The Season is changing at Maisonvogue
HI ..I hope that your week has been kind to you ..
I am noticing a great difference in the garden as everything is dying down and getting ready for Winter.
It seems to have come quicker than most years ...all of a sudden it's all looking tired.
The Spider Lillies have sprouted up and have blooms on them ...the last flower to grow at Maisonvogue before the Winter comes.
I just love them.
It seems very strange that Autumn is showing it self when yesterday our temperature went up to 100 f ( 39 c) ..now that is hot ..though the humidity was very low and there was a warm breeze rustling the browning leaves on the trees and making the fallen leaves dance around in circles on the driveway and lawn.
I can't wait to see the migrating birds that will come to our bird feeders over the next month
My truck has been having troubles and the clutch finally went ..it's 20 years old and this is the only major problem it has ever had ..Danny is working on it at the weekends ..everything is old and well used and the difficulty of taking the bolts etc. off is tremendous but the new clutch is safely in and Danny has to just put the transmission, exhaust etc ..back in place
I have found it ok with no transport ..my Pottery teacher and dear friend Faith has been collecting me for my day of pottery ..I am so thankful to her
On Friday I go grocery shopping etc and Danny has had the last two Fridays off so I have used his truck ..
The cleaning up outside is about to start ...we have the driveway to pressure wash, retaining garden wall to paint bright white, bleach and wash down the plastic siding on the sides of the house, pressure wash the back deck and front porch ..then Danny will spray on the waterproofing stain
I think we will have to get some help in to help us ..as with my arm injury I can only paint the wall the rest is up to Danny and he could do with a little help ..it will be gorgeous when finished
I am truly tired just thinking about it all ..ha! ha!
I am noticing a great difference in the garden as everything is dying down and getting ready for Winter.
It seems to have come quicker than most years ...all of a sudden it's all looking tired.
The Spider Lillies have sprouted up and have blooms on them ...the last flower to grow at Maisonvogue before the Winter comes.
I just love them.
It seems very strange that Autumn is showing it self when yesterday our temperature went up to 100 f ( 39 c) ..now that is hot ..though the humidity was very low and there was a warm breeze rustling the browning leaves on the trees and making the fallen leaves dance around in circles on the driveway and lawn.
I can't wait to see the migrating birds that will come to our bird feeders over the next month
My truck has been having troubles and the clutch finally went ..it's 20 years old and this is the only major problem it has ever had ..Danny is working on it at the weekends ..everything is old and well used and the difficulty of taking the bolts etc. off is tremendous but the new clutch is safely in and Danny has to just put the transmission, exhaust etc ..back in place
I have found it ok with no transport ..my Pottery teacher and dear friend Faith has been collecting me for my day of pottery ..I am so thankful to her
On Friday I go grocery shopping etc and Danny has had the last two Fridays off so I have used his truck ..
The cleaning up outside is about to start ...we have the driveway to pressure wash, retaining garden wall to paint bright white, bleach and wash down the plastic siding on the sides of the house, pressure wash the back deck and front porch ..then Danny will spray on the waterproofing stain
I think we will have to get some help in to help us ..as with my arm injury I can only paint the wall the rest is up to Danny and he could do with a little help ..it will be gorgeous when finished
I am truly tired just thinking about it all ..ha! ha!
I am super pleased with my latest bowl I made at pottery
 I just love the glaze I chose. I was experimenting with different glazes and just love it all .. Such a sweet bowl I think I will keep it Or I may put it for sale in my Etsy.com shop ..big orange 'button' at the right hand top of this page I love how the white glaze lets the speckles of clay show through .. This one is a winner ..what do you think ?? Would you buy a bowl like this ?? |  |
On the underside I did a rough carving and glazed it in Sapphire Float a glorious blue ...I love the color.
Also I put my Initials on every piece I make
Also I put my Initials on every piece I make
This week I made this super cute Cheese Board ....I loved making the mouse and the Swiss cheese chunk was very funny and joyful to create ..I hope it doesn't warp in the kiln ...I think it will be lovely and I may make more and sell them on my Etsy.com shop too.
 These are my Spider Lillies ..they have just started to bloom and there will be many more that will come up and bloom .. They make a great cutting flower. |  |
I love to plan ahead for special events and holidays ...So I thought that if you wanted to make a start on your Fall/Thanksgiving decor I would share this cute leaf with acorn pattern
I used it last year on our Thanksgiving table
I used it last year on our Thanksgiving table
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I printed it out ...glued with spray adhesive to some stiff card then cut it out
I carefully colored it with crayons ..don't forget the shading it's very important.
I carefully colored it with crayons ..don't forget the shading it's very important.
You can use it for anything ..print out loads and attach to a vine wreath ..to make an unusual wreath with paper card leaves ...it would look great placing leaves in all sorts of directions and color the leaves in different shades of orange, brown, red, yellow etc.. it would be such fun to make
Use it on place settings ..so cute
Just place them all over the tablecloth for decoration
I used my French stamp to put on 'Merci Beaucoup' that means ' Thank you very much' ...I thought it appropriate for Thanks giving
I absolutely love decorating our home in Autumn/Fall colors and the front porch ...in the lovely oranges and browns.
I am waiting for my leaf bowls to have their final firing in the kiln then I can bring them home and put them as part of my decor design
I hope that you all have a very happy week
I am very grateful that you found time to pop in and listen to my ramblings
Happy Autumn days to you
Elsie the Scarecrow will be so pleased to be on show in the garden again
Kindest regards
Janet
I am waiting for my leaf bowls to have their final firing in the kiln then I can bring them home and put them as part of my decor design
I hope that you all have a very happy week
I am very grateful that you found time to pop in and listen to my ramblings
Happy Autumn days to you
Elsie the Scarecrow will be so pleased to be on show in the garden again
Kindest regards
Janet
