Happy Thursday sweet friends. Thank you for the lovely outpouring of birthday wishes for my precious Daddy. I read your comments to him and he was so moved with your kindness!
“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”
James 3:17-18
The month of October is flying by…can you believe it is half over? The Sunshine Cottage has been dressed for my favorite season and I am so happy to have you join me inside.
Velvet pumpkins with pretty stems…I am partial to the real ones and the porch is overflowing with them. If you missed the Sunshine Cottage Autumn Porch, you can view it here.
Keeping it simple, I added autumn throws and pillows!
My favorite magazines are always on hand to enjoy. I have a hard time throwing them away and keep them to enjoy again and again. Finally, when my stash becomes too large, I send them to hubby’s office and they are quickly picked up for someone else to enjoy!
Spode “woodland” dinner plates, amber colored stemware, and ceramic pumpkins have replaced the blue and white from late summer.
A pair of pilgrims rest on the top shelf on this side of the room!
For a seasonal change, the plaid throw was added to the tabletop. My first trip to TJ Maxx since the pandemic yielded this colorful throw!
The French chair got a fall pillow and throw. This is EM’s chair and she reminds anyone who dares to sit in it. I must tell you that she has thanked me for “helping her decorate” the cottage.
This cute pumpkin pillow was also found on my little excursion to TJ Maxx!
The Vietri pumpkin colored leaf is filled with the smells of autumn potpourri! It smells heavenly when you open the door. A Fitz and Floyd pheasant teapot moved from the house to the cottage.
The early evening light casts a glow on a small velvet pumpkin placed upon a bronze pedestal!
I have to be honest and admit, I am having so much fun decorating the cottage and changing it seasonally. It is really an adult playhouse. Not only are there stacks of dishes behind the curtain, but there are plenty of toys for the Princesses. I stand corrected, they are Queens according to EM.
My comfy chair where I enjoy reading, quiet time, and rocking EK! A pretty orange pillow with gold leaves graces it for a touch of fall!
An older wreath found a home for the season!
A favorite travel memento is this beautiful hand blown glass bowl from Berea, Kentucky!
A few surviving flowers from A Glorious October Afternoon found their way into the bright orange bottle!
“It was a beautiful, bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.”
-Diana Gabaldon
Thank you for your visits and gracious comments. Wishing you a delightful autumn day!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
Oh Pam, it is sheer perfection! Every element is so well thought out. I love the way the sunshine pours into the cottage and everything looks so bright and clean. EM hired a really great designer! Fall has made a gracious entrance into Sunshine Cottage. I can just imagine you sitting there, sipping tea with a little nibble and listening to beautiful music. I am so happy for you.
Thank you Roxanne. It has been a resting place in our troubled times.
Oh Pam it’s so beautiful and dreamy! I just love the velvet pumpkins. You have such a gift in creating a cozy and thankful atmosphere. 💚💕
Karla, thank you for your sweet words. Have a lovely Friday!
You’re welcome Pam! Thank you so much! You too 💚
Your posts are so lovely. I always look forward to them and your thoughts. A very Happy Birthday to your Daddy, you are so fortunate to have each other. Tell Em her designing skills are super and I can’t wait to see how y’all will decorate Sunshine Cottage for the Christmas season.
Thank you and I will pass along your birthday wishes. EM loves to decorate!
Amazing decoration! So elegant but also cozy and inviting at the same time! I love your stunning spode dishes,great display…How many treasures! Hugs,dear Pam! Thank you for such inspiration.
Thank you sweet Maristella. Hugs and blessings…
Fall looks lovely in the cottage! It’s almost like a grown up version of a doll house!
Yes, it is. Thank you Penny!
Stunning, Pam! What fun – to be able to go to TJ Maxx (nice finds!), have EM alongside you (thanking you for helping decorate, how cute!), and to be able to use and display all the beautiful items in your inventory (the dishes, the glass, the ceramics, textiles). The Sunshine Cottage is gorgeous. Inquiring minds want to know….how do you reach those shelves, especially the top one? A 3-step stool? I know from personal experience in our booths that when a counter such as yours juts beyond the shelves above, it can be very tricky! I hope EM or better, RM, spots you!
Thank you Rita. EM is taking to decorating. She has watched me fluff pillows and she does the same. RM has to place things on the top shelves. I am 5’1” on a good day. I would have to be on a six foot ladder to reach. RM can do it from a 3-step stool. As I am getting older, I have noticed balance is a little tricky.
Oh, how fun! The “playhouse” is so cozy and beautiful! EM sounds just darling and full of personality. My granddaughter was lively and funny as a little one too, and she’s lovely as a young lady now. Enjoy every moment! Please tell EM that she’s a wonderful designer. ❤️
Thanks so much Rebecca. EM has a big personality and I will pass along your compliments!
Oh my goodness Pam, I am smiling from ear to ear! The Sunshine Cottage could not be any more Fall PERFECT! I am loving visualizing you happily decorating and playing with all your beautiful autumn things! The orange bottle of blooms looks wonderful as do all the shelves and tabletops, gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your joy with us! What an incredible place to relax and enjoy, I would never leave!
Jenna
Jenna, sometimes it is hard to leave, it has truly been a respite from these troubled times. Happy Friday!
Pam, delightful post. I love Autumn in the Sunshine Cottage( still love the name) and hearing how EM is helping is so sweet.
Your gift for decorating is fun to watch. I know you are enjoying the extra space for your dishes and fun way to decorate for the seasons.
Have a great day.
Thank you Bonnie. EM is definitely in charge, and is really quite funny about giving me instructions.
Pam, what fun you are having in your cottage. It truly is a “playhouse.” You have decorated it beautifully for autumn., I know your head must be spinning thinking of what you will do for Christmas. Along, with being such a fun place for you and the girls, it is also a lovely retreat for you in our weary world.
Happy autumn and I hope the days slow down. ❤
Sandra, I am having fun which is so needed during these trying times. Enjoy your day! ♥️
Pam, The Sunshine Cottage is beautifully decorated for fall. I love your Spode dishes paired with amber glasses. EM will enjoy and have wonderful memories of your designer assistance in the Sunshine Cottage. Her responses are so clever and sweet. The colorful textiles add so much coziness to the room. Great finds! The ceramics are gorgeous, especially the pheasant teapot. Your velvet pumpkins are a favorite. Have a wonderful day sweet friend and hope you stay well and safe during this second wave of Covid19. Clara ♥️🍁
Thank you Clara. I am certainly enjoying the cottage with the girls. Hope you stay well, my friend ♥️
Pam, I do so love a charming cottage. And yours looks so warm and welcoming. Happy autumn!
Happy autumn and thank you, Jean!
Truly an enchanted cottage, made more enchanting by the presence and comments of two very special princesses. I hesitate to mention Christmas at the cottage; enjoying Autumn’s crisp hues too much. The appointments on the surfaces are fastidious in choice and I can just about catch the pungent aroma of the fragrant spices you’ve displayed. That comfy chair is tempting,
given the reading matter and atmosphere you furnish. Enjoy every sparkling moment, dear friend.
Mary, I am glad you noticed the reading matter. I have so enjoyed the devotion book you sent me. Happy Friday my friend!
What a most amazing getaway that is right in your backyard! Your (or is it Em’s) charming, charming cottage certainly is a place for you to play, whether it is with “the Queens” or tweaking your beautiful decor. So much beautiful detail featuring your wonderful treasures of memories. Just adore the shelf stying. What a joy to see your fabulous Sunshine Cottage transform from season to season and occasion to occasion. Enjoy your beautiful space!
Shirley, it is a getaway in my backyard. The Queens and I enjoy playing and “decorating” so much. Enjoy your weekend.
Sunshine Cottage is ready for Fall….decorated pretty by the Queen. Love seeing the Cottage in your blog. Say Happy Birthday to your Daddy. Enjoy the years with him, which I know you do. I miss my parents.
Thank you Nancy. I am most grateful for the gift of my sweet Daddy!
Pam, Sunshine Cottage looks just beautiful adorned for autumn. I have been anxiously awaiting its fall tour. I love the way you changed the shelving for the season at hand. The Woodland Spode looks so pretty for fall. Enjoy your new space, sweet friend!
Many thanks Shannon. Have a wonderful weekend!
Everything is just beautiful! I love the velvet pumpkins. You made me want to run out to TJ Maxx! I haven’t been since the beginning of this year and I miss it!
Thank you Michelle. Happy Friday!
Simply lovely. This was like having a delightful visit with a friend who has spent time making my surroundings comfortable and welcoming. I enjoyed reading about and viewing the sweet atmosphere you and your Queens have created. What a treat! Thank you.
Thank you Sherry. I am enjoying every minute I spend with the Queens in the cottage.
Oh Pam! I love it! All of your dishes are heavenly and they are displayed so lovingly in your cozy Sunshine Cottage. Fall delivered those cute velvet pumpkins to you. So glad you got to go to TJMax! Em is quite the designer!
Happy week to you my friend!
Thank you Nancy. Happy Friday!
I love all of your fall decorations, styling and pumpkins. But I think my fave has to be the pumpkin on the bronze pedestal! So cute! Thank you for linking up at the Friday Farmhouse link party! L 🙂
Thank you Cindy, my pleasure!
I had to laugh when you called it an adult playhouse because I was thinking the same thing! It’s beautiful, Pam. I love the throws. I have boatloads of that sort of thing but looking at your post realized I didn’t have one really autumnal one! All your details are lovely. (You also remind me, I need to bring out some of my more autumnal dishes — it’s a short season up here!
I think you have a brand new, rather expensive and quite large “toy” to play with in your cottage and I am eager for every single post showing your remarkable creativity and its charm!
Thank you Jeanie. I am enjoying every minute in the cottage especially to just read and relax!
Beautiful Pam! So much fun to putter and play in your cottage and create some seasonal vignettes! I had to chuckle at EM’s reference to ‘her cottage’. Love your fall touches. ♥
Thanks so much Mary. Yes, EM calls it her cottage 🧡
Oh how fun Pam, I can see you are enjoying your beautiful cottage and your fall decor is picture perfect! Happy Fall!
Thank you Elizabeth. Happy Fall to you 🍂🍁🍂
Pam, your cottage makes me green with envy. Everything about it is just perfect, and I can only imagine how much fun you had putting it together. I look forward to all the ways I am sure you will present it.
Linda, I am like a child in a playhouse, I am loving it. As a matter of fact, I am sitting in the cottage now as I am commenting. Thank you so much!
Oh, my goodness! That is SO precious that EM thanked you for helping “her” decorate the cottage!! She is something else, isn’t she? SO adorable and sweet. You have it looking so homey and inviting. I imagine they hate to leave it to go home! God bless all of you and keep you healthy and safe in HIs care.
Thank you Cheryl. May God bless you and your family!
I loved the cottage decorated with all your blue and white and now I’m loving how you have done it for fall. You are so creative and I know your little ones must enjoy every moment they spend with you in lovely Sunshine Cottage.
Thank you Karen. The “littles” and I have a sweet time in the cottage!
Pam, your Sunshine Cottage is beautiful….what fun to get to change it up w/ every holiday and season! I love your Spode china that goes so well w/ the amber stemware. Lovely pictures of your part of the world. Happy, happy fall to all. Hugs!
Hi Bobbi, thanks so much. Happy fall and sending hugs!
Pam, I love your Sunshine Cottage! (I am a John Denver fan too, so a perfect name!) I have a question, which you have probably already answered and I just missed it. Was your cottage built from scratch or did you get a premade building that you finished? And, what is the square footage? I have been wanting a she shed for several years and I am curious since yours is so very special. Thanks for the information.
Darlene, I sent you an email.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Farmhouse Friday!
My pleasure and thank you!