Saturday Snippets...

 

~ Autumnal Accents on The Porch ~

The garden centres are a riot of orange...pumpkins galore!

Foraged a few fir cones in the cemetery.

Decorating for the season is mostly from Nature.

Using "real" organic items...they are often free and eventually biodegrade.

Boy do I love going to Homesense.

 Leisurely browsing but don't usually buy a lot of the seasonal items.

I tend to purchase towels, linens, bedding and pillows.

Candles and lotions.

Soaps are my weakness...

fragrant, handmade sold at the Farmer's Market.

These Nude Bar soaps are made on Pender Island and come in a variety of scents...

this one is French Lavender.

~ Pure Bliss ~

This sunset was spectacular...

went for a walk after dinner last week and WOW.

Made pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Followed the recipe on the can of the pumpkin puree.

Our son hosted this year...

I made veggie side dishes and he made Yorkshire Pudding and Roast Beef.

Created a bean salad one afternoon when I realized we had used up all the lettuce.

I sauteed green beans and then plunged them into icy water.

Chopped mushrooms and walnuts.

Made a simple oil and vinegar vinaigrette with some Dijon mustard

salt and pepper to taste.

Mixed all the ingredients and added some grated Parmesan Cheese.

Made a frittata to go with the salad and it was a very easy dinner

and there were leftovers for lunch the following day.

Have been doing a deep dive into de-cluttering.

Took 2 boxes of stuff to the consignment shop.

I thought maybe I could use the money to buy something we needed...

will see if the items sell first :-))

I've got my eye on a small kitchen island at IKEA.

It would give me extra counter space and storage which seem to be at a premium.

De-cluttering usually involves some rearranging...

like moving this ironstone tray from the coffee table to the kitchen trestle table.

Is this the habit that some call FAFFING?

If so...I FAFFED away an afternoon...

needed to sit for awhile sip a cup of tea and gather up my energy to make dinner!

Who knew FAFFING was so exhausting?

Did I share the thrifted LBD with you?

This darling knit dress skims the body and is heavy enough for Fall and Winter wear.

Have some thrifted black leather boots and a black lacy cardigan...

Black Tights 

A La Mode Consignment 

RED SOCKS

(for the thrifted Sandro black leather loafers)

Socks found at

Oak Bay Pharmasave

You know the weather has cooled off a bit when you put on a wool sweater.

I've got all my warmer clothes out of storage...

the cool cottons and linens are back in the off season closet.

We've had some glorious sunny days but mornings and evenings are cool.

Frost is frequently on the car at dawn.

Our heat pump has been coming on during the night...

Robes and slippers are necessary again.

Seasons definitely dictate what we wear on any given day.

I've been unsubscribing to many companies emails 

as the ads have been far too frequent.

(some are daily)

There seems to be a Push to Purchase 

but seriously 

over consuming seems wasteful.

We don't need to be constantly inundated with ads...

I find it stressful.

How do you react when you see multiple emails and ads in your inbox?

 BUY THIS ~ BUY THAT

JOIN THIS  ~ JOIN THAT

No Thank you!

TRY TO

~ Keep Calm and Carry On ~

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Thank you for stopping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.

Until next time...

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~