Harvest Home

It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been almost two weeks since I packed our Halloween decorations away until next year, but I so enjoy this season that I wanted to do a quick post on Thanksgiving decorations around the T&C house. It’s a hectic time of year, so I do my best to keep it simple by adding to my existing fall decorations.  All the Jack O’Lanterns are replaced with a mix of real and faux gourds and pumpkins.  The Mister found the large resin pumpkin at Mast General Store and knew that I would love it. 
The silver and copper-toned pumpkins along with the white ones are still resting on the sideboard, but I do add a bronze Tom turkey and a few feathers to the scene.This Tom turkey is a new addition this year.  I’m usually not drawn to glitter, but something about this bird was awfully appealing. Of course, my favorite Thanksgiving decorations are the homemade—especially when made by our children.  Below is a Florida pine cone turkey made by Big, when he was in nursery school.  I think it might’ve had googly eyes at one point, but they’ve long since vanished.  Gone the way of the vacuum cleaner, no doubt. And, dear Middle made this masterpiece Pilgrim portrait when he was in “Miss Shawnie’s” school.  I didn’t always keep their childhood artwork, especially when the child’s main contribution was gluing pre-cut pieces, but there is something so “Middle” about this Pilgrim that it will always have a place of honor in our house!
Doesn’t this fellow look as if he might’ve had his little Pilgrim finger in the pumpkin pie?