~Love Is ...The Falling Leaves~ GIVEAWAY WINNER

 Let's take a stroll thru the countryside with Poppy & Mackenzie Paige
(1 yr)

The winner of the GIVEAWAY is Melissa Bishop, The High Altitude Tea Duchess.  Congrats!

  Mackenzie loved the Fall Festival at Butler's Orchard in Germantown, MD

 This is an event that draws thousands for 2 days each year

 They have food, bands, tons of children's activities, hay rides to the pumpkin patch, slides, picnic areas ... amazing what they share

 This is just a lovely farm as we drove thru the countryside

 Some trees have come full bloom already, we had such a hot dry summer

 My dogwoods are 1/2 dressed

 This is my favorite part of the season

 Enjoying the crisp dewey morns

 My time with God

 Enjoying the wonderful artwork He has created

 For me to enjoy

 Mackenzie in the pumpkin patch, she wasn't so sure about the straw on the ground.

 Checking the mums, my future gardener

 Enjoying the park we went to for about an hour. It is soooo decorated for the children to romp thru

 My new plant this year tucked gently around my geranium

 These are new to the garden this year also, they just add such a lovely punch of color

 Our Cecil Brunner still bringing us such beautiful blossoms.  I hope my Mother & G'ma Maggie are looking down & enjoying them.  They had white ones in their gardens.

 So pretty how the rose cascaded off the arbor into the dogwood

 Dottie & Floyd sent me this luscious bouquet for my birthday

 I am going to find out what the name of this exquisite rose it, spectacular colors

 My sister Carolyn & Mike made my day with all these gorgeous pinks. Is there any other color?!

Sherry-sis sent the most beautiful hydrangea teapot to go in the hydrangea bedroom that we shared with you a week ago or so.  If you haven't taken a peek, do so.  It is our pride & joy of the new redo's.  The box was so pretty I tied tulle around it to cover the ad, tucked ina silk flower & wah-lah! another touch for the room.