Fall decorating

I love the little Molly in the tub, a Steiff from the 1940's. The tub is old ironstone china.
Karen O'Brien made the wall teddies. I love my tiny Dutch shoes. I have fun finding just the right thing for my old bedraggled teddies, sometimes in the most unlikely of places. The little red white and blue bow on the stick teddy in the drawer came in a button box full of dirty old buttons.
See the little green Schuco monkey below? He went all the way to Paris and back with me. He whispered in my ear, "Don't leave me here! They don't understand me, I don't understand them! And they mock my green fur!" So my little fellow went to Spain, and then home again. I'm so glad I didn't leave him there.

Fall decorating is making me happy. I am just getting settled in the new house here in the Maple Woods, and I miss my fireplace. So I am finding other ways of making the house cozy.

Autumn chez moi

Bindi and Sparki survey the yard looking for squirrels. The neighbor behind us has a group of koi ponds and a little bridge.
The view from the patio, and my neighbor's lush shade garden.
The maple tree was so pretty last week, yesterday, below, it is drying out and shedding a lot of leaves.
My daughter found this bearded hedgehog mushroom, which is edible. People also call them lion's head, and in the Orient it is called a "monkey's head" and is known for it's antioxidant properties. We are just going to sautée it and add a sauce and pasta.

Paris, pretty Paris

The flowers were lovely in August in Paris, and the public gardens are quite lovely. And they are free to all who enter.
A boy plays with his sailboat in the pond at the garden of Luxembourg.
Rope topiaries along a basin. In this basin a goldfish had gotten trapped in a plastic bag, and I watched it for quite some time, until it managed to free itself.
A house in the seizième, it is an apartment building. I imagine you would be quite wealthy if you lived here, it is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Paris.