Photos of the Week: November 20th

 I had a great time with this week's I Spy challenge!  Luckily we had a really nice week weather-wise and spent lots of time outside.  That always inspires me to take more photos. 

– house – (fall) quarterly pic



– brown-- Brown mushrooms we saw while hiking.



– stitch- A hand- stitched quilt my great grandmother made for me when I was just a baby. 



– architectural-- This stone 4- fireplace chimney is all that is left standing of the old General Nathaniel Lyon's birthplace homestead. 


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  1. Tamar SBNovember 20, 2021 at 7:11 AM

    Your house in the fog is gorgeous!

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  2. Sharon WagnerNovember 20, 2021 at 10:14 AM

    I love the mushrooms! Great hunt.

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  3. EllibelleNovember 20, 2021 at 12:55 PM

    Great pictures once again! How nice that you still have the blanket your great- grandma made for you! What a treasure!

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    1. Joanne November 21, 2021 at 5:17 PM

      I try not to use it anymore so it won't fall apart but we keep it on a blanket rack in our living room.

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  4. Kim CarberryNovember 20, 2021 at 4:55 PM

    I really do love the look of your house. It looks huge, easily twice the size of ours. x

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    1. Joanne November 21, 2021 at 5:17 PM

      LOL it is a big house... which I love whenever I don't have to clean it.

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  5. JayneNovember 21, 2021 at 7:20 AM

    Fantastic photos Joanne! Love the capture of the lake, very autumnal.
    I love that you still have the quilt that your great grandmother made for you, what a lovely keepsake. :) #MMBC

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  6. Doused in Pink | Chicago Style BlogNovember 21, 2021 at 5:29 PM

    Beautiful photos! I love the shot of the mushrooms!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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  7. creationsnzNovember 21, 2021 at 6:43 PM

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  8. creationsnzNovember 21, 2021 at 6:44 PM

    Hi Joanne. I love your house and the pic is so atmospheric. Great fungi and that amazing chimney - what a house it must've been. As always, I love your view - it's to die for!! Cheers, CarolG

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  9. Dara @ Not In JerseyNovember 22, 2021 at 8:06 AM

    Love these photos!

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  10. Lindsay's Sweet WorldNovember 22, 2021 at 10:14 AM

    Your house looks so pretty bathed in all of that fog!

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  11. Carol @Comfort Spring StationNovember 22, 2021 at 12:19 PM

    your baby quilt is charming - you're lucky to still have it

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  12. Kym November 22, 2021 at 11:23 PM

    Love the photo of your house, and of the fireplace chimney. How sweet that you still have that lovely quilt from your childhood!

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  13. LyshaNovember 23, 2021 at 8:43 AM

    What an awesome architectural photo! Great house photo too. Fog always makes for very interesting pics.

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  14. VillroseNovember 24, 2021 at 12:31 PM

    The first and last photo looks very November'ish.

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