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What I love about fall.

Watching the trees turn colors and then give up their leaves.
Wearing a scarf for the first time.
Sleeping with the windows open.
Drinking coffee outside and having the mug warm up your fingers.
Pumpkin scones at Starbucks.
The sound of leaves blowing down the street.
Brach’s Candy Corn.
Snuggling under a throw and reading.
Getting reacquainted with my knitting.
Photo from Southern Living. [...]

Happy birthday.

So love your electric smile.
So love those bewitching blue eyes.
So love your enthusiasm and passion.
So love the way you have grown into a great big brother.
So love that you are not an annoying little brother.
So love that when you watch TV with your older brother you have to be right next to him on the [...]

40% off clearance sale

This week only…save an additional 40% off ALL clearance merchandise at shoestringhome.com with the coupon code CLEARANCE. Sale ends Sunday night at midnight, central time.

Corners in my home.

I just joined a flickr group by this name.

See what others have posted here.

Market fresh for dinner tonight

I came home from the farmer’s market with ingredients for dinner tonight. I love shopping for what looks freshest and best and then planning meals around my ingredients.

Um yeah, I’m going to try this.

Nutella Swirl Pound Cake in the October issue of Food & Wine.

I don’t know what to blog.

So, I’ll just point you to some cool stuff I’ve enjoyed reading recently.

A tea party for grownups.

A delightful roundup of chalkboards as home decor.

Learning to dress like a French woman.

DIY Happy Jars.

An inspiring collection of hand knit socks.
Enjoy.

Happy weekend.

I hope you have a beautiful weekend with friends and family. Photo via Yvestown’s flickr stream. Read her blog here.

I’d like one of each, please.

Didn’t Danni do a great job assembling this lovely goods post? Such wonderful and yes, lovely, things.

Love this idea.

It’s called a surprise ball. And it’s full of random goodies you have accumulated for someone special. Like these:

This is perfect for those moments when you realize someone’s birthday is coming up and you have no idea what to get them. Like for example, your sister-in-law. Sorry, Annie, but you won’t be getting a surprise [...]