Decorating for the Fall. Some new and Neat Ideas

Now is a great time to stock up on some great teas to serve guests. I like to have some cider in the fridge to warm up for friends and family as well as hot chocolate with some foam whip cream. For a special treat I add Starbucks cinnamon flavoring and caramel sauce in the cider to make their special cider latte. Add a little rum on a cold night and warm your whole body.

I like to take walks around our home looking for pretty fall flowers and leaves to bring indoors. Don't forget the outdoors. Buy a pretty pumpkin for your doorstep and add a couple of large yellow or burgundy mums for color. If you plant them after the blooms are spent you will be rewarded with a new plant next year! Now is the time to plant pansy's. Not only will they look pretty in the Fall but they will perk right back up in the early Spring. Ornamental cabbage looks awesome also. Plant your spring bulbs now or dig up last years and separate or share with friends. Now is a fun time to start thinking about the holidays and preparing jam or peanut brittle for your friends and neighbors. Hang wind chimes where you can here them on windy days. Whatever you can do to feel the outdoor indoors. Open the windows on warm fall days to get that crisp smell in the air.

Another fun outdoor decoration is putting a cute scarecrow on a bail of hay with some corn stalks.

Get some firewood ready so you can throw a log in the fireplace at a moments notice.

I love to entertain in the fall and holiday season. Prepare some chicken noodle soup and chili to freeze when you want to invite some guests in for a quick last minute get together. Have some instant cornbread mix to make and put in your cast iron pan and bake to go with either.

Don't forget the birds. If you do put our food for them remember to keep it up all winer. some people like to fill a crock or basket with twigs and berries for the birds to nest with and nibble on. It is a cute holiday decoration too.

Most of all take some time for yourself and find time to soak in the tub with candles burning and find some good books to begin reading. We love to put out a halloween or fall puzzle on our coffee table and someone is always interested in working on it.

Take this time to really enjoy the season.

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