Christmas tree

I put up the first tree today . It is it in my kitchen and has cookies and a cranberry garland on it..and a few decorations,   the seed decorations were made many years ago by my children, when Grandma ran her craft shop. They sold them for 50 cents each!

Welcome to The Front Porch at the Keeping Room. We should be able to get a good view of our yard and porch decorations ,plus see the flower and garden beds from here! We will divide this into Our Flower & vegetable Gardens, Our Front Porch and entry ways~decorations of the season , Yard decorations and views, and our critters! . If you have pictures you would like to post here, just drop me an email, or post them at the Keeping room..I will see they get transferred to the Front Porch...Come sit a spell, & enjoy the view!

Cindy is ready for Halloween!

I have been decorating the house and have a couple pictures to share with you all. Perhps you will recognize some things you sent  or gave to me at one time! I cherish them all!

I purchased this larger wooden bowl at the Goodwill store in Medina, Ohio last week for 2.00.

a couple days later, I was given this beautiful bag of home made potpourri by Judy! She told me she had purchased the little gourds from Helen Eyers and made the little cut out pumpkins that is also in this mix...the little lites came from a primitive shop in Ohio...they are hand dipped and scented with cloves!

Our Porches and Entry Ways ~Home Decorations of the Season
My front porch~ barn quilt~ cindy

( I even stitched my wood quilt and signed it..LOL)

Dawn Decorates for Fall!

Yard Decorations and Views
a view from my Kitchen Window ~ Cindy

Autumn clematis vine in bloom

Bug Art I recently bought.

Our Critters

Judy's dog

Our Flower & Vegetable Gardens

FALL THYME - Come see annie  (JudyReynolds) 
 
Sweet annie that is!!!! =0). I wanted to show you all some pics of my sweet annie that grows in my backyard. This years crop is really short compared to years before. I have grown it every bit of 15-18' tall. I think the cooler weather at the beginning of the summer had a lot to do with it. I have found over the years that it loves the hot hot weather! The one in the pot on my deck I am going to try and bring in the house to see if I can winter it over. I'm thinking not becasue once it forms the seeds it is ready to pick. I have a really close up shot to try and show you the seeds that are froming. They need to get bigger and a just a little yeloow looking beofre it is harvested. I have been growing sweet annie for many many years. The 1st plant I bought was in a small 3" pot and now grows every where in our yard! We transplanted alot of it this year. You will see our dog Zaya in one of the pics. She is such a good dog and turned 11 yrs old this August. 
Many Blessings~Judy PS The vine in the post is a sweet potato I plantd. I can't wait to harvest it to see how many sweet tators grew!