Teatime Tuesday~Gearing Up For Thanksgiving

Happy Tuesday!!!

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Happy November!!!

Time is flying by like a storm these days. Here in our parts we have been blessed with cooler weather and rain this week! It's always exciting when we get rain and cool weather after having such a long dry, hot season. Today I enjoyed a nice bowl of oatmeal with tea and cream. I also rearranged some of my decor and brought out a few of our Thanksgiving decorations to cozy up the place. I am also gearing up for Thanksgiving. Looks like it will be just the three of us again this year...Which I love! There's no one more I'd want to spend the holidays with than my dear Mr. Darling and Freckles. We would love it if our boy could be with us too...But just not enough time off for him and his job. We miss him very much! But also grateful he will have his girl with him to spend the holidays with and he could also spend it with his grandparents if he wanted.

No matter, our Thanksgiving will be splendid!

I brought out my wooden pilgrims...They are near and dear to my heart. I made and painted them many years ago when our son was about two years old...I was in a MOPS group through church and this was a project we made together. They have adorned our 

Thanksgiving table for almost 20 years now!

I can't believe it has been that long ago...It really blows my mind!

They will be with us for the remainder of our days for sure. I envision us around the Thanksgiving table old and gray with our children and their spouses and our grandchildren with these wooden pilgrims there. That would be so cool.

I made a little collage of some of my favorite chick flick films for ya! Many of them are great tear jerkers. I love a good lighthearted movie or a sweet romance. Since Autumn is the perfect time to cuddle up in a quilt and watch a flick with a nice hot cup of cocoa and caramel popcorn...I thought I'd start you off with a few of my favorite suggestions. Enjoy!

And.....I found these sweet Thankful cards on Pinterest...In which I am planning to use for our Thanksgiving....Thought I'd share with you. You can print them out and hand them out to your family members, have them write down what they are thankful for and share them around the Thanksgiving table. It's a nice way to share what your thankful for and have a bit of conversation together. Making memories and making new traditions is a good thing!

Thanks for popping in today! 

have a delightful week ahead!!!

Friday Tidbits

It's been a week since we were hit by the flu...I'm not yet 100% but trying to make it through my days...There has been a lot of napping and body aches, sore throats ...But getting rest is first and foremost. I got out a few Autumn things and spruced up our great room. Just small touches here and there. I guess I have a thermos collection? funny...But hey it looks pretty cool grouped together with my old metal trays. I am hoping to find some gumption to make a couple fabric/quilty pumpkins to put up there...Soon I hope. I found some fun stuff thrifting last week too! The vintage patchwork pup was one buck...I have always wanted one and had planned on making one..but there he was waiting for me to snag him up sitting in a pile of stuffed animals! I also found som vintage orange and yellow tupper ware bowls, an old cake pan, an apple basket, vintage lace for sewing projects, and some floral fabric. It was a good thriftscore kind of day.

I found this quilt last month from an Instagram shop for dirt cheap. I thought it would be a great piece for the end of the bed or snuggle blanket watching a movie. nothing fancy but worth the price I paid. 

I also made this adorable Autumn wreath for our front door to cheer things up and bring on the festive fun that comes with Fall. I love love love how it turned out with my 70's calico fabrics. 

Well I'm off to take another rest. I can hardly keep my head up and this tea is tomorrow, 

Happy Friday y'all

Apple Picking Inspiration

Freckles and I are going to the Apple Farm this coming week....So I thought I'd share some apple picking inspiration for y'all!!! We have plans for making apple butter, apple pie, apple sauce and more this Fall...So exciting! Happy Weekend to you!!!

Vintage School Days

I have always had a love for the past, history and yesteryear. Times that are long gone with a style all it's own. They just don't make it like they used to. School is back in session for kiddo's now. I thought I'd share some fun oldies with you,,,,And bring you back to a place where things mattered.

Education was important, things were made with quality in mind, the world was a different place...And a harder place for many... It was a time where Christian morals mattered and family mattered. Did you know that school was actually harder back then...You would get a really good education. These days the standards are not high and Arts,  American History and Economics are being taken out of public schools, agenda's are being pushed and God is no longer welcome, let alone pledging allegiance to the American Flag. Families are being demoralized and demonized, children are being bullied, killed and believe it or not even brainwashed in public schools. 

You can even get through High School without knowing how to read. Sad but true....

NOTE* I am not saying ALL Public schools are bad...but they are out there and it's not getting any better...My only advice as a parent to another parent would be to stay very involved in what is being taught and what is going on in those classrooms...

Anything missing or questionable, you can teach them at home.

These are the many reasons we decided to home school our children and give them a good classical education. All the good things are being taught and there isn't an agenda being pushed. Oh the good ole' days. Don't these pictures just bring a smile to your face? I myself have a collection of old school things...Little green chalk boards, school readers, old school desks, globes, flash cards etc...It's fun to collect and have enjoyed using it with my children.

Enjoy the sweet pictures from the past.