SOUNDS OF A HAPPY DAY!

 

 

 

Sunday

First day of a week of vacation.

Second day of Fall.

 

 

 

What a great day to lounge in the hammock

and let the sounds of the neighborhood

lull you away to sleep.

 

 

 

I can hear the kid two doors down

bouncing on his trampoline.

Other children squeal with delight

as they play up and down

the sidewalk

out front.

 

 

 

It's quiet at the Pike House across the street,

I think the boys have a Rush function

this afternoon.

 

 

 

 

The birds are singing

the squirrels are playing chase

in the tree tops overhead.

 

 

 

A dog a block over is barking like

crazy at the

comings and goings

of his neighbors

no doubt.

 

 

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Oh! The Boys are back.

Guess it's time to

go in.

 

 

Happy Sunday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

 

This Friday much of the world will be celebrating

The International Day of Peace.

 

 

 

 

 

Some students at our local university,

 ETSU

 are getting involved.

This morning in the Johnson City Press

I read an article about some of

the events the students are planning.

One of the events caught my eye

and made me scream with delight.

 

 

 

Caitlin Cherry and a group of her involved friends

decided to make and disperse, among fellow

students, the "Origami Peace Crane".

They have hopes of creating awareness

of our world's status

and what we can all do to impact it.

 

 

 

  Caitland and her crew have been hard at work making cranes

but they were a little short of their 1000 bird goal.

Nanniepannie to the rescue!

 

 

 

For any of you that read my blog on a regular basis

you know I am a bit obsessed with making

origami cranes.

I was able to donate around 250.

The sad thing about it...

I still have an over abundance of birds

in my home.

 

 

 

 

What can you do

in your world

to foster peace today

and throughout the week?

 

 

 

 



Black Birds & Skulls

I've always loved Halloween.

Last week while Susan and I were at

the Norton Jewelry and Accessory Show in Gatlinburg

I stumbled accross these plastic skulls.

 

 

 

When I bought them, I was thinking I'd make

some gardening stakes,

but when I got them home

the wreath felt like a better choice.

 

 

I'm always looking for ways to showcase

my origami birds.

Who do you know that has a

Halloween Wreath

with skulls and "origami birds".

Nobody, I bet.

 

 

 

 

You can find it in my etsy shop

Nanniepannies.https://www.etsy.com/listing/109467636/creepy-burlap-skull-and-origami-black

 

 



RUNNERS, VINES & CLIMBERS

Early this Spring I purchased three packs of seeds

from "Renee's Garden".

 

 

 

They were all things that I had never tried before,

so it was an adventure waiting to

see what would happen.

 

 

The one I would buy again is this

Cardinal Climber.

I planted it around my hummingbird feeder

and have liked the effect.

 

 

Another pack I picked up was this

Painted Lady.

Not as many blooms as I would have liked,

but a very delicate flower

all the same.

 

 

 

Take a look at the pods the

Painted Lady has produced!

 

 

 

 

The third one is this Maiden's Feather Vine.

It has not yet bloomed

and I am awaiting with excitement.

I had no idea when I planted them that

none would bloom before August.

It has been quite a treat to have

such late bloomers.

 

 

I also have a Hyacinth Bean plant

 that is doing its own thing.

 

 

My purple Clematis has recently had

a second blooming burst.

 

 

The last thing I want to show you is not a climber

but the blooms on my asters are in full force

so I wanted to show them off.

 

 

Happy Gardening everyone!

 

Linking this week with:

Fishtail Cottage

Cottage Garden Party 

 

 

 

 



2012 Annual Tree Street Yard Sale

Well it's Saturday evening and our annual yard sale
 has come and gone.

 

 

Early Thursday morning I started hauling things

 up from the basement

 to be priced.

I set up a card table in the entry way

 and went to work.

We had lost some things in the flood 

a few weeks back and I was worried

we wouldn't have much.

 

 

When everything was said and done

we had plenty to sell.

 It went straight out onto the porch

waiting to set

 for the next morning. 

 

 

 

We actually had people

 Thursday night

come up on our porch

 to dig through our boxes.

  There are some serious

"Yard Sale Shoppers"

in Johnson City.

 

 

For the last couple of years

 we've sold on Friday

with hopes of getting rid

 of it early.

The big sale is not until Saturday

but we do a

" Bistro on the Porch" 

on Saturday

and it takes all our attention.

 

 

This year I put out some of my

Origami Birds...

 

 

Sold some,

 but not enough to say

it was a success.

 

 

No one wants VHS movies,

 at the end of the sale

I was happy to let all I had go

 for $5.

 

 

It was fun, but I'm glad it's over.

Now on to the next thing at

Buttermilk Cottage.

Our Holiday Show

is in nine weeks!

 

 

 



DRESSING FOR AUTUMN

I was so impressed with the white

 in my Autumn garden

that I decided to carry

 it into the inside as well.

 

 

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of white

in home decor, so it was not

stretch to make this a

White Autumn.

 

I am a believer that small touches are all you

need to put your present decor style

into the season.

 

 

A couple of Mums may be the only thing you need

to convert your space from

Summer to Fall.

 

 

A little white paint, a little burlap,

some mums

and you are set for a simple

"White Autumn".

 

 

 

 

 

 

A WHITE AUTUMN

Yesterday morning

 I was out in the yard early. 

 I had two projects

 on my "to do" list

that required the great outdoors.

  First shampoo a rug that got wet when

our Basement flooded and

 the other a painting project.

 

 

The garden is taking on a very WHITE look right now.

The Autumn Clematis is almost at its peak.

 

We've got a Forsythia bush that is completely covered

this time of year.

 

 

My little Hibiscus plant has drank in the rain we've had

this month and has decided to bloom again.

 

 

The gardening shed is covered
with the Autumn Clematis as well

 but it hasn't bloomed yet.

 

 

 

Seven years ago, when we bought our home
 there was a big bed of

four o'clocks near the house.

They were bright pink, yellow and white,

now the white ones are the only ones that bloom.

This is the third year it  has happened... 
strange.

 

I'm so inspired with white
I decided to paint these yellow and orange
mini pumpkins and decorate inside with
white as well. 

Happy Gardening.