Fall Time Faves

 Ah, Fall is officially here! Im savoring a few fall favorites during little bugs naps (which by the way are getting fewer and farther between). I picked up Beverly Lewis's new book (final book in THE ROSE trilogy) Ive started it and Im loving it by the way! Fall and winter are my favorite times of year to read, especially when the rain is falling or the snow is blowing!

 The leaves are nearing the peak around here....they are so pretty and falling ;( but the drives are so nice right now. I cant stop telling hubby ...."look at those trees", " those trees are so pretty"! I love it!

 CINDY WOODSMALL is my new favorite author. As soon as I finish The Mercy, Im going staight to the store to pick this one up. I am in love with the cover of this book.....makes you ready for CHRISTMAS

 Ive been washing away the germy germs with this hand soap that I am currently in love with to....CARAMEL APPLE!

 I set out some PUMPKINS yesterday. Hoping to get a pic up of them next week or so. I cant decorate in the house this year, so I had to do it  outside!

This cleanser conditioner looks soooo good and I wanna try it. Ive used WEN before, but the FALL GINGER PUMPKIN is a new seasonal thing. I love the cleanser for body and face more so than the hair!HANSEL AND GRETEL from Candleberry is a new favorite this year, too. Its one me and hubby can both agree on and thats rare.

So thats about all I have time for right now. We have been busy the last few weeks and that has left little "bloggy time" for me.....which I greatly miss out on! Are any of these your fall faves???

Bittersweet Hollow

 Ahhh, it feels like fall outside, of coarse shortly...it will be FALL.....OFFICIALLY! I dont really care if its official or not...if it feels like fall and smells like fall.....IM HAPPY! Im changing the name of my blog to "BITTERSWEET HOLLOW", why??? Well, I told hubby that when the house was done I wanted to name it that. Of coarse, with a strange wrinkled up face ...he asks: WHY? I reply, because I like bittersweet and fall and the only time you get it is FALL and we live in the "holler" as people affectionately call it round these parts. I just love the name!

 I picked up some pumpkin the other day to make a pumpkin smoothie, but after I opened up the can all I could think about was pumpkin pie. We are starting the Belly Fat diet at home, so Im thinking of incoporating a no sweets rule except for about every two weeks. That sounds doable. The diet basically limits  sugars and carbs...you still get them, just not so many!

 The whole no sweets rule will be hard, but maybe Ill appreciate them more. When the weather is FALL like, I just want to bake.....not that I have time now, but I WANT TO!

 So, at BITTERWSEET HOLLOW, there will be lots of HYDRANGEAS around the house. Of rse it will be a while till the house is finished, but as long as it takes for hubby and me to decide on things we can agree on.....Im planning now! Cant wait for dried hydrangea wreaths with BITTERSWEET in them!

 And there absolutely WILL be PUMPKINS setting on that wrap around porch!

 Im gonna try to make some cute little cakes for fall. I have the tin with the mini bundt cake molds, I love it. I made cornbread in them the other day....interesting, but VERY CUTE!

Im busy making plans in my head for the future.....mainly decorating for fall and CHRISTMAS! I have been listening to CHRISTMAS music, I love it, it makes me happy.....just like fall does. Im even planning to get started on som Christmas shopping in October, maybe put some stuff in layaway. I always say Im gonna start early, but never have......This year I will.
Thanks for the replys on my last post. I like to know what everyone thinks and the decor likes as well. Time to go, hope this finds you in some AUTAMNAL type weather today!

fALL is ALmOST heRE!!!

Well, Im back from our little vacation and Im glad to say that it looks like summer is coming to an end. The leaves are trying to change around here, nothing bright yet, but they are falling and getting crunchy. Its almost time to start taking strolls down the road and smelling FALL. Its suppose to be in the 40s tomorrow morning and Im lookiing forward to some coffee and Maple Cookies. The plan was to bake some zuchinni cupcakes or bread today, but when I went to get FARM FRESH EGGS, they were all out, so Ill try again in the morning.

I cant say that this blog as any certain direction today, just lots of pretty things to look at and think about. I mean , seriously, can you believe it??? FALL is peaking at us just around the corner.....teasing us with  cooler nights, cool breezes and falling leaves. The heat and humidity have given way to a calmer warmth.With these changes I want to clean, nest and BAKE. I was so excited yesterday at the mailbox when I seen the new Country Living "HALLOWEEN" issue waiting on me. The above picture was in there, I thought that was a very clever way to use a fireplace that being used for heat and it seems much more safe.

A few things that are on my mind today are crafting and baking/cooking. I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to do a FALL RECIPE SWAP PARTY. This will be toward the end of September. Then, while, looking at the pretty FALL things on the web I decided I should have a "HALLOWEEN COOKIE SWAP PARTY", this will be in October. I will try to get the details up by next week on both.

 Well, last but not least I have a project and the link for you. I did this project a few years back and LOVED it. Admitedly, its an extremely messy project, but well worth it.GLITTERED PUMPKINS, theres nothing like them. You can find the directions for the project HERE on MARTHA STEWART'S site. The project calls for extra fine glitter, but I used regular and it worked just fine. I love brown and gold glittered pumpkins next to a strand of warm glowing lights or candles......they are so pretty! HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!!