Let's have lunch in the Hayloft...

 Last Sunday we enjoyed a wonderful lunch with friends in our hayloft!  The weather was perfect, the food was tasty and the company was great!  Best way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Autumn.

How this all started was, after 30 years we have purchased a new dining room table.  Of course, the old table was sent to the hayloft.....and that was when I thought it would be fun to have lunch in the hayloft.

Vacuming up the cobwebs, sweeping the floor and hauling a whole lot of stuff to set the mood was done to get it all ready.   So, come along and see what I came up with.

Favorite thing about these pictures is the grains and tones in the wood...

 The menu was simple,,,homemade soup, salad and cheese n crackers

with apple crisp for dessert.

Just a few fall leaves left on the trees

I'd have to say I would eat in the barn any day!!

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Pumpkins + Barn Window = a favorite photo

Love this simple shot of pumpkins by the window.

I think it speaks for itself

Have a great week end everyone!

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Apple Crisp an Autumn Favorite

We had a wonderful lunch served in the {HAYLOFT} this past Sunday!  It was the perfect place to enjoy some homemade soup, salad, cheese n crackers , apple crisp and wonderful conversation.

Stay tuned for how the hayloft has become another favorite place to entertain!

I have been using the same apple crisp recipe for years.  It was a favorite when we operated That Country Place Tea Room.  Crisp Macintosh apples, crunchy oatmeal with brown sugar,  and vanilla ice cream with a sprinkle of cinnamon makes for an easy delicious autumn favorite.

~Recipe for Apple Crisp~

Mix the following together and place in a 9x13 pan

6 chopped apples

1/2 cup white sugar

1 tbsp flour

Sprinkle of cinnamon

Topping:

1 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup margarine

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

Using a pastry blender, mix the topping ingredients until crumbly

Place on top of the apples and sprinkle with cinnamon

Bake at 350 degrees until top is golden brown and the apples are cooked

Enjoy with ice cream or whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon

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Autumn in the Room without a Roof

Good Morning,,,thought I would finish up the post about my "autumn photo shoot " in the room without a roof.  You can click here to see how this room came about.  Enjoy the tour !

I moved items from the house outside to get some decor shots.

Leaf carpet is from Mother Nature Home Decor!

I think I may look for a clock to stay out here in the summer ..

May have to water proof it somehow though.

 Lil red wood shed at the end of the shelter belt

Dining out

These cute little clip boards were from Michaels

I just used my stamps to make some Fall Sayings

Give Thanks...in all things

White pumpkins of course!

Thanks for stoppin by the country today!

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The Outside Room is waiting for you...

It was my day off yesterday and I had fun setting up the outside fireplace area and dining area for a cozy fall photo shoot!  Here is  sneak peek and I hope you will come on back to see what I came up with.   Off to work I go!!

Fall Decor and Happy Thanksgiving from the country

We enjoyed a house full of friends and family yesterday and now the turkey soup is simmering on the stove!  It has been awhile since I last posted!  Yikes....I wish I was more consistent at doing this blogging!  I guess I use it more as a diary and a photo journal...and I get some ideas to blog about and they just seem to stay in my brain and never make it to be a blog post!

So.... before the fall season is gone, I thought I would post this years fall decor that I enjoyed putting up around the house.  I really like the neutral tone of white pumpkins and you will see they were the focal point of my decorating.  As well, I found a pair of gold lamps at Value Village (5.99 each), bought the shades at Walmart,  and they helped to fill in the mantel.

OH...is there anyone out there with tips on how to make my header size fill up more of the banner!?  Thats the problem with not doing this often,,,you forget all the techie stuff!!

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian blogging friends!  Enjoy the long week end!!

Making use of the old fence gate that Darrell made last year.

Lamps perfect for the mantel from Value Village

Fall banner hung with jute string

My grandma's gold plates fit in perfectly

A bit of mother nature and her fall colors.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Simple decorating for fall

It is a frosty morning here today...signs that it is nearing the end of October.  We have had really nice weather though.

I did a little bit of autumn decorating around the house, just simple little switches to make things reflect the changing season.

Coffee station

You can check out the before n after for this area here.

Some little plates and a pumpkin welcome

The plates on either side are one of the few things I have 

from my Grandma Meyer.

Easy decor for the mantel

Darrell actually did a paint/stain treatment on this old

fence gate to make it look like barn board.

I don't have expensive art...these are just prints from an old calendar

I like having a frame on my wee range hood mantel.

I just change it out with free prints that you can download

Happy Fall Ya'll

I get a daily bible verse through Instagram

I am always amazed how things come our way, that are either 

just what we need to hear, or something we can pass onto a friend.

Todays verse 

Have a great week everyone!

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We made a trip to Fernie the last week end of September.  First time being in Fernie during the autumn season.  It sure is pretty and I love the sweater weather that mean fall temperatures.

Of course, we always stay at Birch Meadow Lodge and here is yet another grouping of pictures from our favorite BnB!

These were taken using my Iphone, but all in all, not too bad.

I used an app on my phone to create the collage as well.

I liked the stacked wood pile, signs of keepin the home fires burning for the season ahead.

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Christine's Autumn Door

We have the best neighbours down the road from us!  Christine is very creative and her home always has a welcoming feeling to it.  This is her autumn doorway!  now don't you think that just says "Come on in!"

I love the cedar that they have incorporated 

Some editing in Picmonkey.

Have a great, colorful week end!


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Wishing you all a Sunflowery kinda day!

Well,,,,I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, but I am the world's worst blogger I think!!!  Just stoppin by to share some sunflowery goodness with you all!

OCTOBER 

I have some projects that I am working on, so will have to get them posted when completed.  It has  been a busy summer for us even though it seems we did not accomplish lots on our to do list!

Ben, our youngest son, was married to Faith on August 30th.  It was a perfect summer day, outside ceremony, lots of burlap and lace, and a beautiful couple!  

Photo Credit to the amazing Chelsie Graham

A wonderful location suited this couple perfectly

Eagle's Nest Ranch in the Cypress Hills

A beautiful bride...

A handsome young groom!

  

It was so much fun decorating for this wedding.

Burlap n lace were all the rage on Pinterest

It came together well.

Check out Chelsie's photography blog here.

So Darrell and I are getting used to an empty nest.  So thankful that we are just a few miles outside of the city, just a little ways from the boys.  And what is really cool is that they are both living on the same street!!  Ben and Faith found a house just a 3 or 4 minute walk from Kaleb and Jami!  Totally not planned at all, but the right house in the right price range was waiting for them!

Enjoying looking through everyone's wonderful Fall and Autumn posts.  I love this time of year!  Have a wonderful day everyone......that goes out to anyone who may still have me on their blog roll!  YIKES!!  I am not the best at keeping up to date!!