Stepping Slowly Into Fall

And Other Events

Hi friends! Welcome to September! Where on earth did August go, hmmm? Today's post is chock full of early Autumn decor plus a whole lot more, so grab your favorite beverage and settle in to see how I have been styling life lately!

I'm settling slowly into September and the whole idea of Fall with just a few changes in decor at this point. I recently added this Fall faux flower arrangement to the items on the foyer table.

And the Fall door sign and white wooden pumpkins look quite nice on our front door. Not too much orange for Fall just yet.

I also added the little white light stick tree to the bottom shelf of the living room side table for a touch of warm light in the evenings as darkness begins setting in earlier. You can already see changes in leaf color starting outside our window.

I do love this little tree!

I've also turned the oven on and done some baking recently.

This is my first ever attempt at baking zucchini bread. It turned out pretty good and I cut it into pieces and froze it so we can enjoy a slice now and again.

I did tweak the recipe I used quite a bit substituting honey for sugar and I didn't add salt for health reasons. Yes, it would be better with salt but I will admit the spices added quite a bit of flavor. Warming a slice in the microwave and then buttering the slice is quite delicious!

The Mr. and I recently went on an excursion to The Tobacco Barn antiques barn located in Biltmore Village here in town. The barn was wiped out in the flooding during Hurricane Helene a year ago and has been repaired and is now reopened. I wanted to see if it looked the same or not.

We had a very similar record player when I was growing up. Remember having to put the little plastic discs in the middle of our 45's so the record would fit on the spindle and play?

Here's The Mr. looking at something of interest. My observation of The Tobacco Barn is that it is certainly filled with booths and lots of merchandise. However, I wouldn't say that everything we saw could be classified as antiques. It seems like they are renting booths out to any folks who have something to sell including craft items. I enjoyed my visit there and would go again, but I don't think it is totally the same as before the flood.

I also picked up a new top last weekend when we stopped in to The Tractor Supply Co. Store to buy River his costly bags of bones he insists on.

This top was on their clearance rack and I really like the embroidery on the flutter sleeves. I'm wearing it with a short sleeve top here but it could be worn over a turtleneck on cooler days or worn alone on warmer days. The colors on the top are perfect for Fall.

And, finally, how gorgeous is this sunset I captured from our back porch the other night?! Just a beautiful sky with amazing color!

You know, whether we like it or not, Fall is on its way. My back porch flowers are really starting to look "spindly" and I don't know that they will be blooming much anymore. I can't complain. My flowers have been just gorgeous all summer long. I do enjoy summer but, oh my, this summer was a hot one! The cooler temps we have been enjoying this week are welcome relief and, as always, I get a little excited at the prospects of a new season. I always think about school and teaching in the Fall. Remember, I taught school for many, many years so thinking about school at this time of year is certainly normal. Please keep teachers and students in your prayers as they return to classrooms.