The Colors of Fall Flowers

Even though I am not wanting the sunny warm days to end, I do enjoy all the Fall flowers and the colors and especially the cool days.  We have actually been able to enjoy our porch and yard this past month, which is the best part of Fall.  So I have been planting and converting all the flowers over to the winter hardy kind.

 I've changed over my leaky ex-fountain to a planter, and transformed it to Fallish florals to add some color for the winter season at our home.

So love pansies!

Even the mums are enjoying these beautiful cool days......they are gorgeous this year.  Tucked in the bottom of the planter on my back porch are my Mom's chicken and hens from her perennial garden.  They are having babies already.

Our lantana had a wonderful summer and flourished along side our driveway.  The butterflies just love the yellow flowers.  The hotter it got, the more it bloomed......it's very low maintenance.  We'll be able to enjoy it for a few more weeks.  It's fun to watch the butterfies all flittering away!

The last of our Nearly Wild Rose is blossoming for the season.  The deer will be sad to see them go.  They love to come up on the driveway and nibble on the flowers.  I sprayed all the other roses with Deer-Off in the yard except this one, thinking they wouldn't come that close to the house.  But noooooo, they found it!  Snack-time! <grin>

Still nothing like the color of a blooming Fall pansy!  They just seem like they want to tell us a tale!

What is your favorite thing about Fall?

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Favorite Fall Comforts

Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin candles, mums, lighted jack-o-lanterns........are just a few of my favorite Fall things.......oh, and I almost forgot.......candy corn too.......yumo............!

  I get that cozy and warm feeling when I see the first hints of Fall....

Love the mums.....purple, yellow, rust, white........all of them......the pansies too.......

And my all-time favorite candle.....Pumpkin Spice......burning in the kitchen, always adds to the enjoyment of the cooler weather......just makes you want to nest a little, doesn't it?????

Now my Mr. Pumpkin sits proudly on top of my fridge......blinking and winking at me while I cook dinner......<grin>.  I bring him out each year for some Halloween fun..... 

Even my favorite wine is getting into the Fall spirit.....no pun intended!!

It's a rainy day in Georgia today......and I'm loving it......the candle is a burning, the coffee is on and it's definately FALL!

What is your favorite thing to enjoy in the Fall???

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Newbie Party at Debbiedoo's Blogging and Blabbing

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Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
Show and Tell Wednesday at Blue Cricket Design
Time Travel Thursday at The Brambleberry Cottage
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Open House Party at No Minimalist Here
Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home
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Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence
Potpourri Friday at 2805
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Fridays Unfolded at Stuff and Nonsense

FALLing into Cooking.........

Not sure if everyone is like me, but when the weather takes a turn towards the cooler temperatures, I get the urge to nest and cook.  The Fall air just makes me want to bake and drink hot chocolate.  So, being we are officially into the Fall season, I thought I would share with you one of my favorite cookbooks.

"Sunday in the South" is more like a coffee table story book.  It has over 350 photographs in it.  And I don't know about you, but I need some motivation to cook.  And nothing does that better than a great photograph of the dish.  In the book the author, Ginny McCormack, shares with the readers her passion for the lost tradition of Sunday dinner with the family.  We all get so busy, that sometimes we forget to sit down with our families and just chat one-on-one.  This cookbook will have you scheduling a Sunday dinner feast right away!  

We invited Ginny to our gift shop for a book signing this Spring and our customers had such a fun afternoon visiting with her and exchanging recipes.  Ms. McCormack lives in the Atlanta area with her husband and 4 children.

The cookbook is chock full of some decadent dishes!

And the styling throughout the book is wonderful....

It's like a story book......

Is your mouth watering yet?????

My favorite recipe is her chocolate chip cookie bars.  You can find this recipe on her website....and it's really easy to make too! 

Many of these photos are from Ginny McCormack's website.  And this is just a small sampling of the mouth-watering pictures that can be found throughout her cookbook.  Sometimes I get a cup of tea or coffee and just sit and look through it, getting all kinds of wonderful dinner ideas. 

For additional information on "Sunday in the South" you can go to http://www.ginnymccormackcooks.com/

So tell me.......what is your all-time favorite cookbook?

Thanks for stopping by my blog for a visit......<smile>

This week I'm joining the following blog parties......

Newbie Party at Debbiedoo's Blogging and Blabbing

Amaze Me Monday at Dittle Dattle

Show Off Your Cottage Monday at The House In The Roses

A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
Show and Tell Wednesday at Blue Cricket Design
Thrifty Thursday at Tales From Bloggeritaville
Treasure Hunt Thursday at From My Front Porch To Yours
It's Fall Y'all Link Party at The Lettered Cottage
Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove
Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence