Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom.........

 They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful. 

Jim Carrey

The morning-glories on the wall

Fling out their purple trumpets to the wind,—

~Elizabeth Chase Akers Allen (1832–1911)

"October," c.1866

It was just like a family reunion.............

when I finally pulled out my cookbook collection

that has been stored away in the hall closet.........

for too long

for years, I have collected vintage cookbooks from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s...

I love to read them..........I can read a cookbook.......just like anyone else can  read a romance novel......

and I also like to try the recipes from them

but I also love to collect books that have stories that go along with the recipes........

my favorite cookbook author is Jane Watson Hopping.......

she tells of her life growing up with all of the old family recipes and 

of her life with her husband on her farm and of those recipes........

the reason my cookbooks have been stored away is because I moved them and the shelving they

were on .........to make room for this old cabinet.........it is a wonderful addition to my kitchen.

However, it left me with no place for my cookbook collection...

so for months they have been stored away 

I finally fixed shelving and found a perfect corner with a perfect chair to read them.

when I started re-shelving them..........each one was like a dear friend or family member that

I have missed and was delighted to see and hold again!

and yes.........there is one compartment in the vintage cabinet 

for the cookbooks I use frequently in cooking...........

how about you?

Do you collect cookbooks? If so, what kind and how old?

I would love to hear

I'm not rushing Summer out the door...................

I'm welcoming Autumn in!...............

I have been gathering my small harvest 

of fairy tale pumpkins

and decorative gourds

of all shapes, sizes, and colors

and placing them everywhere on the porches

my potted marigolds are still young at the moment but I hope 

they will soon grow and fill out the pot  more.

How about you?  What is the weather like in your

corner of the world?

Are you soggy with rain?..........hot and dry?

or are the days feeling more like Autumn?

I would love to hear!