Tearing the back hall “storage area” apart has led there to be what some might see as mess and chaos in other parts of the house now.

The 13 giant maples around the property are just starting to change color and drop their leaves.What are we going to do with all those leaves??!!?.

We have some red too..Looking back towards the house.You can see the soy fields here are starting to change.

Many of the other fields around here are already completely brown and are being harvested.. A blue sky and the barn peeking out over the browning corn fields.Can’t wait to watch all that corn being harvested soon!I did an easy little craft a couple of weeks ago when I was setting up my fall mudroom and I’m pretty much in love with it.

I felt like I was making real authentic country fall decorations now that we live in a real authentic country house, but then it occurred to me that I could have been making these all these years when I lived in the city, I just never thought of it.. Wanna make some with me?

So, just go out back to the cornfield and grab yourself about 6 ears of corn….I had no idea what I was in for with this property, and we’re probably in over our heads in a lot of areas.

Not that that’s a bad thing.I’m enjoying every little second of it and I relish the fact that I’m learning all these things now.

In 30 years, I’ll have 30 years of experience and this place will be stunning.. For now… it’s a learning experience.Still.. I’m fairly determined to get this place looking not-so-bad now that school’s back in.