Nice Knobs You Got There . . . .

Another gloriously beautiful late summer day.
It is not yet Autumn, people.
Step away from the pumpkins!

But small fallen leaves are already spinning around on the lawn,

some of my herbs are ka-put, the tropical hibiscus is shivering,

and the forsythia is revving up its psychedelic fall colors.

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So while it is tempting to buy mums, and gourds, and cornstalks,

and stage them in harvest displays - because nothing, not even Christmas,

is as easy to decorate for as Fall - I'm holding off and pretending

that even though it isn't yet 70 degrees here in New Jersey today . . .

it is still Summer.  Because, it is.

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And now a challenge: what pictures from your blog

do you think would make good note cards?

It's the September Note Card link party at A Haven for Vee.

(link below)

I delved back to the images I used in my first-ever collage in 2009.

Here they are, make-believe notecards:

The Door Knobs of That Old House!

Our house, built in the 1830s, 
boasts a weird and wonderful mish-mash of 

hardware, from funky window locks (which mostly don't work

but don't tell our local burglars) to odd hinges, a wacky doorbell,

and - my favorites - the door knobs.  Let's just say they don't match.

A 19th century rim lock, with a black porcelain knob.

And Sasquatch reflected in the glossy handle.

A battered brass backplate and knob on a bedroom closet door,

in the modern (1880s) addition to the house.

My favorite door knob: tortoise shell glass, mounted on

a workaday iron rimlock.  This one opens to the attic staircase.

And finally, for this set of images, another bedroom door.

A heavy blown glass knob with a carved rosette inside.

Very different from the fancy faceted or carved glass knobs of

the Empire and Victorian eras.  This one's plainer, more humble.

So I'm thinking that door knobs would be a great note card image for

invitations, or house-moving announcements, new house greetings,

thank-yous from house guests.

And I think the cover of the box could look like this:

And that's it for me today.

A peek outside, and a few peeks inside, That Old House.

It is such a glorious day, so sunny this morning that Gilda and Dylan, 

our two Cavalier spaniels, did something unusual for them - 

they both claimed the sunroom's sunniest spot, at the same time!

They sure can make themselves look comfy, can't they?

Here's wishing you a sunny last few days of summer.

Don't give it up yet! -- Cass

Visit A Haven For Vee for the September Note Card party.  Click here!

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Outdoor Wednesday.  Click here!