Showing posts with label pumpkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkins. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2016

It's Fall in Texas, Y'all!


Welcome, Friends,
It's Fall in Texas, Y'all!

Welcome to day four of the 
Fall In Love With Texas Blog Tour.
I hope you've been visiting my Texas
girlfriends this week as they have each shared their special
take on celebrating the fall season here in Texas.

Autumn is my favorite season in Texas ~
the gentle change in the landscape,
the nip in the air, and the abundance of russet colors ~
each fills my senses and my heart.

Here in Texas we don't see the dramatic 
change of autumn leaf color,
but we do have plenty of burnt orange in our autumn days.
We live in Longhorn Country!

Literally! 
Austin is home to the University of Texas @ Austin,
where UT football is a favored sport, and fans
are not shy about celebrating burnt orange.

Both the chef and I are UT graduates,
but neither are avid sports fans.
We do however like to celebrate the burt orange 
of autumn here at Hyacinths for the Soul.



Redware Pottery



Velvet Pumpkins


Heirloom 
Needlepoint Pumpkins
Real Pumpkins in
All Shapes and Colors



Outside Pumpkins on  
the Front Porch
Faux Pumpkins 
in the Garden


Bittersweet, Acorns, 
and Horn Votives


Comfy, 
Cozy Sweaters
Warm,
Woolen Throws


The Warm Glow of 
Copper and Brass
Juliska 
Harvest Plates

Festive 
Fall Luncheons

Cozy Dinners for Two 
by Candlelight

Bouquets of 
Favorite Roses

Cups 
of Hot Tea
A Slice of Pie
What about you, dear reader?  
How do you celebrate the season of autumn?
I would love to hear, so please scroll down and leave 
a comment to let me know.  Then I can stop to visit you.  
A big Texas Thank You to 
Katie @ Let's Add Sprinkles
for organizing this wonderful week of our

 Fall In Love With Texas Blog Tour.
Hop on over to these Texas gals for more Texas love.

 Eilis @ My Heart Lives Here

Kitty @ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen

 Kathryn @ The Dedicated House

Leslie @ Brookhollow Lane

 Blog Hop Week in Review


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Friday, October 30, 2015

Traveling Totes #4 + Fall Giveaway - X is for EXcited for the Golden Days of Fall



X is for

e-X-c-i-t-e-d

about the Golden Days of Fall

Welcome to Tales of the Traveling Totes #4




Texas is often hot and dry well into October,

so we don't experience the beauty that

one sees in the Northeast with  

the blazing glow of changing leaf color.





Our autumns are much more subtle.

They are indeed, Golden!





Miss Merri Mac and I

have to find our flaming orange hues

at the local plant centers.





And the many pumpkin patches

that pop up around town in early October.





Even Miss Mini Mac enjoys exploring

the abundance of russet hued pumpkins and gourds

that seem to be at every market in Austin.





Loading up a few plants

to put out in the fall garden.





A favorite fall activity is

of course shopping the venues during

Round Top Antiques Week.





Miss Merri Mac 

and I wouldn't miss it!

Always the first week in October.





A highlight this year was meeting

Anita @ Cedar Hill Ranch.

She was there signing her new book,

FRENCH ACCENTS

Farmhouse French Style.

What a treat to meet a blogging friend

whom I've admired and followed for many years.

You can find her book HERE.





Autumn in the Texas Hill Country west of Austin

is always a beautiful time of the year.





One such delightful day trip is to a

 nearby olive grove at the Texas Olive Company.





Halloween is definitely

 a big part of the Golden Days of Fall

 here at Hyacinths for the Soul.


There is the Annual Halloween 

 Dinner Party with long time girlfriends.

 You can see previous years' dinner parties

 HERE and HERE.





Miss Merri Mac and I have also joined girlfriends

 at several Halloween themed Happy Hours

where the treats were very scary.

 Previous Halloween Happy Hours 

 can be seen HERE and HERE.

 Great ideas for party food!




Miss Merri Mac has her mask

 and is ready to be filled with Halloween treats

 to share with all those little goblins 

 that will soon be on the street.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!




 Golden Days of Fall!

Let's Celebrate!

 All who leave a comment on this post will be

 entered into a draw for a $25 Starbucks Card,

 Miss Merri Mac's treat as a Thank You for

 following along and joining us for

 Tales of the Traveling Totes.

 Winner will be announced November 11, 2015.


Below are the links to more 
Golden Days of Fall with the Traveling Totes
Join the fun!

Patti and Miss Kenzie @ Pandoras Box

Linda and Miss Posie @ More Fun Less Laundry

Debbie and Miss Aurora @ Mountain Breaths
Colleen and Miss MacKenzie Joy
Tami and Miss MC La Mer

Rita and Miss Luna C @ Panoply


Next Traveling Totes Series on December 15th.


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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Witch At The Door







 HALLOWEEN ~ HAPPY ~ HOUR 









~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A FEW FUN DETAILS

OF THE EVENING 


CONVERSATION STARTERS




TO GIVE YOU A CHUCKLE




A TOUCH OF SCARY




FANCIFUL CHARACTERS




A GLASS OF WINE 

WITH DELICIOUS TREATS




ALWAYS A FUN EVENING 

 WITH THIS GOOD WITCH

WHO HAS THE POWER TO COMPLETELY 

ENTRANCE YOU WITH HER

BEAUTY ~ KINDNESS ~ TALENT

 ~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN ~



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