Favorite Etsy Shops

Hi Sweet Friends

Happy First Day of Fall

We had two wonderful rounds of rain today

The temps stayed in the 80's

Of course they are forecast to go back up

However, it was a perfect way to start Fall

Oh Happy Fall

I did a bit of Christmas shopping over the weekend

And, wanted to share what I purchased

But mostly

I wanted to share

Two Wonderful Etsy Shop Owners

There is Never a loss of Gorgeous

When I visit

Celestina Marie Designs on Etsy

I have purchased several of her items

This time I purchased two Christmas Ornaments

Everything she designs is to perfection

And beautifully finished

Although these are purchases

I Always feel like I'm receiving a gift when I open the box

She adds such sweet touches to her packages

With Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas

Popping up soon

Stopping by Celestina's Place is sure to inspire

And help check off your Gift List

The other place that I Love to Shop is at:

Rose Petal Blessings

Stephanie is a wonderful person and artist

I fell in love with this stocking

And so many of her lovely Christmas ornaments

She also has the cutest sewn items

I own several of her pieces

And love every one of them

Again, whenever I order from her shop

I feel as though I have received a gift

Everything is packaged with love and care

Little thank you items are sweetly tucked in

I can't encourage you enough

To stop by Stephanie's place to do a bit of shopping

Both Celestina and Stephanie

Are Encouragements in my Life

And also have fabulous blogs

Links by clicking their names above

Now on to one more thing

Two years ago I decided to allow my back lawn to die

There are days I am just overwhelmed with Life

And all that needs to be done without my Mark

The lawn is totally gone now :)

And I am beginning to plant a desert type backyard

Less watering, less yard work

But (hopefully) more lovely flowers

And a comfortable place to 'be' during the cooler months of the year

This afternoon it POURED on my dirt

My blank slate for my more desert friendly backyard

I'm so Happy

Because

See the shovel out there?

Yes, the rain will make it Much easier for me to dig

The holes for the plants I intend to plant this weekend

Maybe in two years

I will be able to show you a lovely desert garden

Until then

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL!!!

A Bit of Fall Out Front

Happy Monday Sweet Friends

The weather is FINALLY starting to cool off

It was 106 on Sunday and 102 today

However, it is cloudy now and suppose to top off

In the 90's the rest of the week

I was able to get a little fall décor going out front

I don't have that gorgeous big house

I see so many decorating

But my humble home that I've lived in for over 21 years

And own mortgage free is beautiful to me

At the front walk

I add my little fall peeps

They greet guests with fun smiles

As they walk up to the door

My Vinca are continuing to blossom

So I just added some pumpkins

And a little Give Thanks sign

I'm happy that my fall wreath will make it through 2 years

Usually the weather destroyed them

But this one weathered the season

And is happily adorning my door

A few fall 'wooden' leaves hang next to the door

I still have a few Vinca's at the walk way as well

And I just couldn't put my lamb away

He stays out all year

Just a walk way view

And because I love her quirky smile

I added one more photo of the peep at the end

May you enjoy a beautiful week

I'm praying for rain (they say it's coming)

But I won't hold my breath - LOL

3 days to Autumn!!

Searching For Fall

Hi Sweet Friends,

First I would like to thank each of you
For your comments, prayers, texts
Private messages, emails and phone calls
On my last post
I have no understanding of how this will turn out
But I do thank my God for Prayers and Encouraging words
 I'll keep you updated if anything major happens

For Now
I'm just searching for Fall
I worked in my garage and yard some today
But it was 106 degrees and far too hot
To accomplish much at all
It's supposed to be 102-108 all week long

Yet, I still wanted to attempt to get a bit of fall started

I've had these little straw dolls for a few years

I think I can definitely get another year out of them

They are so cute and make me smile

Last week I planted some new Vinca's

I'm hoping that as fall takes hold, 

The flowers will really begin to bloom out

I think they will look great 

With the bits of fall I have places by the front door

I decided to keep the front door simple

I love this cross and it just adds a tiny bit of color to my door

So, these are the bits of fall I added to my front walkway

It's not much but when it's 106 outside

It difficult to really get into 'fall' decor

A couple of years ago 
I came home and found this funny 
 Little ducky sitting in my empty planter
I later found out that my sister brought it over
It always makes me smile
And smiles are what I'm looking for
While searching for fall in the desert southwest

Find JOY in the simple things this week
I know I Will be Seeking JOY