Favorite Time of the Year

Happy Fall .... Happy First Day of October !! It's gloomy & chilly here in the woods ...... cleaning out the wood stove and carrying some wood up to the back deck, is on the agenda this day.

We know soon we will be lighting a fire

early mornings & late evenings to

keep away the chill. 

DH has been splitting wood for weeks ....

thinks we should be all set for winter.

The cabin has had fall decorations out since my last

trip to PA.   We came back with a truck load ... unfortunately

I have had to rid so many .... must be due to all the

rain we have had. 

Some of the Best  didn't last three days past

my setting them around outside. :-(

We have had our share of company these last few

weeks .... a Surprise visit from

my brother, my nephew &

my great nephew who live in

Long Island & upstate NY

so much  Fun to sit,  catch up and laugh

around the kitchen table with Family. 

Good for the Soul !! I am Blessed !!

Next was a visit from Janet & Don

of winterwillowprimitives in VA

Janet and I have been Blog friends for

the past four years and it was so

nice to finally meet in person.

She is so sweet and we enjoyed the visit greatly.

She gifted me with one of her sweet pinkeeps I love it to

pieces ...... she also brought goodies for me that she sells

on her website, one was a small redware plate that

I just can't seem to capture in a photo.

All of it was Wonderful ...  the Gifts made

from Heart & Hand are Treasured.

Thank You so much Janet !!!

This week my Dear friend Anita

(aunt daisy's in EmmausPA)

came to spend a few days at the cabin .... just pure

"Girl Time" and boy how we both needed it. 
The weather was gloomy outside but the

laughs & chatter brightened the inside.

Its amazing how much talking two Friends

can do and really not say much, at least

that's what we told Paul. 

We only paused to eat & drink when

necessary lol

Amy my Dear you were missed ..... (((hugs)))

Anita also came bearing gifts ..... I'm getting totally spoiled,

and how my friends know me ..... I received the new Judy

Condon Book "Holidays at a Country Home" which

can be purchase at her store. I haven't put it down yet. 

She  also made me a Sweet bag of Dried Lemons

she knows  my love of "naturals" and boy do

they fit the bill ... look great & smell wonderful.

a trip through aunt daisy's will net

you things you wont see anywhere else. !!!

I promise you will love it.

Thank You so much Anita !!!

Its the special time of year ...

time for candles, fires,

good hearty meals, apple crisp,

pumpkin bread & pumpkin fudge.

Colored leaves, brisk walks, lap blankets 

cozy socks, and extra hugs.

 I couldn't be happier .... I Love the Fall !!!

I hope all is well with you & yours 

I thank you for stopping by when time allows. 

I know I enjoy my time visiting with you.

Sending Good Thoughts,

Blessing & Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Three Little PumPkins ~~

"Three Little PumPkins sittin on a fence

trying to make a Dollar out of ninety nine cents. "

Yup got my first real PumPkins of the Season

last Saturday ... right down the road a piece.

Normally cant find any in CT this early but

our neighbor/farm stand guy Tom got them in just for

me ...... almost cause an accident as I screamed

STOP to hubby when I spotted them.

We usually head to PA early Sept

to find my first pickins  but boy am I  happy

to see these cute little orange orbs

sittin in my kitchen. 

I know alot of you aren't ready

yet .... but I so Love the Fall and all

that comes with it.

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Today we went down for some fresh picked corn

and he gifted me with this Beauty .....

(the only one he had)

Can ya believe the size of the stalk,

and look at the deep grooves, and I love the tall shape.

I was Giddy I was so Excited, he was way too busy to

give me the scoop ( variety & where it was grown).

As soon as I can I will bring him down some home-made

TreaT ....  Thank him again,  and get the story.

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I am counting down the days for a camping 

trip to PA.  Fingers crossed I can make the

Fall Open Houses at my favorite shops.

Visit with my Friends, Purchase some Treasures

and come back with lots of Inspiration & Memories.

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Wishing you all the Best of what

Summer has left to offer ~~

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Blessings & Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

HapPy HalloWeen !!

The Treats are all made, and

  the Cabin  is dressed at its very 

Fallish/Halloween Best. 

We now await the little ones

to come and knock at the door. 

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A Grandmother pretends she

doesn't know you on Halloween.

~~ Erma Bombeck

 

There's a Goblin at my Window,

A Monster at my Door,

The PumPkin at my Table,

Keeps on Smiling More & More,

There's a Ghost that Haunts my Bedroom,

A Witch whose face is Green,

They use to be my Family,

Till they Dressed for Halloween.

~~ Sandra Liatsos

 

When Witches go A Riding,

and Black Cats are Seen,

the Moon Laughs & Whispers,

'tis near HalloWeen Night it Seems.

~~ Author UnKnown

 

Schneeman ~~ Art Work

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Sending Best HalloWeen Wishes

to You & Yours ~~

May your Night be Filled with

Minimal  TricKs & Maximum TreaTs

Fall Blessings & Hugs

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

HaPpy October ~~

The Rain has stopped

the Sun is out and

a Chill is in the Air. 

 Yes Yes Fall has arrived ...  woot hoot !!

Happy October !!

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Sorry My Dear Cousin Jo  ...  

you missed it by a mere Week ~~ :-(

I was the Lucky Winner on

Jenn's ~~  Rabbit Hill Primitives ....

Blog Give~A~Way

I'm so Excited I await my package in the mail. 

I Never, Ever Win anything. I always say I'm

Lucky & Blessed in Love, not so much in Chance. :-) 

I have a few of Jenn's Beautiful Creations ...

so I'm anxious to receive a bit of

Fall ...... made with Love by her Hand.

Thank You Dear Friend ~~

We are busy this week-end, packing away the out door

furniture ... we will leave the back deck set up for awhile longer,

 because I love afternoon tea in the sun. 

Plus on of our last trip to PA we found a

clay  chiminea,  and evenings sitting with

a glass of wine and a fire burning outdoors 

is a slice of Heaven.

The pool will be put to rest for another year

(we're a little late with this chore)

as it has already started filling up with leaves.

I finished  cleaning all my windows inside and out,

big job ...... glad that's done.

I can now place my window lights in ... love the look.

I'm not able to keep them in all year as my friends in PA do. 

I have no real window stills so I have to rig them up.  

The windows  wont open when there in ..... so I place them

in now & turn them on through the end of January. 

We are still pretty green here in CT but I know it wont be

long before we are a blaze with color.  Ti's the Season of

PumPkins, Hay Rides, Warm Fires, Hearty Meals,

and Icouldn't be Happier.

I hope where ever you are .... you are

Healthy, Happy, Cozy

&

Enjoying the Season with those you Love.

Sending Fall Blessings

&

Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

 

“I would rather sit on a PumPkin,

and have it all to myself,

than be crowded on a velvet cushion”

~~~ Henry David Thoreau ~~

Happy Place ~~

Happy Tuesday Morning Friends

I'm in such a Happy Place ... my most favorite time

of year is upon us ...... the mornings have a chill in the

air, the nights are the same way ....... and during the day

when you step out in the sunshine you

warm through & through. 

For me this is the most ideal weather ..... I love

pulling on a favorite sweater, and sipping

my tea while  I peak for slight changes

in the trees that surround the cabin.

I just finished packing up the RV... we are heading back

out to Amish country in PA for a few days. 

 This trip I hope I come home with my Cinderella,

Peach & Green PumPkins ..... a nice primitive bucket,

 barrel or crock would also be fun to find. 

Love all the Goodies I stumble upon in PA !!

But mostly I love the time I get to spend

alone with my DH and the Memories I

bring back each and every visit.

"You are today where your thoughts

have brought you;

you will be tomorrow where your

thoughts take you."

~~James Lane Allen

The shop here at the Cabin is opened

by appointment ... and I thank all who have come

in to visit & purchase this Fall Season.

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Cathy ~~ Thank You for my

CT green PumPkin ... your a

Doll for thinking of me, and a whiz for

finding it so early in the Season.

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If you have a few minutes to spare,

I have posted a couple of new

 pictures on my picture trail , and

have a few items up for Sale. 

I Thank all who take the time to

visit here & there and leave a comment. 

Sending Best Wishes for a Blessed

Fall Season & Hugs

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Good Monday Morning ~~

Good Monday Morning ~~

The wind is blowing its dark & gray outside,

and I have a few PumPkins .... could it be

Fall is right around the corner. lol

DH & I went camping this weekend down

Lancaster way .... I had it in my head to come

home with a few PumPkins and that I did.

Bless my Husbands heart he drove, and drove till we

found a field where they were growing.

Not an easy task at this time of year,

I could have bought a cat, a dog, a goat, some tobacco

or a truck load of corn but pumpkins not so much.

(I was told they have had trouble with

pumpkins in years past so its not a sure crop.)

When we finally found a field ... we had to locate the

Farmer,  thanks to some neighbors .. we found him

a couple of large fields away.

He was an Old Order Mennonite Gentlemen around forty.

He had  seven children of varying ages ...  four boys, and

three girls, the boys were out helping him in the fields.

We asked if there was a possibility if I could purchase

a few pumpkins and he graciously said yes.

We walked right out and he

let me pick the ones I wanted.

 

We talked for a good half an hour as he was most interested

in hearing about Connecticut.

 These encounters make the trips

to PA so memorable for me.

If I believed in former lives ~~ I would say

I must have lived one or two of mine  in Pennsylvania !! :-)

The rain we had yesterday, and the rain we are getting today is most

welcome we are in desperate need of it.

I hope where ever you are you are getting just what you Need.

Blessing & Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox