Fun Finds Week

This week, I am going to feature some of my favorite finds for Fall decor.  I ran around quite a bit last week visiting my favorite spots for home decor and found some great, inexpensive treasures.  To start, this great metal owl plaque comes from Rod Works.  He was only $6 and would make a great addition to your Fall decor.  So, attention Followers from the neighborhood:  if you want Mr. Owl, leave a message telling us how or where you would use him in your house, and we will choose a new home for him!

Can't wait to be inspired by you!  Check back tomorrow for the winner and for another great find!

Peaches!

I have craved peaches this summer.  I'm so happy they are in season right now!  Here's a yummy recipe for easy peach cobbler.  Also, I haven't had the chance to try them yet but I hear lots of people raving about the fresh peach shakes at Taco Amigo.  If you live in the area go try one!  I can't wait!

Courtesy of World Community Cookbook.org

Peach  Cobbler

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup flour

2 tablespoons baking powder

3/4 cup milk

2 cups sliced and peeled peaches

2 tablespoons sugar (for top)

Melt butter in 9x13 dish.  Meanwhile mix sugar, flour and baking powder until combined.  Add milk and mix.  Pour mixture into melted butter.  Pour peaches into pan of butter and batter.  Sprinkle 2 tablespooons sugar on top. 

Bake for 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees (should be golden brown when done).

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.



A favorite fall scent

I took a trip to Roberts yesterday and bought my favorite fall candle...

The Hobble Creek Baked Apples candle is the perfect scent for this time of the year. 

While I was there I walked through their Halloween decor and found this cute tree for $9 to put with my purchases from last year...

I also found out some fun news yesterday.  For those of you who check our blog but don't know me otherwise you probably haven't heard we are having a GIRL!  I'm so excited to share the fun things I plan to do with her room!

Fall inspirations...

I pulled out all of my Fall decor yesterday and put it up.  I must say I love September through December in my home because the main living areas change quite a bit for the holidays.  Love to look at something new...

If you are in need of new decor inspirations for fall here are a few beauties from Better Homes and Gardens website.  Visit here for their complete photo collection.

Courtesy BHG.com

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Having Fall hit my home made me realize I need to go buy my favorite candle at Roberts.  I'll share what that is tomorrow...

A few treasures...

Sometimes the perfect decor isn't exactly what you were looking for or the most flashy items in the store...some items in your home can and should mean something to you.
It was hard to say goodbye to the home my Grandma lived in my whole life.  My parents have cleaned out much of it, but there were a number of things left for us to choose what we'd like...

I used to wake up every morning to my Grandparents sitting on their barstools reading the paper.  Now we can fill the space under our bar with them.

This plate hung in her house for as long as I remember.  I can now look at it everyday in the baby's nursery.

To some this might look like an interesting Christmas decoration.  But my Grandma made this with crushed glass and some of her jewelry a long time ago.  It will find a place in my home this Christmas.

As we were loading up the last of the furniture to leave, I was looking around their garage and spotted this lantern on my Grandpa's tool bench.  It's something I've been looking for to put in Peyton's room.  Thanks for the decorating touch Grandpa...

Don't let items go for your home that mean something...even if you don't have a place, make room for it.  This is what a home should be made of.

Labor Day Break

I'm taking a break today...spent 20 hours in the car over the weekend and said goodbye to my beautiful Grandma.  I'll be back to life tomorrow.  Happy Labor Day!

Salsa Time

Here is the best salsa recipe for all those tomatoes you grew this summer.  It yields 12 pint jars and is super yummy.  Pour equal amounts into 2 large pots.  Here are the ingredients and directions:

30 tomatoes blended (Simply fill your sink with water, soak tomatoes, cut off stems and quarter)

4T sugar

1/2 c vinegar

2T salt

2-3 cloves of garlic

1-2 green peppers chopped

4-6 jalapeno peppers chopped (with seeds will be hotter, more mild without)

2-4 serrano chile peppers (with seeds will be hotter, more mild without)

3-4 T cilantro (can be omitted if you don't like it)

Boil fast meaning bring to a boil then keep at medium-high heat (4) for 40 minutes.  Pour into bottles and seal in canner for 20 minutes!