Wreath- Grab And Go

Yesterday we drove out to a Christmas tree farm.  

We wanted to make a fun day of it and bring home some
 lovely smelling boughs or wreath to deck the halls.  

Nothing like that fresh evergreen scent!  

We planned to drink hot chocolate,
wander through the trees singing carols

and take lots of wonderful pictures.

....Ummmmm,  didn't happen quite like that...

It rained.  

A lot. 

We ran from our car to their garage,
where they had moved the wreaths to keep them dry.  

We found several we really liked and bought one.  

There was no hot chocolate to be had in the garage.  

We moved out to the covered porch 

where I quickly clicked one picture of Mr. Garden with the big snowman.

Neither of us wanted to wander in the trees and get soaking wet.

So we raced back to the car and jumped in.   

We laughed!  The whole thing took 10 minutes.
Grab and go!

Not quite the afternoon adventure we had imagined.      

Anyway, we love our wreath.  It does have a beautiful scent!

And we'll try the Christmas tree farm experience again next year.

Humble Creatures

"Sing o the wild wood, the green holly

The silent river and barren tree

The humble creatures that no man sees

Sing O the wild wood."
                - from The Wild Wood Carol,   John Rutter

The Lights Are On!

... 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,  Hurrah!

The lights are on!

Let the Christmas season begin!

(The Plaza lighting ceremony officially marks the beginning 

of the Christmas Season in Kansas City.)

Grateful

"Grateful for each hand we hold

Gathered 'round this table."

                              - Thanksgiving Song, Mary Chapin Carpenter

Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving.

A Trio Of Glittery Trees

I finally finished up the little project I was working on!

A trio of glittery trees!

I saw these sampler trees at Amy Powers- Inspired Ideas Christmas 2010, 

and wanted to give her pattern a try.

So I gathered up all sorts of colorful beads, shiny sequins, ric-rac trim

 and embroidery floss and got to work.

When I posted the sneak peek photo a couple of weeks ago, 

a few of you thought I was making a tree skirt.

That would be a great idea too! 

Just for fun, I laid all three of the flat panels together

to see what a tree skirt might look like.

Anyway, I just love how these little trees turned out.

And can't wait to start decorating for Christmas next Friday!

Be sure to take a look at all the wonderfully creative

ideas in all of Amy's magazines here.

Hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

I'm joining Terri's "Deck the Halls", Christmas Project Blog Hop at  Artful Affirmations.


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Poppies

In honor of all those who served.

(Veterans Day, 2011)

Andre's

Oh, deary me.

Look at all that sugary goodness!!

The diet went right out the window the second I stepped foot in this place.

YUM, YUM!!!  And YUM again!!!

Andre's Confiserie Suisse  (aka dessert heaven)

has been a favorite among locals since the 1950's.

We stopped for lunch in their little chalet tearoom, where

cowbells, milking buckets and flags added color and interest to the walls. 

I had their incredible quiche lorraine, broiled parmesan tomato,
sweet beet-carrot salad and whole wheat rolls.  DELICIOUS!

And of course we took some treats home too.

If you're ever in town, I highly recommend it!
(Or just order a box of chocolates online.)

(I was not able to get a good photo of the seating area while I was there, so that one pic is from the web.)

Royal Raiment

Autumn's royal raiment.