Can it truly be that time of year? It is the time of year we yearn for month after month, and then it gets here and flashes by, pouring like sand through our fingers...
Welcome October ♥
This fall brings with it, a curious obsession for me. I am in a flora & fauna, nature creature obsession. I am also interested in what I can grow in fall and winter. And, I am obsessed with warm colored petals filling my rooms.
Today I saw some beautiful dark purple velvety petunias. I do think I must go back and purchase some for my garden.
As I was tending my glass encased growing things this evening, I was becoming more and more entranced by the idea of apothecaries and herb shops and beautiful glass cases filled with this and that from nature...
This is going to be the most magical October ever, I can feel it, can you?
Crisp air, glowing lights...
Mystery and Magic awaits...
I peeked outside this evening and gasped at the sight of the sky...
It was perfect for sneaking out and conjuring a little magic of my own...
A little escape from a crazy day. Mister and I went out in search of lights and fans that the electrician will need for tomorrow's visit. After a long day we were finally going to have lunch at 3 p.m. So, we were stopped at a red light, when a man in a truck tried to pass us in the right hand bike lane (why?) and crunched our car. It felt like we were in a water log ride, crunch, bump & waves...
So, we had to pull over and do that whole insurance card thing and wait and wait. As I sat in the car, I was actually feeling bad for the guy who hit us, he was so nervous and wacky acting. After Mister got back in the car, we decided the only thing we could do was go have warm chocolate ganache cake with sweet cream (we brought half of it home for later, yay!). Mister always has a sweet tooth, and eats loads of candy. I only get a sweet tooth every now and then, and when I do........
It worked in fixing our little souls about 95%, but the sky and the wagon and my record player under the full moon did the rest...
Bliss.
Sheer Bliss under that sky...
And so, October begins its path. I want to soak up every last drop of this time of year.
I played in my little outdoor world this evening, spells and all ;)
For those of you lovelies who don't know what I am talking about, I shared my gypsy wagon spells adventures in greater detail in a post right here.
And the potion labels (which are in my online shop) and their tutorial can be found here...
Anyhow, as I was saying, I was practicing my spells tonight ;) ;)
Pretty good for a Mildred Hubble, don't you think?
Now, if you wish to jump in through that glowing portal, you never know where it might take you...
I personally would like to go to the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab.
Now, I must be off for the moment, but, I do have some exciting October sharing on its way. Especially that of a particularly beloved pointy hat family...
♥,V
ps: The party will be here sooner than soon, eeek! Details can be found here...
pss: Holiday cards coming soon too ;)
psss: There will be a fun giveaway featuring my cards over at HauteWhimsy going on all weekend (large Halloween card pack), take a peek if you get a moment ;)
I'm so excited about this giveaway! If I weren't hosting it, I'd be sure to enter ;) I'm going to be so jealous of a very lucky winner come Monday morning!
P.S. I'm blown away and thrilled that you referenced Mildred Hubble! Kindred, I say!
Posted by: Jen | September 30, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Yay, October! For me here in Australia, it is Spring and means the promise of warmer weather. I am ready to shed some layers and bask in some sunshine. I do love to visit you on the other side of the world, though...Autumn is one of my favourite seasons! I live in Melbourne, and we definitely get all four seasons in the year, which I love. Keep weaving your magic...
Posted by: Tina Gates | September 30, 2009 at 11:53 PM
What an AMAZING sky! and I'm glad that the sweet dessert helped to fix your woes ... ahhhh, I feel ready to love every drop of October :-)
Posted by: Fanciful Alice | October 01, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Ah we all remember Mildred Hubble!
I don't know whether it's my new-found writing and general creativity this year, but I've found Autumn so incredibly beautiful and inspiring this year. Rather than a fore-runner to dreary winter, it is full of colour that enriches my soul! I can feel the magic...
Posted by: Lisa | October 01, 2009 at 12:39 AM
So sorry about your car! I'm glad no one was hurt! I so adore seeing your wagon, since this is my and Toot's birthday month, I do agree that October will be magical indeed! :D
Posted by: Maggi | October 01, 2009 at 03:10 AM
I am soooo coming over tonight!
Posted by: Alix | October 01, 2009 at 04:36 AM
Lovely goings on in your garden. Sorry to hear about the accident. At least nobody was hurt and you got to eat chocolate cake afterwards. I love that Edna Lawrence nature lab and am very jealous of the people who get to visit it on a regular basis!
Posted by: Sarah | October 01, 2009 at 04:49 AM
Hello, your post today is so much fun, I love October and Halloween, everything you do is so magical! I also looked at your Etsy shop, how talented you are! Happy Autumn! Bisous... Julie Marie
Posted by: Julie Marie | October 01, 2009 at 04:57 AM
oh Dear! I'm so glad it was not a serious accident.....still rattling for the nerves, I'm sure, but thank goodness everyone is safe and sound! :) And chocolate can do wonders for the spirit, can it not!? :)
Oh, your magical night sky there.....just beautiful!
Hooray for October and Fall!! :)
Posted by: marjorie | October 01, 2009 at 06:04 AM
Love the pics! I will be doing my labels this weekend. I got all my "ingredients" and have a lovely weed ~ I mean "herb" ~ picked for the one container. All my glass containers are lined up and ready for labeling!
Posted by: Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions | October 01, 2009 at 06:09 AM
Oh I am sooo enchanted by this time of year too, I LOVE October and am so glad it's here! I think I'm going to be working on my potion magic jars today too, yay. And what a beautiful sky.
Jamie :)
Posted by: AForestFrolic | October 01, 2009 at 06:27 AM
I'll have you know, since I have found your blog, you have got to be one of my favorite artists! LOVE your work!
Posted by: Phares | October 01, 2009 at 06:44 AM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE ! this time of year!!! Just a bit nippy in the mornings and evenings... and so magical... clean crisp glowing days... not too hot...not too cold... the best time of year for reading a fabulous book under a great big tree... lighting the outdoor fireplace and sitting for a spell... enjoying the beautiful glorious colors as they change ... the leaves falling ....
Its a time for baking... and cooking hearty yet healthy meals... with family and friends ... and its also two months away from the fabulous holidays filled with great cheer!!!
cant wait!!!
LOTS OF HUGS
JO
Posted by: JO | October 01, 2009 at 06:52 AM
I do love Autumn, but it also means for us New Englander's winter is right around the corner! I'm looking forward to the Halloween party, I must try to get the badge again, the last time I tried my computer wouldn't corporate! Cool video!
Posted by: Penny Patten | October 01, 2009 at 07:32 AM
Yay for October!
Boo for fender benders. or, um side benders!
Yay for no one hurt!
Yay for chocolate!
Yay for insurance!
Yay for that video! Oh yes lets..lets don our white lab coats and be students, in the dark, at night, with the dramatic lighting spotlighting the art of the human body in its purest form and ...and the beauty and mystery of life and death all around us!
Dark wood frames and pinned butterflies, creepy crawlies and things in jars in a lovely setting...
XOXOXOXOXOXO
Posted by: Rhonda Roo | October 01, 2009 at 07:51 AM
Wow... am I ever glad I found your site by some strange change! It was total fate! I am in love.. with you, your blog, your photos!!! Amazing, amazing... this is my favorite time of the year, I feel it in my bones, it's like I come out of some slumber! Your photos and the way you write are so evocative! xo
Posted by: Teri | October 01, 2009 at 08:05 AM
My Dearest Beloved Fanciful One! What dreamy images you've conjured up with mouth watering hues of peachyness. Every image made my heart melt with delight ;')!
Fender bender? Right hand turns + bike lanes? Never, never a good combination!!! But, it sounds like Mister Lovee knows exactly how to soothe frazzled nerves...CHOCOLATE...YOU GO MISTER LOVEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! You're my kinda man!!! Oops! I mean, "Miss Vanessa's kinda man." Even if chocolate isn't your FAV!!!
xoxo Cori
Posted by: Cori. G | October 01, 2009 at 08:17 AM
V~
I'm so glad you and Mr. Lovee are ok after your dreadful fender bender...yikes!!
I too am excited that it's finally October (yet I am going to miss summer ever so much)
Love your pictures as always!! And please do tell about the pointy hat family...I'm oh so curious :-)
Have a most lovely day Miss V!!
Kylee
Posted by: Kylee | October 01, 2009 at 08:23 AM
How is the most magical girl in the world (besides my sweet Josephine)doing today?
One of the many reasons why I have a serious crush on you: 'After Mister got back in the car, we decided the only thing we could do was go have warm chocolate ganache cake with sweet cream (we brought half of it home for later, yay!).'
Love Renee xoxo
Posted by: Renee Khan | October 01, 2009 at 08:49 AM
LoVe the Nature Lab...so Montessori!!! Oh my beloved, your photos are enchanting. The clouds!!! Oh the clouds and the moon! LoVe. Careful with the petunias...it is a tab bit early. Temps in the 90's still too hot for them. Oh, but you are a bit cooler than my Valley. My Somerset Studios calendar arrived and I can't wait for APRIL! Do your Fanciful Followers realize that it must be ordered? You've got me all Fallish and dreamy and wanting to run away from my work desk, you naughtly little enchantress!
**blows kisses** Deb
Posted by: Deborah | October 01, 2009 at 08:49 AM
Breathtaking moon and sky. Sorry for your 'bumps' but loved your October post and pics, being an October baby myself :) Autumn blessings to you, Mr. Lovee and your Lovable Lab Baby ;)
~ER~
Posted by: Elizabeth Rhiannon | October 01, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Holy guacamole! Your poor car. I hope this jittery gentleman wasn't trying to save time by passing you...because having to pull over and trade insurance cards and whatnot NEVER saves time! I think this is going to be an magical October as well...I can't wait to see what mischief I can get myself into!
Posted by: sadira | October 01, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Vanessa:
First of all, let me say that I am so glad that the car accident was minor and no one was hurt. Such a scary thought. Metal on metal!
Now, can I just say that, if given the opportunity, I do believe I could live all year long in your Gypsy Wagon. I want one for myself! Oops, I think I heard just a wee bit of a whine in my voice. But, but, but, I do so want a Gypsy Wagon.
Do you and Mr. Lovee ever eat dinner inside the wagon? What a wonderful thought.
Have a fabulous day and enjoy the yellowy Autumn days:
Kim
Gerushia's New World
(Formerly Garden Painter Art)
Posted by: Kimberly Wlassak | October 01, 2009 at 02:43 PM
A grand post. Yes, I can feel it. Today the weather is PERFECT here. Cool and crisp with a light breeziness... yum yum. Leaves have or are turning...
Wonderful photos, Vanessa. Thank you so much and say, chocolate ganache cake? That can fix almost anything, can't it?
Can't wait till the party...
Get More of What You Love,
Candace in Athens.
Posted by: Candace | October 01, 2009 at 04:00 PM
Happy October Vanessa!
Hugs and Orange to beautiful YOU!
xox
Constance
Posted by: rochambeau | October 01, 2009 at 06:23 PM
What a wonderful blog and post so glad I found you
Posted by: julie haymaker thompson | October 01, 2009 at 08:17 PM
I always think of you as a bright color sort of person, fun to see such lovely warm colors! How awful that you got crunched! Glad you fixed it with chocolate though!
Posted by: michelle | October 01, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Love that clip about the naturelab. Have a wonserful week/linnea-maria
Posted by: Linnea-maria | October 02, 2009 at 02:03 AM
I'm happy October is here too! The best way to get through a fender bender oR any thing where you got to wait is chocolate. It's the cure all for me. Me and Mr. Lovee both share a sweet tooth.
i just recently discovered nutella. It is good and chocolately. Oh, why didn't anyone tell me this before.
I have to get cracking with my Halloween party..the clock is ticking away.
Posted by: Shell | October 02, 2009 at 12:45 PM
It is October! I love it!
and I LOVE my labels from you...i posted on my blog my glorious labels...come visit Miss Fabulous Vanessa!
xo
Posted by: natalea | October 02, 2009 at 06:31 PM
The light changes so this time of year and the colors are amazing!! The leaves have begun falling from my trees and the sage brush have been releasing their pollen. Achoo!! The air is tangible; so crisp and fresh. It almost takes my breath away.
Hugging you
SueAnn
Posted by: SueAnn | October 03, 2009 at 05:56 AM
Yes! I feel a magical October has begun...singing brightly the song of the Calaveras de Azucar!!
love the pumpkin and candle lit wagon!!
x..x
Posted by: Stephanie | October 03, 2009 at 08:12 AM
beautiful pics darling one!
Ah October beautiful and bless-ed!!!!We Texans anxiously await it here too!
Posted by: jungle dream pagoda | October 03, 2009 at 09:09 AM
You are a constant inspiration of color!
Posted by: Dapoppins | October 03, 2009 at 09:21 AM
Whenever I need to feel a season, I come here to read your blog.
You capture each seasons essence very brilliantly miss Vanessa!!!
"wacky acting"?
I laughed out loud. Your descriptions....xo xo!
too funny!
Posted by: gillian | October 03, 2009 at 07:23 PM
Glad it was a minor accident and you were able to go get some sweets. I love that October sky! And yes, October will be gone before we know it.Wonderful post! I enjoyed it and wanted to jump through that glowing portal.
Posted by: megan | October 03, 2009 at 07:24 PM
AMAZING! I am sooo inspired by your decor. I absoultely love that you followed up the accident with cake. What a wonderful way to celebrate things being ok, and being aware of of the moment. I'll be linking to this. I'm so glad everyone was alright!
Posted by: Rachel | October 04, 2009 at 03:58 PM
The cold October breeze reminds me that Christmas is fast approaching.
The pictures are wonderful. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day!
Posted by: Boracay accommodation | October 06, 2009 at 06:12 PM
I'm so behind! I'm behinder every minute!! Looking fwd to getting up to date here. I'm off to watch the video.
Yes, isnt October wonderful? I am trying to hold it, but it slips away!
Posted by: Chris | October 07, 2009 at 10:18 AM