I have brought in all my ferns
and geraniums from the garden to winterize. The
geraniums remain in the garage under the two windows where indirect light
will sustain them throughout the winter months. Some ferns remain there also, as I don't have space inside the house to bring them all in, but some of them are now festooning our dining room area with
their green preciousness and vibe.
I love the amount of light and atmosphere of this room
...and I love that the green from the ferns goes so well with all the black and white there... like magical burst of life.
Witches cauldrons have been filled
with pansies for the winter too.
Witches cauldrons intended for collecting
candies on Halloween. But perfect flower pots to me... and for less
than $7.00. Per-fect!
When I was out there planting pansies, it occurred to me it was time to transform the old
thrift store table that I had there since the day we moved to our little white cottage, into a cheery accent. I'm not a
decorative painter. I'm not even good at stenciling anything either, but I can
always opt for a decorative furniture makeover trick that it can make me look
like a decorative painter ;)
Self adhesive shelf paper.... An easy way to fake a
decorative finish when you don't have decorative painting skills.
Voila! A decorative table that required no
artistic painting skills. I love this
black and white zebra design. The thick
glossy paper is easy to clean. I'm using a plate under the flower pot to protect
the finish.
The moon must had fallen down from the sky the other
night.
It now resides in our pond.
If you look closer 'round the pond, you'll discover a brighter
second moon....
Late, on autumnal evenings, mermaid Maritza sings lullabies by it, as
she guards it
Did I mentioned that these lovely moons were originally bowling balls? Yes, now turned into magical garden gazing
ball... or moons. Love it.
This afternoon, we thinned out some of the trees resting at
the edge of the garden. If we were to let
things be, soon the woods that skirt our gardens will take over our tiny
cottage and swallow it up. I like the canopy
of gentle branches that hangs over the pea gravel paths that flow like rivers
throughout the garden, but tree branches had gotten super bushier during the
summer and had spread out so much that they were practically covering the entire
paths. It looks really nice now that the
area has opened up a bit, letting some light shine through.
Aren't those patches of afternoon light filtering through
branches behind the cherub lovely!
"Oh, listen, little Dear-My-Soul to the fairy voices calling,
for the moon is high in the misty sky and the honey dew is falling; To the
midnight feast in the clover bloom the bluebells are a-ringing, and it's come
away to the land of fay, that the katydid is singing". - Eugene Field
See you soon!
WHAT'S IT WEDNESDAY
WATTS HOUSE
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