Pinning

I think Pinterest is making me crazy.  Some days it overwhelms me, some days I go on sprees and can't stop pinning, and then other days I fancy myself a pinning elitist.  But then the craziness sets in.

For instance, I can't stop pinning pumpkin recipes... 

I don't even like pumpkin!  But wait...maybe I do???

And I'm really relieved to realize that I'm not the only one

who likes low-brow casseroles like this... 

But wait...the others that are pinning stuff like this are skinny.  So do y'all just pin these to make me feel better about myself?  Or do you only feed this to your kids and you're really eating Boston Bibb for dinner?  Cheaters.     

And this door...

Is this in New York?  Did I see it when I lived there or is it only familiar because I've seen it a million times on Pinterest?  This is called Pin-ja-vu or me simply lacking the ability to separate real life from my Pinterest life.    

Sometimes I have to circle around something

for a long time before I pin it.  

Not even sure why.  Maybe because I'm partly annoyed that everybody has pinned it already?  But when I do and it's been out there forever, I don't want you to think I'm seeing it for the first time.  Sheesh. 

Sometimes, when I've been circling around a pin and then my friend, Kelly, pins it, that confirms it for me.  Or Tessa.  Done!  Pinned!  

Sometimes I pin and then delete.  Especially if it hurts my eyes because it's the only bright image on my board in a sea of calm.  Can't even show an example here because I've deleted it. 

I like to late-night pin and I like when I see others are late-night pinning, too, as if I find comfort in knowing they are all safe and snuggly in bed, like this bunny, whose clovers make it appear as though he's sleeping under Porthault sheets.

The End.

 

Or is it?

I mean, tomorrow is another day and a whole new set of images.

But when does it really end? 

I just hit the 3,000 pin mark. 

I was kind of hoping it never got to that.

  

   

      

Fair Day

The Texas State Fair is infamous for creative fried concoctions such as fried bubblegum, fried butter, fried chicken fried bacon, fried beer, fried coke...are you sufficiently grossed out yet?  This year, we had to start off with a Fletcher's Corny Dog, which is pretty much the only reason I ever want to attend the fair.  Once every 5 years is good for me because I don't do well in heat or crowds.  We also tried the fried kraut balls, which were actually good, and the best...fried cheesecake.  Needless to say, I have a fried hangover.  (10: the number of times I typed the word, "fried"). 

 

Octobers

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."

 ~ L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

 

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This weekend's list?  Visit the Texas State Fair, cut out construction paper bats, get a haircut so I don't resemble Crystal Gayle, reconnect with my sewing machine, and a Sunday dinner with neighbors/new friends.  How about you? 

Boo!

I'm not one to really decorate the house for all the various holidays per se.  I like a more subtle approach...for example, I put orange tapers in my Tiffany crystal candlesticks.  But Stella LOVES Halloween.  It's her favorite holiday.  So I figured we'd have a little fun with it and we made these to hang in our bay window.

The Cardigan

"Mom, I don't need a sweater, it's not chilly outside. 

Look...the trees aren't shaky." - Stella

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Evergreen Garland

I just ordered evergreen garland from a Boy Scouts troop to be delivered the week after Thanksgiving.  I've been pinning images of garland so much lately that I'm anxious to put my own up now!  I love all these different ways I could hang it...

In a window...

Adorning a bar...

Around an interior door frame...

Or an exterior one...

Along a staircase...

Across a mirror...

Or a fireplace...

Across a fence...

Or a skirted table...

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Petite Paperie

I've had Petite Paperie's Etsy shop saved in my favorites for over a year now.  I just took a peek again and love all of these tags.  They are perfect for fall adventures, like an apple picking get-together or to adorn a teacher's gift.  Or how cute would the moose be for holiday packaging?  You could leave them as-is or fill them in with markers, colored pencils, or water colors.