Happy Halloween!!!!

Happy Halloween everybody!!!!! Hope everyone has a spooktacular day and weekend - gonna be a busy one around here - trick or treat - church's fall festival - got a
50th wedding anniversary to attend - oh my - busy but FUN.

These are the lil' pumpkins I'm getting ready to deliver to my lil' boy's kindergarten class - all personalized - and the girls get a lil' ribbon on theirs. Jus' a lil' something fun - since I know they will get SOOOOOO much candy!

Everybody have a splendid day!
Oh and P.S. - PJ and Cathy Jean - sorry I didn't pick up my BOO - I need more hours in my day - don't you. But thank you for thinking of me and BOO back at ya!

Cathy Cobblestone

One down, a few to go...

Well, this was the biggest pumpkin we had and my lil' boy couldn't wait to get his hands and lil' pocket knife on it. Obviously, he had lots of help from his daddy and papa. He had so much fun - but boy, was it cold.



Lit up on the porch last night - the next one is gonna be all mine - I think it'll be polka-dotted - imagine that!!!!

Have a great Wednesday!
Cathy Cobblestone

One Last Picture of...

...my pretty yellow mums. It is supposed to be down to 29 degrees tonight - BRRRRRRRR.... and I was afraid the freeze might get them. I will cover them - that might help. They are jus' still so pretty - I hate to loose them. Just a suggestion for ya though - I strongly recommend this particular variety of mums. This was the first year we had grown this kind - yellow "Bethany". It is a season extender mum - which means they bloom later and longer into the season. As many of the other varieties have already faded - these are at their peak. So if you can remember that name "Bethany" - you might want to pick some up for next year - they are one of MY new favorites.

You know how I explained to you all earlier that all mums have women's names - and I said there were none named "Cathy" that I was aware of - well, my dear, sweet friend Amy e-mailed me a picture of a beautiful orange-bronze mum named "Cathy" - that I believe was featured in Southern Living. Thank you Amy - I so enjoyed that - I'm thrilled to know it exists - I'll have to hunt them down for next year. Thanks for sharing with me.

You all have a beautiful and blessed Tuesday - I believe we will be carving pumpkins tonight!

Blessings,
Cathy Cobblestone

Oh What a Happy Day!

Well, my friends, this is a lil' picture story of that wedding I worked on last weekend. Now, it was in the country, I mean REALLY in the country and Mike and Kathy wanted something that fit them and their new log cabin. Her instructions, no I should say requests, were - simple,rustic, and us. She was just a joy to work with and I hope I helped make her special day one she will always remember. She wanted strictly autumn colors and nature's bounty so here we go...



I took our last load of mums, straw, and fodder down the country road over an hour away from my home..



...one of two pick-up truck loads of pumpkins...



...where they said "I do"...



...the entry to the tent...



...the beautiful pond right beside where the ceremony took place..



...on one table...



...then another - full of gourds, cabbage, bittersweet, mums, and baby Indian corn...



...where they lovingly stood nestled at the edge of the woods...



...their beautiful log cabin - still in the works - stone work on bottom yet to be finished - all of the work is being done by them - isn't it beautiful?...



...another table...



...and yes, another table - it's easy to decorate when Mother Nature gives us so many beautiful things to work with...

...here is another view from the hill...



...this is a pocket wreath filled with Purple Melissa mums and lil' bit of greenery placed by the entry door to their home...



...the flower girl's basket - tied with dried yarrow and nandina(Nandino?)berries, ribbon and raffia - she dropped leaves down the grassy isle...



...simple boutonnieres made from cut mums and nandina berries tied off with raffia..



...the bridal bouquet made simply from nandina greenery and berries, cut orange mums, lime green zinnias and a few zebra grass plumes...



I actually decorated the day before the wedding so I didn't get to see the lovely bride - but I'm sure she was beautiful and the day was gorgeous - 65 and sunny. So Kathy and Mike - best wishes and many blessings to you. Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day!!

Have a great weekend friends - now I've got to change gears and get my shop decorated for Christmas - Oh My - where does the time go????

Cathy Cobblestone

Love that Reflection!

Here is a simple snapshot of that wedding I worked on last weekend. I took this picture from their log cabin porch that overlooked this pretty pond. It was a beautiful setting. I simply love the reflection in the water - so very pretty and peaceful. I'll share more with ya later!

Happy Wednesday!
Cathy Cobblestone

It's a Beautiful Monday!

I woke up to frost on the pumpkin, a light fog with the sun starting to peek through and cool, crisp air - I LOOOOOOOVE it! I enjoy this time of year - sooo very much. I just wanted to wish you all a beautiful start to your week and encourage you to find joy in whatever it is you do. I found this quote I thought I'd share with you today....

"The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of Right just before you. Do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life." -Robert Louis Stevenson

Have a great week!
Cathy Cobblestone

Its Sweetest Day!

Not really for sure what this day means really - but if I had to guess - it is to do something really "sweet" for somebody. That's what I'm going with anyway. So I thought I'd share with you a super SWEET thing my sister, Steph, did for me. Now yall know I love red and I REALLY LOOOOOOOOOOve polka dots - so she got me these oh so cute gum boots jus' 'cause. She said when she saw them - she jus' new I had to have them - well thank you Sis, I love them and I love you!!!

And this "sweet" lil' swiss dot apron I have on - I got it last weekend when I went to that blessed gathering - I do believe it had my name written all over it - don't ya think?

So go and do something SWEET for somebody today - it'll make their heart happy and yours too!!!

Hope you have a good rest of the weekend!
Cathy Cobblestone