An Autumn Open House

“Bittersweet October.

The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking,

perfect pause between the opposing miseries

of summer and winter.”

~Carol Bishop Hipps

Someone once said,

"Never be the first to arrive at a party

or the last to go home

and never, never be both!" ooops...

...wish someone had told us that before this party. ;=)

But the setting was so pretty and inviting...a perfect place on an autumn day.

and the food was so abundant...

...delicious...

...colorful... ...attractive... ...and sweet!

"Life may not be the party we hoped for,

but while we're here we should dance."

~author unknown Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor's noisy party than being there.

~Franklin P Jones

{Trust me. They were all there.}
"At a party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely."

~ William Somerset Maugham "Life moves pretty fast.

If you don't stop to look around once in a while you could miss it."

~From the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off "I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party

because it means I have been surrounded by friends."

~Nancie J. Carmody

They were definitely surrounded by friends!!

Congratulations, Double M!

BTW, there's more to see of this delightful fall afternoon here.

And here's to other gracious hostesses, Susan at Tablescape Thursday and Mary at Mosaic Monday. I'm so grateful to them for hosting these parties every week so we can all show our stuff!