The Witches Are In!

Hello, my little lovelies. 

 Glad you stopped by.

The witches are in and accepting guests!

Hop in the basket with Cyrus,

We'll introduce you to some of our favorite friends.

There's always a jar full 

of candy corn this time of year.

Grab a handful and 

let's continue on our way.

No "snickering"!

Or "popping" in and 

out of the basket for more treats.

Matilda and Topsy 

will greet you at the door.

Miss Tilly is watching, 

so mind your manners!

Say hello to Cleo, who is known for her good deeds. She is a sweet, friendly soul who is everyone's friend. You can join her for afternoon tea here.

This trio loves to 

hang around together.

Meet Winnie and 

 her constant companions, Hootie . . .

And Ruffles.

Miss Agnes often sits around 

reading witch stories this time of year.

Pick your favorite and . . .

Gather round for a 

little story time with Greta.

Now aren't you happy you 

dropped by today?

Come back another time to meet all the black cats that roam around these pages.

Click the links below to join these weekly memes.

Laurie's A Few of My Favorite Things Saturday

The Tablescaper's Seasonal Sunday

Tam's Three or More Tuesday

I Won the Silver

I won the silver ~ the silver giveaway gift @ The Lazy Peacock!

The Lazy Peacock drew my name on September 25, 2010, and shortly there after a box of gifts arrived at my door. A box of favorite things that the Lazy Peacock had put together. As you might observe in her beautiful header shown above, the The Lazy Peacock loves silver.

Just look at this awesome assortment of beautiful gifts. With so many lovely silver items, I figured that Silver Sunday would be the perfect time to share this gift.

From the look of the many delights in this gift, I wouldn't call Wendy a Lazy Peacock. She must have been busy finding these treasures.

Yes, Wendy, I adore my prize! Each treasure makes my heart sing with joy.

The open glass salt cellar sparkles like diamonds.

These little tartlet tin hearts will come in handy for my valentine baking.

The rustic, shabby metal cup will hold pens and pencils on my desk.

The silverplate napkin ringedged with a beautiful beading will join my collection of silver napkin rings while the rustic hammered metal ice tongs will find a home on our bar tray.

The elegant Wm Rogers silverplate bowl is edged with this floral border and will soon be full of candy corn for Halloween.

Monogramed linens are a favorite here at HFTS, and this lovely napkin is monogramed with an S. How lucky is that!

I had commented in my entry that the S would be perfect for me. So thoughtful, sweet Wendy included something extra in the package ~ a beautifully engraved butter knife.

It was in addition to the silverplate sugar spoon and jelly server.

Look at the gorgeous details on these two serving pieces.

Back in August, Candy celebrated the 1st Anniversary of The Little Round Table with generous gifts to five lucky followers.

I happened to be the fifth name drawn and the winner of a $100 check. I used my gift to shop for tabletop items when I went to Round Top last week.

The oval silver vegetable server above is holding my gifts from the Lazy Peacock, but it's one of the treasures that followed me home from Warrenton.

Look at the beautiful shell design at each end.

I told Candy that the gift check would be spent on tabletop items. Antique mother of pearl flatware is another of my passions, so I was thrilled to add two serving forks with stunning sterling ferrules. I came home with more wonderful finds, but I'll share those another time.

I'm sending big hugs and a sincere thank you to both Wendy and Candy. I'm most appreciative to be the lucky recipient of these generous gifts.

Treat yourself to a visit @ The Lazy Peacock here where Wendy shares her latest vintage finds and here to join Candy @ The Little Round Table. Candy shares her extensive collection of dishes and linens with stunning tablesettings all through the week.

Click on the links below to see a list of others participating this coming week in the following memes:

Laurie's A Few of My Favorite Things

Beth's Silver Sunday

Mary's Mosaic Monday

Tam's Three or More Tuesday

Suzanne's Vintage Thingie Thursday

Cindy's Show and Tell Friday

Claudia's Friday Finding Beauty

Thank you ladies for hosting!

Shop Till You Drop in Round Top ~ An Autumn Favorite

The days may still be hot, but here in Texas one sure sign of autumn is the October show of the twice annual Texas antique event held the first weekends of April and October.

Thousands of dealers set up in the fields and buildings in and around the rural communities of Fayette County in Texas.

I first attend this event over 30 years ago when it was a single venue produced by Emma Lee Turney and held at the Round Top Rifle Hall. Over the years more venues have been added, and today the event stretches across wide open fields and spills into barns and buildings of several rural communities: Warrenton, Round Top, Shelby, Carmine.

Since many vendors travel long distances to participate, some dealers now arrive weeks before the main weekend and begin selling.

Treasures abound and venues continue to expand with each year. There are literally countless items. With Pink Saturday in mind, I thought you might like to see some of the pinks I encountered during my day exploring this annual autumn antique extravaganza.

Vintage drapery textiles offer the perfect backdrop for this depression glass canister.

Shelves upon shelves offered stacks of pink depression glass in various forms.

Rows of pink tumblers were available to add to one's collection of pink glass.

Pink feather plumes in a frosted pink dish kept a delicate tea cup company.

Many of the dealers displayed their items within lovely vignettes.

How about this fabulous ironstone pitcher with its ribbons of pink or the angular teapot?

This French faience bird cage sitting among a variety of pinks caught my eye.

This looks like a comfy pink spot to take a shopping break.

Rachel Ashwell was among several of the authors available to sign their books.

These pink doors offer a hint as to the treasures of The Junk Gypsy.

You just might want to grab one of these to help cart home all those pink treasures.

For those big items you might need to borrow this.

Linking to

Beverly's Pink Saturday

Laurie's A Few of My Favorite Things

The Tablescaper's Seasonal Sundays

Suzanne's Vintage Thingie Thursday

Thank you ladies!