paint the exterior of everything. Going with high gloss black with white trim and spray painting shutters to white. The exterior door, sides and shutters were blue and have stayed that way in the thirteen years since we built this house. Though blue and white are my faves, it's time to move on to a new look. My husband is painting our fireplace and mantel white. So the two main places that everyone is posting with their pretty Fall decor, are the two places that are sporting blue painter's tape and under construction around here! Sheila, still haven't tried the decoupage pumpkins! I really think yours looks fine. @Susan, yes I figured I was being schmoozed! But it was nice to be by sweet Sharron! One day you didn't respond for about a day and a half and I noticed! Wondered where you were. I always think if certain ones are missing it's because they are creating wonderful things and I'm the lazy one, sitting on the computer, trying to get up the energy to do what everyone else has already done! Sorry, y'all didn't ask for a speech! Should have saved this for Ramblin Roses. Love you guys! Y'all are the sweetest.

tape and stood for hours 'n hours and my feet & legs just about fell off!! Gotta heat set the paint 2moro and then put it back on window. Yes, I most definitely will post pics!! OH OH - RR at it again!! We just can't help ourselves can we??? LOL

breaking down the fence AND worse it has sprouted all up around the storm drain choaking it off and none of the other three yards at the corner are draining....but they buried drain pipe under the fence and ran it down into the actual drain....Ugh! Anyway it's turned into a mess because we had erected a "segregation fence" when the city changed the "type" of drain because I was afraid my mini doxie would fall down in the drain....and so in the last year the people caty-cornered have taken down their gate across there are were using it for their dogs pooping area although it's my yard...now that I know what's up....I'm taking down my segregation fence because I no longer have a mini doxie to worry about and i want to reclaim my yard from the neighbors and the weeds...so tomorrow I get to build a piece of fencing to close that gap and manage to avoid the ATT Phone Box that is also situated back there...I'd have started today, but it's rained ALL DAY...

demo and a couple of boards to add to make it look better but other than that all i have left is clean up...I can't believe the stuff people will throw in a storm drain...