-Pretty Monday's at The Dedicated House

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe With an E

Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Cedar Hill Ranch for Cowgirl Up! on Tuesdays
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen on Wednesday

Centerpiece Wednesday at the Style Sisters
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

DIY by Design for Fall Into Fall

Ivy and Elephants for What Is It Wednesday

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here on Thursday

Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine’s Corner

Kristen’s Creations for Share Your Creations on Thursday

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

Feathered Nest Friday at the French Country Cottage

Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence

Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded

My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Natasha in OZ for Say G'day Saturday

Spotlight Saturday at Classy Clutter

Show and Tell Saturday at Be Different, Act Normal

Saturday 7 at Positively Splendid

Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper

Halloween Carolers

It's time for Trick or Treat and these little Halloween Carolers are ready to go.

Here's my little trick or treaters with their Mom (my daughter) in her Dorothy costume at Trunk or Treat.

Linking to:

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage

Make the Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill

Mosaic Monday at Little Red HouseMeet Me Monday at You're Talking Too Much

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe With an E
Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House
Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Cedar Hill Ranch for Cowgirl Up! on Tuesdays
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures

Centerpiece Wednesday at the Style Sisters
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

DIY by Design for Fall Into Fall

Ivy and Elephants for What Is It Wednesday

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine’s Corner

Kristen’s Creations for Share Your Creations on Thursday

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

Feathered Nest Friday at the French Country Cottage

Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence

Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded

My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Spotlight Saturday at Classy Clutter

Show and Tell Saturday at Be Different, Act Normal

Saturday 7 at Positively Splendid
Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Sunny Simple Sundays at Sunny Simple Life

Eating Crow

Could you do it?

Could you eat a little crow?

Could you eat a little crow to save a friendship?

....it might be your best friend

.... it might be your spouse

... it might be your son or daughter

You could eat it slowly.

Or hash it over and over.

It's not hard to do.

I've had to do it a few times myself.

Don't think about the terrible taste it will leave in your mouth.

It will make you ever so humble.

Oh, just swallow it quickly.

Then it will be over.

Linking to:

All About Home Link Party @ Common Ground on Tuesday

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday @ Normandy Life on Sunday evening

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

The Scoop @ Stone Gable Blog

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday @ Kathe With an E

Tweak It Tuesday @ Cozy Little House

Fall into Fall@ DIY by Design

Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style on Tuesday evening

Halloween Tablescape Link Party @ the Painted Apron, Life and Linda, Rustic & Refined, DIY180, My Kentucky Living

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson on Wed. evenings

Share Your Style Link Party @ 21 Rosemary Lane on Wed. evenings

Favorite Things Thursday @ Katherine's Corner

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Table It Link Party @ Life and Linda

Inspiration Monday @ Our Southern Home

Dishing It and Digging It @ Rustic & Refined on Sundays

JBigg

Fall Cloche

I have been visiting my daughter and she gave me the OK to get her dining room table ready for Fall. She works many hours a week so she is sweet enough to let me just "have at it." Since she has been using burlap on her table for a while I went with it and just added Fall elements.

The idea came from a cloche arrangement I saw at Nell Hill's in Kansas City. We always love everything that Mary Carroll puts together. That made it real easy, just a shopping trip to Nell Hill's!

The bell jar is large about 15-18 inches tall and filled with pumpkins. I used a glass serving piece as a base.

Then placed it on a pedestal sitting on top of a mirrored glass frame. I angled the camera a little so you can see the pedestal. A berry wreath was added around the bell jar.

Now for the rest of the table . . .

I arranged a mix of Fall leaves, pumpkins, gourds, and some gorgeous Mercury glass candlesticks, pumpkins and pheasants. The Mercury glass elements also came from Nell Hill's.