Here's a bit of what's going on at our house this week via grainy cell phone pics. I am linking up to Insta- Friday at Life Rearranged. You should too! It's fun!
My mums are in full bloom in front of each side of the garage! I love them!
To add some more fall decor around here I made a bittersweet wreath from some real bittersweet gathered at a friends house. I put it on the back/side door of the garage. It's small but it makes me smile!
Here is another pumpkin added to the kitchen area above my cookbooks!
We have continued our food adventures here! I am so excited to be able to stock our pantry and freezer for the winter with fresh local organic food! We started out the weekend with a visit to the local farmers market and apple orchard and picked up another 1/2 bushel of tomatoes, 3 pounds of concord grapes, and 15 more pounds of apples along with some local beef and bacon for some winter soups. We started with the concord grapes.
They were so sweet. They smelled almost like grape soda. Sooo sweet!! We made low sugar grape jelly. Which both my hubby and I agreed was *way* too labor intensive and long. Next time we will stick to jam or preserves! We made tomato sauce out of the tomatos! Here are some of our helpers cranking the food mill.
And drum roll please! I actally made something from Pinterest this week! Cut the top off my salt container which had ran out and it fits perfectly inside a wide mouth jar ring. Brilliant! Great for storing those bulk grains like my ground flax seed here!
Made a chicken pot pie for dinner tonight, and one for the freezer!
This is what it looks like after quiet time in my girls room! I don't think much resting was going on in that bed!:) Not sure why I even spend money on book shelves? At least the books are getting enjoyed. Right?
A few of you have said you wanted to see a few pics of the Shoppe and I promise to do some more of those soon! This is what my good sized entry way looks like many days around 5pm as my hubby is coming home. Sorry babe! Totally full of boxes, and bolts, and other stuff that was dropped off late afternoon! The UPS guy drops off boxes fairly late, like betweet 5 and 6 so they often sit there till after the kiddos are in bed or the next morning! We {my assistant and I} then process them in the morning!
So that's where the magic begins! I know, super exciting! I will post more pics of the Shoppe soon! Thanks for stopping by for insta friday! Leave a comment so i can hop on over to your blog!
what a great week you have. love your chicken pot pie.
Posted by: say cheese | October 21, 2011 at 12:59 AM
love the pumpkin on the cake stand:) so cute!
Posted by: Melodee | October 21, 2011 at 08:14 AM
What a fantastic idea with the salt lid!!!! LOVE!!!!
Way to go on all the stocking up of food for the winter!!! The grape process looks awesome!!!
Have a great weekend!!!
Posted by: Cindy Morris | October 21, 2011 at 08:17 AM
Okay, I've got to try the salt topper deal.... I keep my brown rice in a mason jar and EVERYtime I pour it out, it never fails that I spill. (I hate keeping it in the box b/c the box won't close!)
Mums are one of my fave flowers... too bad I don't have a green thumb!
Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Jodi @ The Un-Soccermom Blog | October 21, 2011 at 08:42 AM
Such great pictures! I love all of your fall decorations!
Posted by: Abby | October 21, 2011 at 09:32 AM
Yay for Fall!
Posted by: Paige@TheWanderingCottage | October 21, 2011 at 09:41 AM
the pie looks yum!
Posted by: Jodi Hall | October 21, 2011 at 04:04 PM
Your wreath is so great! And I can't believe it- there's a Pin I missed. I must be slacking... Great idea for pouring grains, though.
Posted by: jen | October 21, 2011 at 05:53 PM
Thanks for stopping by ladies!
Posted by: jody | October 21, 2011 at 08:11 PM
Everyday is beautiful, and what you've done this week surely was very beautiful. You've got me inspired for that, everything looks great and admiring.
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