Life Among The Blooms Vol. 31 – Fall Favorites

Life Among the Blooms Vol. 31 is a recap of the week and about random things going on over at White Lilac Farmhouse and my fall favorites.

It is a chance to get to know me a little better and see what I have been up to.

Inside my house and our front porch are ready for fall. If you missed seeing my home tour for 2023, you can see the two posts here:

Easy and Beautiful Fall Porch Ideas 2023

7 Ways To Make A Home Cozy For Fall

What’s happening at white lilac farmhouse

This weekend was a dreary and rainy one. The wind was blowing for three days. In fact, the rain was coming down sideways from the wind.

It did make for good sleeping, napping and reading weather. LOL

We celebrated my husband’s birthday on Saturday. I treated him to a massage at my favorite day spa. While he received his massage, I got a 75 minute facial. Wow, it was relaxing and my skin felt amazing.

Ever since going through menopause, I suffer from dry skin. Water is my beverage of choice. I drink lots of it throughout the day. However, my face is still on the dry side. Winter months are the worst. Treating myself to a monthly facial does help during the winter.

Some of my fashion fall favorites

Here are some of my fashion fall favorites. A few of these items are either in my cart or already purchased for fall.

Yesterday, this shacket was delivered. I love a good shacket for the fall.

When the temperatures begin to cool, I enjoy layering my clothes. Sometimes a coat is too much. I love wearing a shacket with my Kut From Kloth jeans. I find Kut From Kloth jeans fit well and are flattering. This shacket will look great with my camel color booties and jeans.

This two layered gold initial necklace is only $14. I love some fun jewelry to wear out and about running errands. This necklace is trendy and pretty without a big price tag.

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the blog

Last week on the blog I shared:

My fall favorite moist and delicious pumpkin bread recipe. I love making this for my family during the fall. It makes lovely gift if you are visiting a friend. It can be made ahead of time and freezes well too. You can get the recipe here.

Did you see my free table transformation post? This colorful table was painted for my craft room. If you have not see this post, check out the free table before photo here.

Fall Inspiration, Great Recipes & more

Here have been so many wonderful fall decorating inspirations, food recipes and great books to read. I am sharing some of my fall favorites.

My friends Anne and AnnMarie with Simply 2 Moms shared this fun craft project. And just wait until you see this amazing Pottery Barn dupe! Remember last year when the terra cotta pumpkins where the in thing. This year it is these black pumpkins for Halloween Here is a link to their tutorial for the How to Make a Black Terracotta Pumpkin: Pottery Barn Dupe.

Beautiful wreaths

Oh my goodness, this is one of my favorite wreaths with dried flowers. My close friend Jennifer of Cottage In Bunker Hill made this gorgeous wreath with flowers dried from her garden. Is it not specular? It is better than any wreath you can find in a store. She has inspired me to make a new dried wreath for my home. You can see Jennifer’s step by step tutorial DIY Garden Wreath here.

Another beautiful wreath was made by my multi-talented friend, Wendy of WM Design House. What I love about this wreath, Wendy forged all of the items to make this wreath. Yes, you heard me correctly. She takes you along as she discovers items while forging outdoors. Wendy has a wonderful post including her tutorial on How to Make a Foraged Fall Wreath with Natural Materials.

fall book reading

The fall and winter season is when I do most of my reading. During the spring and summer months, I spend lots of time outdoors. When the cooler temperatures rolls around, I enjoy curling up on the sofa with a cup of hot tea and a good book. My close friend, Kim always have wonderful recommendations for books. Last week she shared 9 books to read for the fall. You can read more about it 9 OF THE BEST BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL here.

Fall recipes

How delicious does this Pumpkin Dump Cake look? I love a good dump cake recipe. This recipe from my sweet friend, Stacy of Bricks ‘N Blooms looks scrumptious. It is on my list for Thanksgiving desserts. You can find her recipe for Pumpkin Dump Cake here.

I love a good donut and this Gluten Free Pumpkin Donut recipe looks delicious. Leslie of My 100 Year Old Home has a post with incredible fall breakfast recipes. You will not want to miss it including this donut recipe.

It is apple season! Do you need an easy crockpot apple recipe? A dear friend, Leslie of Feet Under My Table has this delicious and easy recipe for you to try. This weekend, I will be using her recipe.

Hope you enjoyed Life Among the Blooms Vol. 31! May you an wonderful week, sweet friend.