Autumn Around the House

Today, My Lady Caroline, who is one of my Twitter friends tweeted that she wished I was as chatty as I used to be on my blog.  Oops, I admit that I haven't been blogging a lot lately--no excuses.  I do spend a lot of time on Instagram now...it's so quick and easy.  Just post the photos and go!  So for those who don't follow me on Instagram, here's a peek at what's been going on at The Roost this fall.

We bought a small house to be near my Mama so that I can scoot back and forth whenever I'm needed to help with her caregiving.  I actually love this little house.  As I am aging, I find that it's important to me to be able to take care of what I have.  The smaller the size, the easier it is!

I'm still using the same Halloween wreath from last year.

I don't decorate with a ton of Halloween stuff like I used to...I just added a lot of orange this year.

Sprayed all my pumpkins gold.

Mary Elizabeth also received the gold spray paint treatment and is decked out with an orange bow--and pearls, of course!

I have cut back on the roosters everywhere, but I still keep a few on the front porch to greet our guests at the front door.  Don't know how long the mums will last.  The pumpkin...well it's kind of a posh pumpkin.  I bought it at James Farmer, Inc. in Perry...

Cocktail hour...more orange.

Tea Time...I love Trader Joe's Pumpkin Spice Rooibus tea with Pumpkin Spice English Muffins and apple butter.

More orange on the tabletop...

I carried breakfast to a meeting and used the darling Target "Cheeky" plates and to-go cups...

The Halloween tree is up on the porch, decorated witchy-style!

These are my treats this year for the special little trick-or-treaters...

I served Pimiento Cheese Balls at Happy Hour on Gameday last Saturday.  Yes, that's the day the Florida State Seminoles got beat by Georgia Tech.  Of course, I'll never serve these things again!  Bad luck.  I'm VERY superstitious!  But, moving on to the Syracuse game this week.  Go Noles!

Just in case you want to prepare them...I added cream cheese, some chopped cooked bacon, chopped jalapenos, and chopped pecans to Palmetto Cheese and then topped them off with pretzel sticks.

Hope everyone is enjoying Autumn.  Today it was 57 degrees, dark, and misting rain.  I was hoping for crisp, sunny days and cool nights.  I think it's time to get out the boots!  

Halloween at the Roost

Here's a few photos from Halloween. Yesterday morning we had some sweets...we were recuperating from the Florida State - Louisville game on Thursday night.

I put up a black Halloween tree this year.  Our porch is not as big as the one we had in Florida, but whatever!  (less to clean, right?)

I dressed up the skeleton to scare those visiting the guestroom.

Last night I served hot apple cider with cookies, and of course Merlot and Chardonnay to the adults...they need treats too!

We weren't really sure what the trick-or-treat turnout would be...but I had my sign ready.  Well, we had a huge crowd and it was freezing y'all!  (Note to self, have a fire pit in the front yard next year)  Also, I'll need to step up my game, because this neighborhood is a magnet for trick-or-treaters.  

Hope y'all had fun celebrating the spooky night!

Halloween Decor

Now that our house is yellow with turquoise and hot pink accents on the front porch, I decided to go with the colors turquoise and orange for Halloween.  The wreaths and tree were spray painted to match the color of my cushions on the porch and I added orange mesh ribbon bows...take a peek.

This is my tree this year...minus the black and orange and all the spooky witches from previous years.  Parents always take photos of their children in front of my spooky Halloween tree every year.  I'm guessing they might not be so taken with this tree...but I am!

Today I served lunch on the porch and wore a turquoise polka dot apron {from my Prissy Apron Collection}, monogrammed in orange...with an orange gingham blouse, leggings, and orange Revas.

For the table setting, I used orange plates with turquoise linen napkins, orange pumpkin napkin rings, and turquoise monogrammed goblets.

Kinda coastal...

We are expecting 1,000+ trick-or-treaters again this year and are seriously considering putting Halloween candy on layaway at Walmart!

Thanks for stopping by to visit today.  

HALLOWEEN NIGHT AT "THE ROOST'

Here's a few photos from our Halloween night here at "The Roost." Husband said there were at least 200 Trick-or-Treaters...it was a very witchy evening...

Miss Coco was on the porch the whole evening...loving every minute! Parents were photographing their children by the Halloween tree all night long!

My little Martha Stewart broomcorn treat bags were a hit!

More little treat bags...

Seriously y'all, the whole porch was covered with candy!

Funny thing was...the big hit of the night was my adult treats...Chardonnay and sippy cups!

Now I'm onto the Gobble Gobble thing...I'll be back in a couple of days when I've recovered from this evening:)

LOVING THE DOTS FOR HALLOWEEN!

It's an exciting Friday night here at "The Roost!" We are watching the Rangers-Yankees game...GO RANGERS!!! AND, we are enjoying a little bit of this 'preppy Halloween cake'. Personalize those cakes, yes ma'am!!!
We are keeping it comfy and cozy tonight...after dinner, I set up the bar for dessert and pumpkin spice lattes...or PSL's as we call them on Twitter!

Dots are hot y'all!!! The little dishes and mugs are from HomeGoods...love them!

You've been boo'd...yes ma'am you have!!!

'Dotted' my pumpkin stalk...

Serving dessert and coffee...wearing my 'Trick or Treat' hostess apron, from HomeGoods.

Even Miss Coco is laid back tonight watching the baseball game...she did NOT want to be bothered! She even pulled out the black and white gingham top knot bow she was wearing!

I want to share some photos with y'all of a darling little girl named Emily. Little Miss Emily is 3 years old and her daddy is serving our Country in Iraq. A little while back, I offered a giveaway of the same apron (mini size) I'm wearing tonight to one of my readers. Well, Mimi at My Green Acre won this apron and wanted to give it to little Emily. Here is Miss Emily modeling her little 'Trick or Treat' apron...so full of life, with a beautiful smile!

Here's Mimi (wearing a Halloween apron herself and showcasing her darlin' Arthur Court rabbit cannister...with the ahem, gingham ribbon bow) and Little Miss Emily baking cookies to send to Emily's daddy in Iraq!

Bless her little heart...look at her, isn't she just precious?!!!

Miss Emily, you are adorable and I know your daddy will love receiving cookies from his darlin' little girl!!!

Well, I'm off to finish watching the game...early day tomorrow. Roadtrip y'all!!!

Thank you for visiting with me and have a wonderful Autumn weekend!

OCTOBER FRIENDSHIP GIFTS

I decided to use the halloween tree I created last year to showcase my "Friendship Gifts" for October. I made this little tree by starting out with a cute urn I bought at HomeGoods last year...

There is a foam base inside the urn with some branches from the yard (which I spray-painted black) stuck into the foam base. The base is covered with moss...
Voila!!! Easy halloween tree...with the "Friendship Gifts" hanging on orange dot ribbon.
This year I added some little black birds to the tree...
I bought the little gift boxes at Michaels, embellished them with some Martha Stewart spooky stickers, and filled them with shred and candy corn...

I just love my little Halloween tree y'all...it makes me smile everytime I go by!

Speaking of "Friendship Gifts"...hop over to TheLifeOfASuburbanPrincess to check out her "Friendship Gifts!"

Now, I have a winner for my "Paula Deen Loot Giveaway!" But first, I must tell y'all a story that happened since I posted about the giveaway. When I announced the giveaway, I told y'all that the winner would receive among other products, a Paula Deen "Hey Y'all" apron, just like this one that I wear.

Well, I placed the order for the apron last week and the order went through fine online; however, to my shock, when it arrived on Wednesday, it was a different color. Here's what came in the mail!Oh Lord, of course I liketa died! Having a complete hissy fit, I called customer service at PaulaDeenStore.com and the girl I spoke with said she wasn't sure if they carried the red one anymore and she then referred me to Paula Deen Enterprises. I called a number that I new to be in the South Georgia area and spoke with Maria. She listened to my pathetic plea about how I needed the white "Hey Y'all" apron with the red print for my blog "Giveaway Winner." Bless her heart, she tried to find the apron...but NO LUCK! It's been discontinued!!! (Discontinued???...a shopper's nightmare...don't y'all just hate those words!!!) I am so, so sorry to say that the winner will be receiving a different Paula Deen "Hey Y'all" apron...just as cute, don't y'all think? Oh, I do hope the winner won't be too mad at me!!!...'cuz y'all know there's a lot more cute Paula Deen loot in the market tote!

So now, please be gracious and join me in congratulating the winner of my "Paula Deen Loot Giveway." The winner is Rose, at A Hint Of Home. Congratulations to you Rose! Please contact me at: Miss Janice {at} Miss Janice {dot} com and provide me with your contact information and I will get your loot in the mail to you! Thank you to all who entered this giveaway. Y'all know Miss Janice will host another one soon!