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The Thanksgiving placemat drive concluded last week. I knew I would need all the help I could get, so before the Fall Fortnight event, I announced the project to the members of my local guild. Members brought 85 placemats in fall themes to the October guild meeting.

The placemats were taken that day to Meals on Wheels and accepted with delight by Robyn Wells and Joseph Jones.

The mail over the next two weeks was fun to get, as lovely designs in fall themes were received. You may recognize some of these from our placemat blog hop during Fall Fortnight ...

Last weekend, we had a fall drive with our car club up to the high country then down to the Lake James area. The colors were coming out nicely in the higher elevations. We drove around twisty roads climbing up near Mount Mitchell, enjoying the oranges and reds along the roadside.

Coming down, the vista was stunning in spite of the fog and overcast skies. This photo doesn’t begin to do the view justice.

There is nothing like driving in the mountains in the fall. I wish there had been more sunlight, these colors were lovely.

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This is the most fun time of year for a tablescape. Getting out the fall colors and autumn leaves brings my favorite season to life. I like setting both the pub table and the dining room table with something festive as it is a way to bring more autumn into the decor. I loved this table from 2016. It was the year I got the fall leaf salad plates and set the table with my white china and deep rust color chargers.

I used rustic wood slices in the center topped with pine cones and faux fall leaves with crackle ...

Fall is coming into some color now, and the turkeys are back. This bachelor flock of four are coming by frequently now. It is fun to see them appear, pecking around for tidbits and acorns. They are a bit shy, only one will come close enough to get a bite of whole grain bread thrown out onto the lawn.

A second flock of mixed male and females has nine turkeys in the group. They are still just a bit skittish about coming up for bits of whole grain bread, too, but a few will brave it. The rest hang back ...

This is my favorite time of year. Not because of all the pumpkin spice lattes either. (I am not a fan of sweet coffee.) But the weather, oh how I love this weather! I also love that we live in an area with great fall colors.

The maples in our yard are gorgeous. I wish the leaves lasted longer. It seems like they fall so quickly once they change colors. We try to really enjoy them while they are here though. So much so, that we have learned the succession in which our trees tend to turn color. It is ...