Let's Get Cooking!

 Let's get cooking...or at least visit the kitchen today. Lol We're having another beautiful autumn day albeit still just a bit too nippy to enjoy a lot of time outside in clothes that are comfortable for all of the chores I have ahead. And so, I am staying inside again and catching up on the inside things that are always needing doing. My grand dogs will be here either tomorrow or early Friday so things that can get done without them following behind my heels are on the docket right now. But first, let's head to the kitchen. I don't really think there are a lot of changes but let's go check it out anyway.

I still love all of my local, seasonal tea towels. I love them because of their sentiment but mostly I think because of their watercolor feel. I am always drawn to watercolor...sure wish I could do it but it seems to be a talent that I am totally lacking.

Just look at those little hands and feet on the turkeys on the side of the fridge.

If I have anything that has a turkey on it, you can be sure that it will find its way into this month's decor...even all of the little handprint turkeys that I have from so long ago!

Every time I put out these ceramic pilgrims that I did back in my "ceramic making obsessed" stage of life. I marvel that I once not only hand hands steady enough to paint that small detail but eyes good enough to see it! Lol And I still love the pilgrim hat flower pot that daughter #3 helped my very young grandson make oh so many years ago!

 The cross stitch I made back in 1985-again, much better eyes-and my beloved candle Thanksgiving set from Woolworths that hubby and I bought for our first Thanksgiving after getting married-60 years ago now!! Every time I look at them I am transported right back to my childhood because my mom had the same ones for all of my growing up years as well. That is what made them so important to add to my newlywed holiday decor-it wouldn't have been Thanksgiving without them in our home.

So here is where I put the flower bucket I got from daughter #1 after I got it rusted up to my liking. And, I slipped the wheat that I've had for years and used in other places into it for now.

That is this year's kitchen. I must admit that as I watch all of the posts of people decorating for Christmas, I am starting to feel the itch but, I know I won't cave. I am just making note of all of the things that I see that speak to me. I have always been very traditional in my Christmas decor-mostly just lots of red, green, greenery and vintage Santas. My likes haven't changed but I think I might add even more of the greenery now that they have the faux stuff that looks and feels so real-that is, if I can still even find any more and it doesn't break the bank to buy it. Now that there are so many decor influencers touting all of their finds, things go viral and sell out so quickly. In the old days I probably would have been able to find anything I wanted because I was always in a store somewhere but these days even though I still enjoy the shopping just as much, I don't enjoy the traffic, crowds and obscene prices...not to mention the fact that I really do have a lot of this kind of stuff so some of my fun these days is finding new ways to use the old stuff.

I am heading off tomorrow while I am still "dog free" so I will let you see any treasures I find. Until then, stay safe and stay tuned.