Good morning. Typing away outside this morning because it’s crisp and cool and feels so good. How was your weekend? Rumor on the street is that Amazon Prime Day starts tomorrow so I will be sharing things we love and items I restock when they are on sale. Here is a bit of life lately with the Monday Morning Wrap Up.
CHEERS TO FALL
Our backyard trees are all starting to turn and the temperatures have dropped. So grateful for this time of year. The change of seasons is so invigorating. We enjoyed watching college football on Saturday. It’s fun cheering on our teams as well as the teams of all of our friends’ college students. It makes the season that much more fun.
DRIED HYDRANGEAS
The heat did a number on our hydrangeas this year. Most are too burnt to bring in but I managed to cut a few that are already dried and beautiful to make an arrangement. I’ll cut the leaves away and let this continue to dry on their own. Each year we cut our limelight hydrangeas way back and then watch them explode in spring. They are my favorite thing in our yard.
A BIT OF A DISASTER
You guys!!! I can’t believe I did this. I don’t have a photo to share because I was in total panic mode. I needed to paint the trim around the door and window in our laundry room. The room gets wallpapered this week so we are making sure we are ready. I had just gotten off of the ladder (painting the window trim) and was walking out of the room. Randomly I stopped and turned around to look back at the room (thank goodness). When I did, I saw giant paint foot prints all over the tile floor. What!!!!??? I started screaming for Ryan to bring me water and rags. The window was open so apologies to my neighbors for the screaming. I was most concerned about the pretty white grout.
Do you happen to have these? I wear these in the house (fantastic if you have hardwood floors – especially if you have back pain). But the sole is crazy and I must have stepped in a big drop of paint. Needless to say, it made footprints across the floor. I still don’t quite understand how it happened as I didn’t really drop much paint at all. If you ever spill paint on a porous tile floor, a magic eraser is the way to go. That mixed with some serious elbow grease. Crisis averted but scrubbing the floors was not on the bingo card!
PERRY’S DATE
Perry’s is always a good go to for date night. It was made even better by running into friends.
LEIPER’S FORK
Sunday morning we headed to Leiper’s Fork. If you ever come our way, this area is a must. It’s tiny town full of character and charm. And if you go to The Country Boy for breakfast ask to sit in Lindsey’s section. She is a gift to this world.
The leaves are falling and all of the storefronts are decorated for fall. Feels so good to stroll the streets and sit down by the creek.
SOUTHALL BEAUTY
Southall is another not to miss spot. It’s an incredible hotel but you can also pop over for coffee on the weekends. This spot was set up for a wedding party and their guests to have breakfast. So beautiful. Everything is farm to table and phenomenal. This is near and dear to us because Grady skated at a barn nearby when we first moved here. Many hours clocked in this part of our town.
OUR FIRST TIME
Homemade pasta! We tried making noodles for the first time. I am sure Italians are cringing everywhere with our lack of technique. Having said that, it was such a fun way to spend our Sunday night. And we are hooked. Can’t wait to make more. We used this attachment (wonderful reviews). And I plan to buy this to help us with the process.
SCRUMPTIOUS
I have to say that for our first time, it was a win. The pasta was delicious. Now we need to refine our technique. It’s safe to say it took us much longer than it should have but we are starting to get the hang of it. Have you ever made your own pasta? Tips are welcome.
SMELLING SO GOOD
The first signs of fall and I am baking cookies. These snickerdoodle cookies make the house smell so good. And what I like about this recipe is that it’s a small batch so you are not in the kitchen forever. My mom passed these down to me and they are always a crowd pleaser.
I’m off to bible study which is always a wonderful way to begin the week. And if you are following along with the laundry room makeover, I’ll be sharing my wallpaper choice later today. So excited!
