So, the Nester has been talking about fake flowers, plants, etc. for the last week and today is having a P.O.O.P.I.E party (People Opposing Objectionable Pretend plants In the Environment) I've heard Nate on Oprah say fakes are a no-no, and on HGTV they just featured the Top 25 decorating mistakes and guess what #1 was?? Using Fake Flowers. Well, I don't think I have any flowers, but I am such an offender! I have a ton of fake stuff in my house, and as I was looking, I think I have a berry obsession that I may need an intervention with. Yesterday and today have been cool and in the 60's, so I broke out the fall stuff! Let's take a look at my fakes, scattered with a few real.

Fake gourds

I haven't started decorating for fall yet..it just doesn't seem quite right in 80 and 90 degree weather! I'm sure I'll get the urge in the next few weeks. I love the smells of autumn though. It's the smell of things baking in the oven again, leaves burning outside, crock pots simmering something yummy for dinner, cinnamon, apples, pumpkin, cider, spices. Yum! My favorite candle in the world is Salt City Pumpkin Spice. I burn it all year around, but it's a bit pricey.

I love Saturday mornings in the fall...because they mean yard sales! The air is cool, the sun is coming up, there is hardly any traffic, and there is the excited anticipation of what you might find as you venture out. The kids are still sleeping, I've got my little route all ready to go, and my change in my pocket. I have some areas that I love to go to~they are older homes, but great neighborhoods and have the best stuff! The first 2 are bombs, but the next two are great. Here are some of my treasures:

an amco heavy duty apple cutter: .50

Just in case you were wondering. I mean, we have so many similarities and you know I look just like her, but I'm afraid our cooking skills just aren't on the same level.

Wow! That was quite a party Nester threw last week! I don't think I ever made it through all of them, but I was completely inspired, found lots of fun new blogs, and wanted to share some mis-treatments I am putting in my "file" of home ideas. Does anyone else keep a file like this that they just put ideas in for future reference?

I put links to all of them, and I hope these ladies are okay with me sharing them on my blog. If not, let me know and I'll take them down pronto!

Look at this cute one in a laundry room with the animal print:

You all know that I love the Nester . Well, today she is having a window mistreatment party. What is a window mistreatment you ask? Here is her definition from her own words:
Mistreatment: (n). covering for a window that is quick, cheap and pretty. may or may not need hardware does not require sewing. a real designer's worst nightmare.
Mistreating: (v). the act of treating a window with dignity and respect without use of the following: hundreds of dollars, sewing, time, crying, divorce, child neglect...
She has the best ideas and takes you through step by step, and these are all borrowed, stolen, lifted from her~thanks, Nester!
Everyone is posting pictures of the mistreatments they have done, so here are mine. *WELCOME* if you are visiting from her site! I'm going to head on over there and check all of them out~I love getting new ideas!

We have never had much luck with a garden, but this year has been good to us! Logan planted this corn and was so proud of how it turned out! He loves to show everyone his corn:

This is what it looked like when we moved in: