Rustic Blue Box For Fall 

Living with the colors you love is easy when you realize your home is yours, not the real estate agent's, not your mother's, not your neighbor's, and not a professional interior designer's. While all of these people may influence your choices for your home, you get to create the home that makes you happy, not the one that makes each of them happy.  

GREAT Pumpkin For Fall Porch

What makes a pumpkin a GREAT Pumpkin? 

Charlie Brown knows the answer, but he's still waiting out in the pumpkin patch for his great pumpkin. For the rest of us, there are G R E A T pumpkins to be had now, with no waiting. Here's what makes a great pumpkin for our  decks, our patios, our porches. 

October - The Blue Hour

Because of its beauty that makes time stop for an instant, the expression l'heure bleue has come to describe a variety of special times and events, not just a description of a special blue glow at dusk. Each month in 2016, I am sharing a collage of blue images that create a little l'heure bleue for me. 

l'heure bleue en octobre

The Blue Hour in October 

Fall French Sunflowers

Have you ever seen a huge field of sunflowers in bloom at different times of the day? Have you noticed how the heads of the flowers follow the path of the sun during the day? 

How amazing it is to see all the sunflower faces turned at the same angle, pointing toward the sun.  

French Fall 5 Ways to Get the Look

F R E N C H   F A L L 

5 Ways To Get The Look 

Welcome to Fall on my covered deck... in Texas... but still French inspired... 

If you are searching for ways to include French Country in your house and garden for Fall, I am sharing some key elements for how to get the look and feel.  

See the bottom of the post for a special announcement about a giveaway.