Doors of Welcome--November Installment

Welcome to this month's installment of Doors of Welcome, sponsored by Karen at Some Days are Diamonds!

Welcome to my home-away-from-home! As you may recall if you visited for last month's Doors of Welcome, home for me is a small town in Louisiana; home-away-from-home is a corporate apartment in Georgia. We bring our clothes and a few personal possessions and that's about it for the most part. My seasonal decorations are a combination of a very few things I brought from home, and items I find around the apartment or at thrift shops and dollar stores.

To be honest with you, this month's Doors of Welcome kind of crept up on me--I knew it was coming, but for some reason I didn't realize until too late that it was coming so fast! And because my October decorations were more "fall" than Halloween, not much has changed.

This is what I had last month--simple, but full of bright and beautiful fall color. But because of the tremendous amount of rain we've had, the only thing left outdoors is...

....the wreath--isn't it pretty? I still love the simplicity of it, and the combination of berries, leaves, and pinecones. Don't stop there, though, this time I want to invite you inside, so come on in!

I didn't want the rest of it to be ruined by the damp, so I moved the rug from here...

to here--where we see the bright and cheery colors in the oh-so-bland kitchen every morning.

And I moved the suitcase/trunk box of leave and garlands from here...

to here, on top on the armoire that holds the television, dvd player, and internet stuff.

I do have the beginning of a centerpiece of sorts--some silk leaves in a jar, fall colored candles and some fake grain--I've been looking for a plate or charger or something to group it on, but I haven't had much luck with my thrifting lately, so this is as far as I've gotten.

I did buy a pumpkin, but instead of decorating with it...

...I cut it half, cleaned it out, and baked it...

...which helped me turn it into this, which ultimately became...

a pumpkin pie!

And now that you're here, pull up a chair and enjoy a piece of pie!

Next month I plan a fabulous (!) transformation, and no more orange and rust!

Thanks again to everyone who is visiting--please visit Karen by clicking on the link at the top of this post, or the "Doors of Welcome" picture on the left sidebar. She has all of the lovely participants on her sidebar, and I assure you they have some fabulous decor, well worth visiting!

Until next time...