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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 09:21:59 AM
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I know I know---it is still summer but I have been getting bulb catalogs and all the garden mags have fall pictures on the front. So....I decided i would make my front door real pretty this year. We seldom use the front door because it the front door and we use the side door that goes right into the kitchen--the heartbeat of the farm home. So decorate i will and hopefully it will look something like this (I copied from a garden mag) MB
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
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"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 09:45:38 AM
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| WOW! If you can pull that off, I want to come and LIVE on your front porch, Mary Beth! Beautiful, and now I am getting excited because autumn is my favorite season, yippee! Nance |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 09:56:51 AM
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I don't even want to hear the word "fall" yet, but I'll quickly admit that you just cannot beat the rich, warm colors of fall. Make sure you post a pic of your front door when you finish decorating it MaryBeth. That pic is just gorgeous.
Di |
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janetinva123
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Janet
newport news
va
USA
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
1553 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 11:33:46 AM
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Janet, I am north of you but this Virginia heat is absolutely horrid this week, isn't it?
Jo
"Wish I had time to work with herbs all day!" |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9092 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9092 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 12:41:19 PM
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Yep, sure, is warm, I mean hot! MB'S porch idea looks very inviting.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 12:49:37 PM
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Very Welcoming & inviting!
i'm wonder how many Little tents we can squeeze up in there?
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 2:13:38 PM
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That's going to be beautiful, Marybeth. How can a season as colorful as Fall bring on my least favorite season(dreary, cold old winter...ick!). And the temp here is TWICE what yours is today - LOL
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 5:25:48 PM
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That will be wonderful! I can't wait to see what you end up with! I love fall but I feel cheated since I haven't even got one ripe tomato yet! (can you tell this is a sore subject?! LOL) I think I will start tomatos inside _now_ so I might get a ripe one by next June! LOL
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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Cheryl
True Blue Farmgirl
919 Posts
Cheryl
Magalia
CA
USA
919 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2007 : 6:07:50 PM
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| That is just beautiful. I love fall colors. You will have to post a picture when you are done. Cheryl :) |
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Runbikegrrl
True Blue Farmgirl
250 Posts
MaryAnn
Waterbury Ctr
VT
USA
250 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 02:49:44 AM
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I love fall! Howwever, along with summer it is so short in central vt. We have winter from Oct to April and the other three seasons have to fight to grab a bit of the other 6 months! We are still having warm days but they are getting much shorter and the evenings and mornings are chilly right now it is about 45 on my outside themometer....fall is coming...hopefully winter won't upsurp it!
"So many interests so little time!"
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knewslady
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Kathy
Russellville
KY
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 05:59:44 AM
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Oh my gosh Mary Beth I would trade for some of that weather in a heart beat. Our expected high today is supposed to be 104. I love the picture, it is absolutely beautiful and be sure to let us know how it goes.
Kathy
Will always be a farmgirl at heart
Visit my online shop at http://thebackfence.etsy.com
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4737 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 06:42:06 AM
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I'm looking forward to sweater & jean weather too! I can't wait for autumn to begin, it's our favorite season! I love the picture from your magazine. My front door is part of a large deck, so it can't be seen from the street. Maybe I could something on the sidewalk leading up to it?
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
989 Posts
Beth
MJF
Farmgirl
989 Posts |
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Love-in-a-Mist
True Blue Farmgirl
367 Posts
Shannon
Independence
Oregon
USA
367 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 08:19:28 AM
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I have noticed the sun changing it's path in the sky ever so slightly, casting a different light on things. The mornings are a little cooler too. We have so many pumpkins this year, I can't wait to pick through all the vines.
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2007 : 08:59:48 AM
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Definately the nights and mornings are lots cooler. And dusk is much earlier. I had so many pumpkins last year but not this year. Oh well. All my containers are doing great and now that it is cooler they are really doing better. BUT I am ready for a change not cold and wet though. Maybe we will have an Indian Summer. Out here our true summer or at least the best days are generally Sept and Oct. MB
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com www.holyhouses-day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2007 : 03:54:42 AM
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With all the dry weather/leaves browning it sure looks like fall around here!
I got kind of sad when hubby disked up all the corn last week. Boy it was good while it lasted, but the drought really took its toll.
for some reason the autumn veggies just aren't as dynamic as the summer ones. Guess it's because the plants don't go through such dramatic changes.
sure am looking forward to broccoli again!
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9325 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 12 2007 : 5:47:15 PM
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Oh I just love Autumn! I am already getting together my decorating ideas for the season. I found some real pretty material to make a new tablecloth. Soon I will be getting out more of our things to put around the house. Autumn never comes to quickly for me it just doesn't last long enough. We are already having leaves fall but I think that is from all the dry weather we've had.
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 11:38:18 AM
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| Hubby came in this morning from the garden and said the pumpkins were ready. Was it too early for me to display them on my porches? No Way! Nights are different here now. Much cooler. Nice weather to sit on my porches and drink tea! Susan |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2007 : 12:06:47 PM
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I have to say ,after going into Micheals yesterday, I kinda got excited about all the fall colors and pumpkins, and fall colors.
BUT not quite yet,Please. Im still into summer for awhile longer
It has been cooler here at night the last week or so, so I know its coming :((
Shirley in Wa state(the water side of the state) |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 06:37:46 AM
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It's been sooo hot here, and we've been without rain for weeks, but even before the drought/heat wave, I noted more spider webs than usual on and around our porch, and last Saturday, even though it was 98, this little squirrel was working his bum off collecting beech nuts. Up and down the tree he went, shaking them loose, picking them up and storing them.
This morning is lovely--feels chilly, like early fall mornings. I'm looking forward to it! Can't wait to make some curried sweet potato shepherds pie!!!!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 4:35:10 PM
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Fall is my favorite season of the year. I lived in Great Lakes, Ill. for 3 years and we would take a ride up into Wisconsin to look at the leaves and pumpkins. Needless to say, down here we have no fall to speak of, just heat and more heat. I have already decorated the inside of my home , but have not done anything to outside yet. I thought if I went on and decorated early, I would "feel " fall :) I love the pictures sent and hearing all of you talk about your decoration and then I plan on trying my hand at your suggestions !!!
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