Fall's Decor

Decorating for fall took all of five minutes for me, and most of that time was spent chasing the decorations back from Eliza and answering Seth's repeated questions of "What's that? Why are you putting that there? What's it for?"

Finally, I gave them some Trick-or-Treating bags I got on clearance last year which distracted them enough to let me put my little signs up. They were still fascinated with the motion sensor lights on the bags by the time I was finished, which led me to the conclusion that I need to get more decorations for fall.

Putting the fall garland on the (still not finished but I'm not complaining because it looks SO much better than what was there) arbor took a few minutes though. That's good, right?!

Yes, the honeysuckle is STILL waiting for a trellis to climb on...sigh. Let's go back inside where home improvements in the front room are pretty much finished!

Wow, I should have dusted before taking the picture. Uh, it adds to the Halloween ambience! :) I was a bit worried that Eliza's acrobatics would lead to sadness and destruction, but she remains focused on taking out all of the DVDs and VHS in the coffee table drawer for a little while longer.

I think the "Pumpkin Patch" sign has deterred her from taking out the books (which is why they're slightly disheveled, but again, ambience!)

My little gargoyle I got in Paris near the Sacre-Coeur is a year-round cool dude in the room, but especially fitting for the season and thus deserving of a picture.

And, that's it! I know, kinda lame, but I make up for it in the next season.


And I also have yummy smelling fall scents I use on a regular basis. Ooh! I've also been doing autumnal-themed cooking like my made up Harvest Stew/Back-to-School Soup/Autumn Soup (I couldn't decide on a set name but it was yummy!) as well as become a fan of mulled cider and doughnuts on a pretty regular basis. Maybe that'll have to be its own post...

I listen to my Fall playlist a lot--calm one on the blog when I need a little peace and a more rockin' one when I need to kick up the energy a few notches (listening to Thriller totally helped me empty my dishwasher the other day!)

Happy Autumn!