FALL LUNCHEON

Two of my friends wanted to come over for lunch.  So I sat a Fall Table for them.  They are such busy ladies working in the hospitality industry, Patricia working as a Revenue Manager in a hotel and Julie works for
Disneyland in Sales.

The dishes were purchased at Marshall's about 2 years ago  The sunflower plates also at Marshall's.  The amber glasses from Walmart about 2 years ago.

I wanted their luncheon to be special, so out came my Tuscany Rooster set of dishes and rooster silverware.

 

I took a wreath and added sunflowers, pumpkins with my pumpkin candle holder in the center.  Two rooster candle holders to the side of the wreath, aren't they just the cutest?  My friend Phyllis from Around The House gave them to me for my Birthday several years ago.

Pattie and Julie came with two wonderful pizza's from the Pizza Press.  Vegetarian with yummy veggies on them and a nice field green salad.  I had made a appetizer platter of dill pickles, olives, cucumbers and radishes.  For dessert I made a Snickerdoodle Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

Aren't these dishes just wonderful for fall - the colors work so perfectly.

Don't the little pumpkins and gourds look cute.  I got some at Walmart and some at the Dollar Tree.

I just love these sunflower plates, they go so well with the dishes.  Hope you like my Fall Luncheon table.  

Thanks for stopping by and I love reading your comments.

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MY ROOSTER COLLECTION

     I  would like to introduce you to some of my rooster collection.  I was at Home Goods walking around and then I saw him, not that I needed another rooster, but he was calling my name take me, take me home, and of course I had to have him.  The big one to the left is a cookie jar and she is a hen.  My friend Phyllis from Around The House gave her to me for Christmas a couple years ago.  The rooster to the right I purchased my self at Home Goods.

These pictures were from my son.

My son Shaun and his wife Frances were in Hawaii at a Art Show in the hotel and saw this original picture and they gave it to me.  So I thanked them and put it away as it needed to be framed.  Well I forgot about it (shame on me).  Many years later after they had given me a few more roosters I remembered it and had it framed when I re-modeled the kitchen. It really adds to my collection.





These pretty little salt and pepper shakers are my newest addition, aren't they just the cutest.  My friend Jessie gave them to me for my Birthday this past July.


These pretty little S/P shakers were given to me by my friend Phyllis.  Isn't the salt shaker just so plump and friendly.


Aren't they just so pretty all setting there all in a row.  Collecting is fun isn't it.  I think it's all in the hunt.


This is my breakfast dishes - the roosters always make me so happy in the morning.  They are by Queen's and I found them TJ Max.


Can't you just imagine eggs, bacon and hash browns on these pretty plates along with my rooster silverware.



Just love this silverware which I purchased from Marshall's a couple years ago.


I think this rooster is one of the prettiest ones in my collection.  I purchased these at Home Goods a few years ago.  Don't you just love that store.  We have a new one going in really close to my home and I can hardly wait.  Hope they are open in time for Christmas shopping.


Just a few little greeters when you come in to my house.


The bigger rooster is from my granddaughter Kelly for my Birthday this year and there is a button you turn on and he crows.  I can count on her to give me at least one rooster for Christmas and my Birthday.  What a girl.



Well Waldo said aren't you thru yet, it's hot and your bothering my nap.  He has to be everywhere I am, getting in my way.  LOL




Poor Lili said leave me alone it's to darn hot to do anything!!!  I think I need to put this girl on a diet.

I hope you have enjoyed a few of my Yard Trotters (that's what we called them when I was little and visited my cousins).

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment because when you do I can find you ,leave a comment and follow you too..  I'm pretty new at this posting so forgive any mistakes.

Mary

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Blossoms and Hummingbirds

This is my Lions Tail plant  in  the front yard.  It really had the blooms this year.  It was amazing.

I don't know the name of this plant.  I got it at a Cottage Nursery and the leaves smell like Peanut Butter, so I call it my Peanut Butter Plant.  Does anyone know it's name?

Do I have hummers - I have three feeders on the front porch and there are always 2 to 3 hummers drinking.

At dusk they really come in 10 to 12 at a time.  I guess they are getting ready to store their energy for the night.

I love to sit outside and watch them as they are such busy little birds.  They sure let me knew when their

feeders are empty.  I have never used so much sugar in my life.  The feeders are re-filled every other day.

Here is one of my pink hydrangea bushes.  I didn't have as many blooms this year as last, I don't know why.

I have 6 different colored bushes along this side of the house which is east and they seem to like the early morning sun.

The closest bush has two different colored flowers on it - blue and purple.  The two farther back are white.
These bushes had tons of flowers, while some only had two or three blooms.

Here are some more of my flowers in the front yard along with some roses.

Can you see my little cherub singing to the daisy's?  I have three of them and they are so cute in the garden

Here is a small portion of my front porch.  Can you see my yard trotters sitting up there?  The chicken feeder was a gift from my granddaughter Kelly for Mothers Day in 2012.  Kelly is 10 years old and the love of my life.  She always gets me a chicken/rooster for Christmas and my Birthday's  which was last Friday. She got me a sun catcher rooster and a little rooster along with 2 pictures she painted.  Such a sweet little girl and quite the artist.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit today.  I look forward to hearing your comments.  I love to read them and what you have to say.


Mary

COME INTO MY GARDEN

On my last post I said there would be more pictures to come of my garden. So here you goooooooo.

Here is one of my many bird baths in the garden, they love to take a bath,  especially the wrens.

As you can see the iris beside of the bird bath, I wanted you to see the beautiful color.  I think the birds splash water from their bath and that helps the iris grown.

This is a different part of my garden and I have not shown these roses yet.  I now have the time to devote to them since I am retired.  Don't you love the colors, they blend so well together.

If you look closely you cans see the little cherubs peaking through my daisy bush.  This was a 6 pack and now look at it.  I used Amend (name of the product) to enrich my soil.

Don't you just love this little cute bird bath with the bunny looking in and Mr Fog sitting there.  It was a gift from my friend Phyllis (aroundrhouse) for my Birthday a few years ago.

This is a view of my garden so you can see all of my roses and flowers in that portion of my garden.

This is Senior Froggie and I purchased him in Mexico.  I used to take clients down there shopping when I was in the corporate world, but no shopping there anymore.

This is another one of my favorite babies - Cherry Delight, isn't she so pretty.

This is a favorite gathering spot in my yard. You can sit by the fire, smell the roses, hear the water fountain
and just relax with a glass of wine.

This is one of my most favorite roses - French Lace .  I have had it about 15 years and it smells divine.

This is my Tropicana rose. It has so many blooms and I love the bright orange color..  Those darn Flamingo have specked at my grass LOL

Thank you for stopping by, I always enjoy your visits.  Please leave a comment as I love to read them.  If you are not a follower won't you please follow me as I have a new project I will be showing soon.  I don't want you to miss it.

MEET MY ROSES

Welcome to my garden look how pretty this rose is  - it's called Garden Party and the blooms are so big almost as big as a salad plate.

I don't remember the name of this rose but it has so many blooms and buds on it. Can you see the purple iris peaking out to the side her name is Betty and she pops out every year.

This is my Don Juan rose it always has so many blooms all year.  Do you think the name came from the real Don Juan since it has so many pretty little blossoms?

I hope you all are enjoying this tour of my gardens.

Just had to show you a couple of my iris's that I got at South Coast Plaza Garden Show a couple of years ago.  The colors on them are so unusual don't you think?

Now your never going to believe this but I got this rose at the 99 Cent Store and it is a Jackson and Perkins, but no name.  They look so pretty paired together with my purple iris.

These are one of my favorite roses a very pretty orange with light cream and they bloom and bloom and bloom.  Must be the good soil.  It just looks like a BIG ROSE PARTY.....

This rose is in my front yard with iris ready to bloom and my white saliva. 

They make a nice combination.

This is my sunflower bird bath where the birds love to take baths.  I can sit outside for hours and watch the birds and take in all the beautiful roses that God created.  Can you tell that my favorite flowers are ROSES  

This is one of my most favorite roses - St Patrick.  It starts out almost green and then turns into a beautiful yellow rose 

I have shown you just a little of my roses.  My garden is more on the Cottage Style with a lot of iris, calla lily's, foxgloves, daisy, Mexican primrose and love in the mist.

Well my little helpers decided they were pooped, had enough ,so they were getting ready for their afternoon nap. I think I will join them.

I hope you enjoyed  my brief garden tour and of course there will be more to come with all of my flowers changing with the seasons.

This is the first year after retirement that I have been able to devote myself to my garden and I am loving it. So please leave me a comment as I do read all of them.

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