Howdy Sugar Pies! Over here in my neck of the woods (Branson, Missouri)I have tried to squeeze out all of the goodness of Fall to the very last drop! It’s been sweeter than homemade sorghum on Lambert’s Throwed Rolls. Now if you haven’t been to Lambert’s, they have the yummiest pillow-y yeast rolls fresh ‘n’ hot out of the oven that they throw to you across the room. Then a cute country gal comes by with sweet and gooey sorghum syrup to drizzle on top….mmm…mmm, now that’s what I call good eats! (Sorghum is a sweet light molasses syrup…my mother-in-law puts 1/2 cup in her chocolate chip cookie dough to make her cookies extra chewy!) Anyhoo, autumn is breathtaking here so I’m gonna take y’all on a whirlwind arm-chair tour of fall splendor in my hometown. This is Bluegrass country and it’s smack dab in the middle of the Bible Belt….and that’s the way I like it! Yee Hawwwwwww! Enjoy!
Here is my view from the front porch…
The tree in front of my house….
The road in front of “The Farmhouse”….
My backyard….
Fall is such a glorious time to get out and enjoy one of my favorite things to do …. junkin’ with my sister-in-law Linda ( I’m married to her cute brother). Recently we took a couple days to visit a couple of our neighboring towns…starting with the darling town of Ozark…..
Ozark has an adorable town square with the Court House in the middle….I always think of the movie Back To The Future!
It is also home to one of our most favorite places to shop for vintage goods and have the yummiest lunch EV-AH!….Spring Creek Tea Room….
This charming Autumn vignette greeted us at the front door…
Here is the menu for their scrumptious assortment of the most amazing desserts!
The hardest part is choosing!
Take a peek!
We had oh-so-yummy Chicken Salad Sandwiches and heavenly Cold Strawberry soup… 
For dessert we decided to go for the Better-Than-Anything Chocolate Cake and Hawaiian Sunset Cake…Oh me, Oh my! I think I heard Angels singing with the first bite! We like to get two different desserts and share them….you see, we have a need to know which one is better! It’s a hard job but somebody’s got to do it! (Both flavors were delish! We couldn’t decide…I’ll think we’ll have to come back and try again. Oh well! LoL)
I really try to limit myself to one dessert a week…this cake was worth the wait!
Next door is another quaint little shop called The Avant-Garde’n (417- 485- 4857) It’s filled with all kinds of delightful goodies….
That story-book red dooris actually a bookcase! It’s about 14 inches deep and has shelves all the way down when you open the door. Very farmhouse-y, LOvE iT!
Here’s another one with a sweet farmhouse screen door. I think I heard it calling my name. LOL
On another day we headed up toward Lebanon Missouri and stopped at one of the best antique shops west of the Mississippi…The Route 66 Antique Mall….come on in and have a look around…
Every booth is a showcase! If you like primitive vintage this is the place to go!
I wonder what stories this rolling pin could tell? I bet it rolled out a mess of buttermilk biscuits and pie dough in it’s day!
I’ve just gotta tell ya, the comfy green plaid flannel jumper that I am wearing with blue-jeans, was actually a dress from J. C. Penny. I got it on sale for $13 , had it hemmed a little shorter so it now looks like a top rather than a dress. I love longer tops that go to the thigh and I love me some good deals!
We tried a new restaurant called Gary’s Dowd’s Catfish (yes that’s the name!). The name reminded me of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse (amazing restaurant by the way)…A lady named Ruth bought the Chris Steakhouse and since she was the new owner she just put her name in front of Chris. Looks like Gary did the same…. makes sense I think (I’m scratching my head). Anyhoo, it was a delightful place for a quick pit-stop!
Last week my hubby and I took Summer Rose to our local pumpkin patch for some good old fashioned fall fun….
It’s a homestead complete with a log cabin and a corn field in the front yard.
They provide bumpy hayrides down into the woods….
All Aboard!
My blue scarf that looks like a checkered tablecloth….compliments of Target! For some reason I feel like eating fried chicken when I wear it.
The view looking up….
The view looking down….yup those are my cowgirl boots! yEe HaW!
The view behind us! It was so beautiful, the air was apple-crisp and sweet and the sun lit up the trees like fire.
Summer decided to do a little chicken chasing! Her friend has chickens that she enjoys catching and holding, but this little rascal was a little too quick for her….
Oh well maybe next time! There are other fun things to do…..
Like talking to the piggies….I’d say these were some happy pigs, stretched out in the warm mud sleeping in the sunshine!
There were cows to pet….
And haybales to climb!
Summer climbed up by herself….
But needed Daddy’s help getting down….
She LoVes her daddy!
I tried to take a picture of her running through the corn maze but she ran as fast as that rascal chicken!
Time to find that perfect pumpkin….
Oh here it is! Oh honey!
There was a cute little farmstand filled with all kinds of goodies…
Well, I got my pumpkin but I think I would have rather had that cute old farm truck!
My Hubby and I discovered this cute little cafe right here in Branson with the most amazing breakfast meals! It was a chilly morning with light rain…a romantic and cozy little spot to get warm and fed. 
The townsfolk and businesses really do a wonderful job decorating for harvest and the Holidays. How cute is this little vintage trike with the pumpkin sitting on top!
Come on in!
Billy Gail’s has all kinds of quirky signs everywhere…Ice N’ Pop…Foodstuffs…Dodads…Fancies.
They sell the vintage things that they decorate with.
Here’s one that took me a while to figure out! See if you can……
It says (in proper english) This must be the place.
If you want pancakes, you only need to order ONE! It’s bigger than the plate! I think that sweet little lady to the right of me might be thinking I wonder if she needs help eating that flying saucer of a pancake….the answer is YeS! I have to say it was one of the most delish pancakes I’ve ev-ah tasted! And the cheese and mushroom omlet was the best ev-ah too! This was a real treat, since I usually just have a bowl of cereal and fruit for breakfast!
The last stop on my Enjoying the Goodness of Fall in the Ozarks Tour…..
Silver Dollar City….just 15 minutes from my house….and just 15 minutes to the most amazing aromas….cinnamon rolls baking! I love this little bakery nook, they sell all kinds of kitchen gadgets and cookie cutters….jams and jellies….cookbooks….
Pecan pie in a jar….Nut Crackers….Apple Pie Filling….
Adorable mixing bowls and pottery pieces for the kitchen….
Amazon sells it too….click here for the butter dish and here for the mixing bowl.
Yummy dessert mixes….how adorable is Miss Elsie Grace! Her package says “My Heart Bakes For You”!
I had to take a picture of this cute sign: Mc Haffie’s Homestead presents The Milk Cow Gals. Too cute!
Summer and I love to visit these Authentic Cabins built in the 1800’s and furnished in that time period. It really helps you imagine what life must have been like back then…
Every morning they cook a breakfast meal on a real wood stove for the folks who work there.
Notice the dishes are upside down…that’s a great idea for keeping dust and critters off of the clean plates. Those pioneer women were so creative!
This is how washing dishes was done before the dishwasher! To me it kind of looks like fun….maybe for a day or so!
The Smokehouse just outside the cabins…
“Meat Smoking: Prior to refrigeration, smoking meat preserved, as well as, added flavor to the family meat supply.”
It was Fall Festival time at Silver Dollar City. Craft booths were set up and folks would demonstrate their craft. This gal is making Sawdust dolls…..
Here they are!
Summer and I had a grand old time!
Well that’s it Sugar Pies! I have had a super busy two weeks! Now it’s time to settle in at the Farmhouse and start making plans for Thanksgiving….the Kinfolk are gathering at my house this year! Then Christmas time’s a comin’! I need to start decking the halls! So much to do! I had better grab my apron and get busy!
Have a blessed week! All of you Sugar Pie Sistas of mine are in my prayers!
Hugs to you!
Thanks for stopping by for Pie.
Aunt Ruthie
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What a surprise to see my newly adopted hometown of Lebanon!
I’m a transplanted New Yorker (the state, NOT the city) and enjoying the beautiful autumn weather now that it has finally stopped raining.
Love your site, enjoy your blog!
Oh my ! I feel like I’ve just taken a vacation in my home state, Missouri ! Thank you for the blessings from your sweet site. Looking forward to the holiday posts? One question: does your family have any pets? I’ve never read about any and wondered. What lucky animals if you do. God’s blessings to you !
I just love to see all of your down home adventures! Missouri looks like my kind of place! I think I would feel right at home there. :)
The leaves are so pretty there, almost all of ours here in IN are gone now after our rain and windy days. I had hoped it would stay pretty awhile longer.
The pictures of Summer at the pumpkin patch are so cute, looks like you and Linda had a great time shopping too.
Blessings to you and your family at Thanksgiving.
Carey
A friend got me hooked on your blog! I love it!
I thought the pic of the pigs made a heart.
What a great area you live in.
Fairly new to your site, and soooo happy and surprised to see my home state, and also that you’re a Sister Missourian. Love that entire area – Branson, Springfield, Lebanon! We try to visit at least every couple of years. We’re in central MO. Wonderful, eye candy Fall (and food!) pictures! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful outings with us. It’s what I needed today :)
LOVE – Love – LoVe Lamberts !!! ooooooooooooh I’m just droolin for those rolls. So fun to see Branson in the fall. We always come in April ( when we still have lots of snow on the ground) when the tulips are bloomin. Will be sure to check out these fun places you’ve mentioned, as we drive right by these towns.
Fall is my most favorite time of year… ours was shortened by snow, so thank-you for the pics.
Lori
Thanks so much for giving us a tour of your neck of the woods. It reminded me a lot of New England where I grew up. I feel like I just went on vacation to Missouri! Beautiful pictures and interesting places.
Oh! Ruthie, I am so jealous of those beautiful colors you get to enjoy this time of year. We are still in the 80’s here in Florida, but at least I can open the windows in the morning. Thanks for sharing all these great pictures, they make me want to build a fire in the fireplace and sip some hot tea. Unfortunately I would probably overheat!
That was the most fun I’ve had all week, and I didn’t even have to step out of my slippers!
Your top is adorable and I love doing that to dresses too!! Such a darling outfit!
I just have to say one thing… “Pecan pie in a jar?” I really hope we have that in Heaven.
Blessings,
Sasha
Great photos! So clean and crisp… We have the same colouring happening on our trees too in the front yard…
That was so fun! What a vacation I just took with you : ) I love the cabin photos. So interesting! Thanks for sharing you amazing talents with the rest of us.
Looks like you’ve been having a GRAND ole time seeing and tasting some amazing things! ;) I’m not too far from your neck of the woods….We live in Fayetteville, Arkansas dubbed ‘The Athens of the Ozarks.’
I’ve just recently found your blog via the “Just A Girl’ blog and I’ve so enjoyed reading about making your home a haven for your family. Thanks so much for sharing your heart and your obvious passion for being a woman of noble character. I’m sure your children ‘rise up and called you blessed.’ I’ll probably be quoting you sometime soon on my lil piece of the blog world on a monday musings post where I share inspiring, challenging, and encouraging words.
I’ll be visiting often!
~Heidi
Oh, Ruth Ann! Thank you for going to all the trouble of taking pictures and readying them for the blog, then writing all that you did! Beautiful! (ps–we wash dishes like that when we live in the Alaskan bush and yes, it gets old very fast — hauling the water, heating it, and then washing! :)
My old stompin’ grounds!! How I miss it…now I’m hole’d up in the Chicagoland area and although there are plenty of fun city slicker things to do, nothin’ beats Missouri! Thanks for the memories…and I’m prayin’ for that sweet “daut with child” of yours! My grannybabies are 6 mos. and 4 mos. now…and life just couldn’t get any better!!! They are the apple of my eye! ; )
I’ve not been down that way in a coon’s age. I love to visit that area and just enjoy the atmosphere and see all the nice scenery. Maybe next Spring! You make it look like a lot of fun.
Debbie
What a fun tour! I enjoyed every picture! Thanks so much!!
Kathy L
I just love all the photo eye candy you show us..I would love to come and visit where you live..it is absolutely gorgeous..love all the fall colors and places you visited..thanks for sharing…:)
Your photos make me so homesick for beautiful Missouri. I grew up there and my family went to Branson every summer before it was all paved over (that being over 50 years ago). Thanks for sharing.
Hi Ruthie,
thanks for the tour of the Ozarks, it was fun! Do you ever go to Arkansas to the War Eagle craft/antique show?
I discovered your blog a week or so ago. I live in Missouri, just north of you, near the Lake of the Ozarks!
Can’t wait to see your Christmas decorations!
thanks
lisa
Thankyou SO much, I love the photos you took and sharing a little part of what you get to experience. For sure Missouri will be on my list of places to visit, I love Australia, but the US is looking more and more appealing all the time. I love the way Autumn (Fall) changes the whole landscape, and the way you all celebrate each season. I might have to start a pumpkin thing over here ;) Thanks xxx
Wow, you make my adopted area look SO good!! My inlaws live in Branson too – I guess I take it for granted because we go about once a month & have season tix to SDC … we live about 120 miles from you all, by Ft. Leonard Wood. I do want to check out the Tea Room in Ozark next time I’m by Springfield!!! Thanks for sharing all the lovely things here in the area – you make me appreciate where I live.
I enjoyed this post so much. I have been wanting to vacation in Branson and Ozark area. I hope to get there next summer. Looks like now would be better…
I’ve also wanted to experience War Eagle craft and antiques show. I’ve heard it is really great.
Summer Rose is growing and getting more and more beautiful like her precious Mommy.
Thanks for taking the time to share your trips with us.
I think you live n the garden of Eden…so pretty there! I loved the tour of all the places you visited..I love to do that too. Yes, November will be gone before we can blink. All my family is coming here so it’s a busy time, I cannot believe Christmas is so close either! Come say hi :D
I love it. I want to live at Silver Dollar City so bad. I love it at fall and Christmas is gorgeous. Thanks for the awesome post. Makes me long for SDC and Branson.
Oh Ruth Ann what wonderful time you all had…I miss Branson so
much out of all the places I have lived it was one that felt like home
the most…Just love Lambert’s those rolls are so yummy…and all the other places you visited are my some of my favorites…I worked at
Silver Dollar City for a while and it was fun….thank you for sharing
your beautiful family and fun with us…May God Bless you so sweetly…
Sweet Blessing…
Tonja
I really appreciate the awesome fall Ozarks colors. I surely do miss the Ozarks—I used to live just two miles from Lambert’s—before Lamberts was even there. Ozark is a great little town. I agree with you, it’s a great place to live—thanks for sharing.
Hi! I’ve been lurking around your lovely blog for sometime, but have never commented! Oh, it’s a lovely blog too!
I’ve never been to Branson and want to go sometimes. How I’ve enjoyed seeing the beautiful Fallness of your area. Living on the Texas Gulf Coast – we have not Fallness of color! Such great little places you’ve shown. I almost giggled thinking – it must have taken you two hours to upload all of your beautiful photos! :)
I’ll be back to see you!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Love your blog! I will be in Branson in a couple of weeks. I can’t wait to check out Billy Gail’s. Where is it located? I am so looking forward to going to Silver Dollar City. I hope it won’t be too cold. WE went there every summer when I was growing up. It holds lots of fun childhood memories!
Take care!
Michele Barry
Oh those first few pictures just made me jump for Autumn joy! I just love this time of year. Absolutely adored the red door bookcase. Too cute!
I can’t imagine anywhere being prettier than Missouri in the Fall.
It’s even pretty here in the heart of the city!
Peggy
I found your blog through Chris @ Just a A Girl and it was love at first sight! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed looking around and you have given me an extra “oomph” that I needed to start making my house more of a HOME! Love all your fall leaves – what gorgeous views you have from the Farmhouse!
Do you know how many times I’ve driven past that antique mall in Lebanon and not stopped? Every time i go from my home town of Jefferson City, and go west!
Next time I am going to stop and smell the roses. do they have Roses?
Check out what my sisterhood did this past summer: http://osagebluffquilter.blogspot.com/search/label/Tea%20party
AHHHH!!! My husband and I met and went to college in Springfield at Baptist Bible College… You make me miss fall there sooo much! And to have all of that amazing goodness at your back door! I definitely took it for granted when we lived there! OH how I miss the Ozarks! Lucky! :)
OHHHHhhhhh Myyy I miss HOME!!!!
Going to be heading that way in a few weeks… Ozark I use to square dance and clog as a young gal… and what caught my eye was the front on the menu read Lebanon… That is were Hubby and I met, fell in love and graduated… in that order over 27 years ago…WOW!!!
Thanks for sharing Home with me!!!
Big Hugs!!!
Just A Gal…
These pictures make me miss the South – I grew up there and now live in CA. It’s beautiful here, too, but the South will always be home.
(I especially loved the pictures after the rain – something I seldom see here in CA.)
I just LOVE to read about how you fill your days, it looks like to have had some real fun. Summer is surely blessed to have such wonderful parents.
GOD Bless,
Sarah x
Oh Dear, I’m afraid I have to move to your beautiful neck of the woods! It is breathtaking, but I must say Virginia is quite gorgeous herself this time of year!
That mixing bowl has my name on it, I’m going to repeat after you “I love it so much I want to marry it”…putting it on my Christmas wish list!
Have fun cooking and readying the house for friends and family, I love Thanksgiving!
Also, I am friends with an Amish family and when people are polite they usually don’t mind a few questions. I’ve driven them into DC a few times and the looks they get can be so rude it makes your heart hurt. When people are so nice it makes your heart sing, I kind of feel protective of them when we ventured out to the big city!
Look at those cutie-pie redheads!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful and inspiring scenery…one day I would love to do a trail race through the Ozarks with my own redheaded hubby…maybe we can get one of those giant pancakes after :)
Another ‘cute-as-pie’ post! If and when I ‘evah’ make it out to your neck of the woods, I’ll already know some great places to go and good restaurants to try out. LOL BTW, I WANT one of those white screen door cabinets too! It’s darlin’!
Loved seeing it all…and LOVE the boots. :o) Y’all are sooo cute! Thanks for sharing that little slice of your life!
Hugs,
Amy O/picketfencemom
Thank you so much for these wunderful pictures. They remind me on our trip to the New England states 12 years before. And they make me wish to visit again the wunderful United States, maybe the bible belt, because we don`t know this part of the US. I love your blog so much.
Hugs and kisses from Switzerland
Dani
What a fun post and beautiful photos. You should have talked to the Amish girls you would have enjoyed it. My husband and I got the chance to visit with a young Amish couple and their baby girl. It was the best time of my life.
Well I am just a skip – hop up the road from ya in Springfield Mo and I was so privilaged this fall to visit several of the places that you have posted great pic’s of. They are some of my fav’s too. We are definitly Kindred souls I have a love for the family, home and days of old too. Our home is sprinkled with antiques and quilts adorn all 4 of my kiddo’s beds. My daughter plays violin also. I love your blog and your heart beat for family thanks for sharing your heart and home with us:)
Wow!! I’ve visited Branson before… but it’s been too long ago. Thanks for taking me back. I loved that white farmhouse screen door idea for a cabinet. Who would’ve thought of that… but now, my wheels are turning. I loved that!!
I had to chuckle when you mentioned the dishwashing – of back in the day. I still do it myself. No dishwasher’s here – at least at this point in my life. And I also smiled when you talked about the Amish/Mennonite ladies. I grew up conservative Mennonite (not that conservative) too, and I still wonder about their way of life (behind the scenes, in the daily grind of their homes and family life, etc.) Don’t be afraid to be friendly… they’re down home country folk too and I’m sure they would have their own version to Lemon Meringue – and would just LOVE to share it with ya’ll. ;)
Thank you for the beautiful fall tour. I saw so many things in the shops that would make wonderful Christmas gifts. Wish I could do all my shopping in the Ozarks!!! Fall in your neck of the woods is just breathtaking. Love the views from your front and back porch. What a wonderful place to sit and spend time with our savior. Blessings, G
Oh my goodness those are some lovely pictures! I just love the autumn colors in the Ozarks which by the way is one of my favorite vacation destinations. We will be in Branson and Eureka Springs the week after Christmas this year and I can’t wait to see all the adorable homes all lit up for the season!
That was such a beautiful tour. Thank you for taking us with you.
Ruthie…..I was so excited to log in and see new posts and pics!!
You are very fortunate to live where you do….breathtaking views from your house. I have never been to your neck of the woods…but since finding your blog….its on my list of places i’d like to visit someday (im in Canada). We dont have any of those quaint shops like you do… Want to say once again how much I love your blog and look forward to every season here. I appreciate the time you put into it for us all……. we all think you’re the greatest. Till next time….
I love the Ozarks! How blessed you are to have such magnificent fall scenery around your home. Beautiful!
Thank you, thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures. I enjoyed seeing your visits to cafes, craft shops and farms. Thank you!
I just LOVE all those shops you went in! I absolutely love going into those places, especially the old cabins that are still decorated the same way.
Hello, Ruthie,
This was such a pleasant surprise to find your post about our favorite, FAVORITE place to visit – Branson.
Today is MY BIRTHDAY, so I’m considering this one of my birthday gifts. You have shown me some of my favorite places in Branson,
so I appreciate it so much. You take such great pictures and your narration is great. I love your site (as you can tell.)
Thanks again for my Birthday surprise!
Betty in Oklahoma
What FUN looking through your blog! I LOVE it and is a highlite to my week! You convinced me…I’m off to the Ozarks for a visit as soon as I can go! Anything is better than a cold Minnesota winter! ha!
Really enjoyed all the pictures and fun you had!!!
Well, I am from New York City and I thoroughly enjoyed your tour of a few wonderful towns in the Ozarks. Being a “farm girl” can be just as much as state of mind as a location. :-)
My grandmother had a wood stove like the one you showed, Ruthie,. and your photo brought back memories of when I visited her in Pennsylvania when I was a child and she’d whip out a delicious loaf of bread from her wood burning oven. I’ve never tasted bread as good again.
Summer Rose looks so much like her Daddy! It looks like she enjoyed her day picking out the perfect pumpkin very much. What a sweet girl.
I’m looking forward to seeing your Thanksgiving Day menu! It is my favorite holiday.
Hugs, Pat
I’m just wondering how long it would take my BFF and I to fly over there for a quick girlfriend getaway?!! I’m sure our husbands would agree that we need such a happy trip as that… Or would they?! :) Your views are breathtaking!
Great pictures…anyhoo..have a great Thanksgiving!
I am lying here in bed with the H1N1 virus, feeling bad that I can’t visit my parents, who are both in the hospital. I subscribe to your mailing list and received the e-mail regarding your latest post. Thank you for making my day brighter with your gorgeous photo tour of fall in the Ozarks!
Jane
OH…MY…GOODNESS! Such fun, such beautiful pictures!! Thank you for showing us the Ozarks in the autumn….now I want to come there, how long will it last? Our leaves are all gone already, boohoo! I just have to say Summer looks so much like you, but then when I saw her with daddy, she looks so much like him! *Ü*
XOXO
Joni
I loved your pictures. We live in southern Fl and are from Michigan. The only thing I miss about Michigan is the beauty of fall. I thoroughly enjoyed your photos. Would love to go to Missouri if i could. Thank you.
I just LOVE Billy Gails!!!! We go to Branson every year for our anniversary and boy is it good!!!! Not every one knows about it (it’s kind of a well hidden secret amongst the locals). Thanks for sharing from a former Mo girl.
we really should road trip together!!!!
Phew! I’m so glad that Miss Summer decided to chase some chickens rather than the pigs! HAHA! (Or worse…..she could be chasin’ them ol’ wicked boys!!!! Aaauuugghhh!) She is adorable! We always ate sorghum (“sar-gum”) at momma and daddy’s on Saturday mornings growing up…we’d mix the butter and sorghum together on the plate with a fork and then run our biscuits through it…the butter looked like little pearls in there. YUM!
Thank you for sure a great tour of your town!! The view from your home makes me want to pack up and move!!
Wow, what a glorious Autumn you are having.
The shops and restaurants are so unique. Great fun!
Thank you so much for sharing, love the little trip into your neck of the woods.
I’m a Southern CA girl who now lives just outside of Portland OR, in the country might I add. I love it. The fall is also beautiful here.
Have a blessed Thanks giving and happy baking
Diane
you were my lunch today! I could not wait to go home and read so instead of taking a lunch hour I just soaked you up. I so enjoy reading your blog and dream that oneday we will be neighbors…oh I live in New York City not quaint and quiet…lol It is beautiful but different beautiful thank you for taking me away on your little trips once in a while.. Are you near the Precious Moments Chapel? In Branson? Have a great weekend Grace
Thanks for sharing the photos of your Autumn adventures…love every photo and story with them. I have visited Branson and enjoyed it so much. My sister in law is up there right now and I know having a great time! I would have loved the Tea Room and the desserts, ha! Also, the wonderful Vintage shopping fun. You are so sweet to think of us “Sistas” out here and post your photos. Thanks a bunch!
Bye for now…Linda
Oh Aunt Ruthie, I sooo wish to be your next door neighbor! The Ozarks is precious, you are sure sorounded by so much beauty! and how inspiring you and your family are, love that pic where summer is with her daddy both of them the one where he is helping her reminds me of our heavenly father extending his hand to help us through hard times, I so loooove your dress makeover and that scarf looks so nice on you! this was such a fun and blessed post thank you for the time you the the time you have invested posting your blessings :)
Aunt Ruthie loved your tour. Lots of beautiful scenery here in MO this time of year. I think this is one of the prettiest falls we have had for several years. You were in my neck of the woods. Leb, Mo. don’t you just love Rte 66 Antique Mall. .
thanks for sharing.
Aunt Lodi
My dear sisterpal Patti lives in MO and frequents the Branson area…I hope she has visited these inspiring girl-spots! I’m sending her a link so she can put them on her “places to go-things to do” list. I would love to share a pumpkin latte on your front porch, Auntie, before the wind carries your golden leaves away!
What a wonderful post.
The view from your home is so beautiufl.
You are so blessed.
Hugs,
Suze
Wonderful post~as always! Everything looks beautiful and so Autumn-y! ;) Thanks for taking the time to share with us. It is a blessing every time I read a new post!!
Happy Fall!!
I only recently found your blog, and I love it so much. I spent the night that I found it looking through every single post, and was so entertained. Your home is just fabulous! What I love about it so much, however, is that you give glory to God for everything. :)
Sincerely,
Kimberly
The drive from Springfield down to Branson is pretty any time of year. So is all the area around Table Rock. I’m getting homesick for Missouri and I was just there in September! Thank you for the beautiful pictures. gloria
Bien que je n’ai pas compris un seul mot de l’histoire, je me suis régalée avec les photos! pour un instant, dépaysée, j’ai voyagé dans votre beau pays qui fait rêver tant de Français!! Dès lors, je me permets de vous envoyer un gros bisou d’amitié de France!!
A bientôt Jackye
Oh Ruthie, this was such a wonderful post, I feel like I got a wonderful tour of Missouri right here at my desk! The pics are wonderful especially the ones of you, Summer and her Daddy! The beauty of Fall is hard to beat. I just ADORED the book cases with the doors, the screened one was my favorite though I KNOW you loved the RED one:):) I am SO looking forward to seeing your Christmas decorations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bought some new Christmas goodies today! Thanks for sharing all the beauty!!!! XO, Pinky
Dear Ruthanne – your pictures are fantastic! I love your beautiful neck of the woods – I haven’t been to the Ozarks since I was a girl, but you’ve got me thinking about planning a family weekend soon! We’re not so far away! We love antique hunting and fun out of the way country places to eat and meet new folks! The only problem is, I’ve been working hard to correct the terrible Ohio grammar and speach that our children have acquired since moving from Canada – a day or two in the Ozarks and we may find we’re loosing the battle for crisp pronunciations all together! Our fall has been simply lovely as well, and we are planning to enjoy every last minute of it!
Oh Ruthie, What a lovely post! You’ve made me homesick for Branson. We go there every Thanksgiving. We just can’t wait. We will be staying a week at the Big Cedar Lodge, going to SDC, Lamberts, and Black Friday bargain hunting. Loved the post I’m gonna start taking more pictures. Lena
What fantastic pictures!! Thank you so much. I think I HAVE to have the screen door cabinet…way tooo cute. The dishes with the sayings on them…MIX IT UP, PURE AND SIMPLE…I just saw those this last week-end when I made a roadtrip from my home in Richmond, Texas to Brenham, Texas…only 1 1/2 hrs., but still a road trip!! I was planning on going back tomorrow to buy some for me and presents…guess I could just order them online now, but then I couldn’t get the chicken salad in avacado half and out of this world coconut cream pie at Must Be Heaven in downtown Brenham!! If you’re ever there you have to check out an incredible antique store called Leftovers. Awesome place.
I just come back from Illinois last thursday and I loved to enjoy fall with my girlfriend just the way you did with your girl,visiting al the little towns and have lunch in cute little restaurants. Your blog and the pictures of those awsome fallcolours make me feel like flying back over right away again……Better start saving now for next year and back to kids,grandkids,mom,house and work…..
PS your little girl is cute,great pics of her trying to catch a chicken…
Ruthie, When I see your name on my email list…I jump for JOY!!! I enjoy your site so very much.!! Styles change, seasons change–but I am a country girl at heart. When I read your words, I just KNOW what your voice sounds like!!! Keep on making us happy and Thankful and reminding us of God’s abundance and GRACE !! A Georgia Girl…Kaal
You guys live in such a neat area! I’ve always felt like I was a southern girl at heart. Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you. :) Those were some beautiful photos. I love all the trees showing off their fall colors! And those places you visited look like a blast! Have a happy Thanksgiving with your family.
Beth.
This season is truly beautiful, and your area shows it in all its splendor! Enjoy your many blessings, you sure are one to all of us who get to visit you.
{hugs}
Ruthann:Thank you for sharing your Fall trips with us. They look like they were sooo fun and the pictures were beautiful. Over in my neck of the Ozark woods, the trees didn’t get quite so bright, so I was glad to the see the pics you posted showed what a great Fall season the Ozarks had. I agree that Lebanon is one of the neatest places to shop! I also enjoy seeing pictures of your family-they look so happy! Hope you and all your family is doing well and keeping well! Take care.
We love visiting the Ozarks, especially Branson in the Fall. We didn’t have time in our schedule for this year’s visit. I’ve always wanted to visit during the Christmas season. Your picture tour was so great, thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Carol
PS~ How is your daughter in CA doing with her pregnancy? Hope all is well!
Dear Ruthie,
Thankyou for sharing with us! The photos are amazing. What a heavenly place you live in! God is certainly blessing you! We are enjoying a wonderful spring day today down under here in Australia. I am planning a trip to the east coast of America next year to see your fall and I will have to now go back to the drawing board and see where you are situated and whether we can somehow travel to the Ozarks in the short time we are there. God bless Love Glenda
Dear Ruthie, thank you for sharing your love of the Lord. Your blog is pure comfort.
My 19 y.o. daughter was diagnosed 11/05/09 with a carcinoid tumor in her appendix. I took her in the ER from her college appartment with UTI symptoms and the UTI was confirmed, but the ER doctor wanted a CT of her abdomen to R/O kidney stone. The CT revealed appendicitis. We were Blesssed with a wonderful surgeon and then found out that it was not appendicitis but a carcinoid tumor. This tumor was the primary cancer and could of been in her body for years or even decades. God works through us and I am so thankful that this was found. We are so Blessed and I just want to again thank you for your blog. I found your blog last year and just enjoy it so much. You are a delight. God Bless you, Ruthie, and your friends on this blog.
Love,
Amy
That does it! After seeing all those beautiful photos of the fall colors in Branson, I just have to come for a visit. Oh, how I would love to sip cider with you on your front porch and watch the leaves fall. Thank you so much for taking time to share all of this beauty and fall fun with us. I too want one if those cute door bookcases. Have a great week!
My dear, I am so hoping for a vacation in the Ozarks – I’m saving the link to this post. You are an excellent tour guide and I want to see it all!
Thank you!
Elaine in MD
Thank you so much for all the great pics! I loved the door bookcases!! I want to make one. I have some door hardware out of my great grandmother’s farmhouse in Arkansas and it would be perfect!!!
Happy Fall!
If you get back to Branson before the end of December, check out the Wissmann Family at the Circle B theater. They are friends of ours and have a great ministry traveling around the country, singing. God blessed them with this venue last year and again this year. I haven’t been to see this show yet. You go for me, ok? :o)
Fabulous….I love autumn in the Ozarks. No, I’ve never BEEN to Autumn in the Ozarks, but I so appreciated this lovely tour. And, I would LOVE to take home the darling little white cabinet with the screen door front. Oh my GOSH….that is SO stinking cute.
Warm blessings,
Spencer
I enjoyed this post so much! Made me feel like I was there with you. I’m going to Amazon now to hunt for those mixing bowls!
Thanks for the trip. I live in Heber Springs Arkansas. I missed the beatiful colors here. We had some but with all the rain and lack of sunshine we just didn’t have the colors this year. Loved the cabin pictures and pumpkin patch visit. I just love your site. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
What gorgeous pictures! My uncle lives in the Ozarks (in Arkansas) and sends pictures of every beautiful season.
I also love the pictures of you and your family. Such wonderful activities you do together; makes for great memories :)
Thank you for always being so positive and inspiring. You don’t know how much your blog means to me.
I do so love your blog. Perhaps one day you could do a post on some specific things that have helped you when a woman close to you has hurt your feelings and you’re having a hard time moving forward…thanks so much for blogging. It’s a real bright spot on the web!
Lova and a blessed Thanksgiving from your darling friends in Riverside, California- you know who we are!
Hey there!
I absolutely love those photos, they almost make me want to pack up the family and move! I always love reading your blog. I don’t comment much, but enjoy every post. Its always so comforting to know homemaking hasn’t gone out of style, and that other women enjoy the natural beauty around us as much as me.
Cassandra
What a wonderful post. Love all of these pictures. Can not decide which is my favorite spot you visited.
Thanks for sharing all of these. I love your boots. I live in mine
Maggie
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Grew up in Missouri and when we moved to Texas, returned every Autumn for our vacation at Table Rock Lake and Silver Dollar City. I have so enjoyed looking at your pictures of home. Brings back all those wonderful memories. Thank you darlin’!!
I really enjoyed your beautiful photos & comments about your trips. I have many ancestors from the Ozarks, yet I have never been there! I’ve always loved quilts, Little House, etc. In doing genealogy — many censuses I’ve found of my ancestors in the 1800’s show for a living the men were “farmers” and their wives were “at home”. So maybe my love of the pioneer lifestyle is in my genes! How I’d love to share with you a photo of my great-great grandfather & great-grandparents in front of their Kentucky farmhouse surrounded by 18 family members & the family Bible, taken in the late 1800’s. My grandmother told stories of that house — wish she was still here to tell me more. Don’t know if I’ll ever get to that part of the country — being a mom keeps me busy here in the Northwest. I am truly inspired by your blog and re-read past posts over and over, when I get bogged down with life. You are a blessing :-)
Oops — wanted to add a little more — thanks for your photos & stories of Silver Dollar City — I am related to the man (way back when) who built one of the authentic cabins that was donated to the park. I’ll just have to get myself there one of these days!
thanks for the wonderful fall tour! the pics are beautiful! you are such an encourager to homemakers of all ages! kepp up the good work! blessings!
I love your blog and your Farmhouse!!! If you weren’t so darn sweet, I would want to kick you out and move in myself! Maybe you have room for me and my family. I would love a post on your home. It is so much of what I want in a home! We are planning on building and I would love to know about your floor plan and where you got your ideas, etc. Thanks for all you do on your blog. You inspire me every time I stop by for pie!!!
I had such a wonderful time visiting your town in Fall! It’s just gorgeous there. It completely reminds me of Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and Mayberry all rolled into one and I know why you love living there :)
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ty for the pic’s of billygails. my husband and i tried this lil place out, and yes the pancakes were biggg and good!!
Hi Aunt Ruthie, Beautiful post as usual. So inspiring. I just love…….. coming here. I really appreciate following your lead and started to decorate for fall in early September. It was so much less stressful when the school/fall madness started. Would you let us know when to start Christmas decorating? Do you start before Thanksgiving? Just wondering if you had the same theory and if so please……… show us your pictures! :) THaNk YoU for all you do!!
Hi Ruthie! I love your new post! Sweet as always! I love the pictures too! I have no idea if you will see this, but maybe one of your blog followers might……I’m trying to find the recipe with the golden butter cake mix that you posted awhile back!! I made it for the girls at work & they absolutely loved it! I have an office of 30 & made 2 pans of the dessert! Can you please please repost, or tell me which post I can find it on? Thank you!!! I hope someone is reading this! ;-)
wow…what a fun tour of Fun Fall Farmhouse places..I loved every delcious minute of it..Beautiful fall colors too…..
All the cozy homey things I love…
Best,
kary
Wow. Your life is like something out of a storybook! How beautiful it is up there!!!! I live in the backwoods of Florida – more like swamp! LOL! Thank you for the pretty fall pictures. It’s had not to be envious of you, Aunt Ruthie!!!!! Enjoy!
I really need to stop doing this…crying that is. This is the fourth time in two days that reading your posts have brought tears to my eyes. This Branson, Missouri post was wonderful. That is a place that I long to visit. From what I have heard, their morals and ideals are good, and the going-back-in-time just blesses my soul. Thank you for another blessing-to-my-day post, and thank you for your prayers. They are MUCH appreciated.
Hi Ruthie! Hoping that all is well with you and yours… Pardon me for checking in on you…every so often, I must round up all my chickies. Take care now…
I hope all is well with you and yours, haven seen a new blog latley and was worried(:) ) hope you all are in good health and are all well my prayers are with you!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog. I was scrolling through it again and saw something I had missed the first few times around. (Not sure how though!) My 4 year old daughter’s name is Elsie Grace. I LOVED seeing the Elsie Grace’s baking mixes!!!! Made my heart smile!!
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Love your site so pretty. I love the Ozarks. My family lives there. I often wish I lived there.
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Loved this post! We live in Carthage just a bit west of you. We love Billy Gail’s and Silver Dollar City. Haven’t been for a few years. I hope we can make a trip over this year.
Be blessed!
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage