Do you see what I see?
There are colors, other than green, in those trees. Just miles from my house. It’s coming! It is!
I know it is subtle. I know it’s not much. But COLORS!
It. Is. Good!
It is good to see little boys throwing leaves in the air (less good to clean the resulting grime out from under their fingernails, but it’s a small price, really).
It’s good to know that if said leaves aren’t changing colors fast enough for us, we can help things along:
We’re feeling good about the fact that Grandmother will enjoy the notecards that came of our afternoon crafting.
And it’s a VERY good thing that sweet, talented, Sarah is handy with the Gocco, because I’d like half a million leafy cards please, and I don’t have the patience (nor the skill) to hand print them all! (Her beautiful wares are pictured below)
At this moment, I’m feeling extra special good, knowing that all the wee ones are tucked in, dreaming of giant piles of leaves, while a glass of cabernet and this lovely edible pile of leaves awaits me:
(Dulce De Leche Cookies – recipe in this month’s issue of Martha Stewart Living)
And the goodest of all (as my Ryder says)? Knowing that afterwards, I get to fall into a (finished!) bed of leaves all my own 
That front pillow case was once a thrifted sheet, too small for our bed, but too good to pass up. It’s become pillow cases, with an added bit of leafy embroidery, just for fun.
Ah, fall. Slow to arrive, but so, so good.
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i just bought that issue of Martha yesterday and was eying the cookies too!! Where did you get the filling???
Your little embroidered leaves turned out really cute. All this talk of fall is making me long for some cool weather here–it just isn’t happening!
It’s my favourite time of year, too.
Such beautiful light.
Those cookies look to die for. I think I have to buy the new Martha. Thanks a lot!
Love it all – especially those handmade cards by your sweet boys and the embroidery. Please post lots of fall foliage photos. I have to drive 2 hours up to Flagstaff to see any.
weird, stef… My friend Jill and I were totally at Value Village today LOOKING AT THE EXACT SAME PILLOWCASE…(the one on the bottom)…what are the odds
thrift sisters!!
wow, I love that fall sheet!! did you get the whole set?I just found the fitted sheet.
Love the cards! Love the little leaf embroidery! Wish I could pluck one (okay, two… three) of those cookies right off the screen!
ok, will you be MY mom? you always have so many fun activities going on!!!
wow! i really love the cards you and your little ones made – the colors are fantastic.
thanks much for the kudos on my little cards, stefani! it means much.
wishing i could come over for one of those cookies – i’m such a sucker for dulce de leche.
be well, sarah
i love all your leafy things! those cookies look sinful.
Boy, you are full of fall goodness right now!!
The cards and the embroidery are wonderful! You are putting Martha to shame.
so much fall! i can feel it cooling off just by looking at your pictures! thanks stef!
Grandmother does love the notecards – and the little hands that made them!!!!
Such lovely fall colors…in edible and non-edible forms!
Those cookies looks so delicious…
Are they some kind of chocolate cookies?
I love everything about this post! Those leaf cards are too cute and I must try those next year when my little one is old enough to understand that paint is not for eating
I love the leaf-painted note cards. We will be trying that too!
Oooh! Thanks for all the leaf-fun! The weather is cooling here — I’m so happy!!!
ahhh….so very autumn. Colby and I had a wonderful time making leaf-print note cards today. Thanks for the idea!
Your cookies actually gave me an idea for a felt project. Thanks! I gave up Martha years ago in my quest for reality, but sometimes I enjoy getting a peak at what she’s up to.
oh my gosh, gorgeous!!! all of it!
The leaf cards are beautiful! I think I’m going to make those with my dd tomorrow – she will love it. Thanks for the inspiration!
LOVE the leaf cards (at first I just thought you had the boys painting the leaves in your yard to help the color change along!).
And I totally thought, “Those cookies look like the ones from ‘Martha’” when I saw them. They turned out great!
What a great ode to fall – my favorite season. Those cookies look yummy! When you finish those off, have a slice of pumpkin bread
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I love those leaf printed cards. wonderful!
Good post.
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