Fall is here...gosh darn it!

Here in sunny San Diego we've been
waiting a long time for fall to come around.
Actually, with 95 degree weather outside,
it really hasn't come yet, but gosh darn it,
it's September 26th and it's about time
we start decorating our home for the
coming season!
So, I searched the closet and found
what I call my "bag o fall". 

The bag is full of
left over silk flowers from
my daughter's wedding.
One October, several years ago,
my daughter and her fiance gave me
exactly 10 days to plan her wedding.
Yeah, I know, sheesh....
so, to make it easier, I used what
was "in season" in the stores.
I bought the flowers at Michaels.
I am happy to say that she had a lovely fall wedding,
and I got through it with my sanity intact.
Anyway, here are some before and after pics
from my living room.

Boy, don't
these valances
look plain without
the flowers?

And this is my favorite... my piano.

I switched out the champagne
glasses for some crystal
champagne glasses I've had
for many years.

We used them in the wedding and they still have the gold ribbon on them :)

So now, even though it is fricken HOT outside,
I can enjoy the beauty of fall in my home, and
dream of crisp cool weather.