The beauty of Autumn/Outdoor Wednesday/ A Rednesday too!

As our well fed deer polish up what's left of our apples~  Hey I can't keep up~!!

I feel  a cold wind blowing tonight.  It feels more like late November than early October.  A week and a half ago I was wearing shorts.  Now we're digging out the long sleeve shirts and jackets.  I want my nice weather back!!  ( Sigh)   It's also Outdoor Wednesday with Susan and I thought these first few pics captured my mood today.

The stillness of the early morning Cranberry Bogs. 

There is something so beautifully serene out here. 

As the trees turn beautiful shades of red, yellow and orange.  I know winter is not far behind. 

I'll try to remember that the deer need to eat too!   Oh dear, I have more apples to pick~!  (no pun intended)
Thanks for stopping by to visit with me~  Cindy
Please visit our hostess Susan for more Outdoor Wednesday posts! 

Please visit our hostess Sue for Rednesday! 

A Mini Bedroom Make-over and a Trip!

Hey there! It's been a cool dreary week and I 'm feeling a bit like a mole!  Hopefully this week will be better with some sun and more seasonal temps.  On a brighter note I am participating in Met. Monday and Blue Monday with our lovely hostesses Susan and Sally.  Please visit their lovely blogs for some inspirational posts!

 

My Metamorphisis is mini but I do think it changes the look of our bedroom.   Before pic.  I liked the battenberg style curtains but they covered up our lovely windows and when  I pushed them apart they just looked  scrunchy.

 

The after.  I found some white crinkly style  panels that I thought would make the room seem more open and airy!   Below, another before. 

I think the after opens up our smallish bedroom and takes better advantage of the view!  Privacy is not a big issue for us, we live in the boonies after all and  close our blinds at night. 

I moved the end tables around and added this lace table topper I recently found thrifting.   I think it adds an  old fashioned and romantic look with my GoneWith the Wind Lamp.  Soon I will  change to a more cozy looking quilt for winter.  My MIL is a quilter and I have found a pic of one I adore.  Can't wait for that!!

Some exciting bit of news to share!   My hubby and I will be traveling to Phoenix at the end of this month to visit with my son Joshua and his wife Dawn.  We will  get to see my brother Tom and   I will get to meet some of my fellow bloggers at an AZ luncheon held in Phoenix!  I am so looking forward to this!! I bought our plane tickets today.  Now to rent a car and hotel room.  I'm  feeling a bit like an old hat at this.  Little did I know when my son took a teaching job  in Phoenix it might be for a long stretch of time.  With the economy  the way it is they can't just up and move back to Wisconsin since they have jobs!   

sin.  Now their building a house!  I am so excited and can't wait to see the progress but I am also a little blue.  Josh and Dawn have tried for months to buy a home in Phoenix.  They made several accepted offers and you would think with all the foreclosures things would move quickly. It seems to be just the opposite.  Finally, they found a promising area and decided to build. The home may be ready as early as Thanksgiving, so I may be heading back to Phoenix a second time to help them move.  This time will be for fun though, can't wait!  Have a great Monday everyone,I need to go get caught up on my blog reading!  Cindy