THOUGHTS of OCTOBER ..... BY INVITATION .....

Our 'By Invitation' subject this month is Thoughts of October.  I'm afraid that no humorous connotations of this particular month sprung to mind so, it's just pretty pictures of a time of year that is particularly close to my heart as our son and daughter-in-law got married in October 2008 and was the most wonderful day and a beautiful time of year to get married. 

..... a time for fairytale seed heads .....

..... for dewy spiders webs .....

..... for dried hydrangeas ..... 

..... for browns and beige's .....

..... for brogues ..... 

..... for steaming hot coffee .....

..... for sweeping leaves .....

.... and for morning mists ....

.... and for the new series of Downton Abbey .....

Enjoy the month of October and please pop over to Marsha to read the other participants thoughts.

image 1: via Vogue Australia, image 2 & 6: via night tattoo, image 3: via BBC, image 4: via visualize.Us, image 5: via la bonne vie, image 7 & 11: via tiny white daisies, image 8: via tumblr, image 9: via lost in the moment,  image 10: via sunday in bed

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CYCLES ..... BY INVITATION .....

By Invitation is back from it's Summer Holidays and our subject is Cycles.....

THE CYCLE OF LIFE .....

I think that the cycle of life is all backwards ..... We should start out dead ..... get it all out of the way first.

You wake up in a nursing home and start feeling better everyday .....

They throw you out of there for being too healthy, you collect your pension then, when you start work, they give you a gold watch on your first day. You work for 40 years until you are young enough to enjoy your retirement.

You drink alcohol, you party hard, you are generally promiscuous and you get ready for Senior school.

After Senior school you go to primary school, you become a child and you play and nap all day. You have no responsibilities. 

You become a baby with no cares whatsoever.

Then, you spend your last 9 months floating peacefully, with luxuries like central heating, spa treatments, room service on tap and larger living quarters everyday ..... and then .....

you finish off as an orgasm !!!!!!

Pop over to Marsha @ Splenderosa  to see what other 'Cycles' people have posted about.

image 1: via tumblr, image 2: via burlaplux, images 3 & 5: via inspiration lane, image 4: via we heart it, image 6: via circlebox, image 7: via stuff I like.

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WEDDINGS ..... BY INVITATION .....

Our 'By Invitation' subject this month is 'WEDDINGS' but, what is the perfect wedding ? I have been to quite a few over the years, ranging from a family wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, where the Queen is having her Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving today, to more modest weddings in registry offices, in small churches and halls, barns and houses, and all have been lovely, no matter what the budget.

Large bouquets.....

..... or small

..... arrive on a horse perhaps ?

Friends and family members as bridesmaids .....

Little ones .....

a beautiful church .....

and a perfect venue .....

A modest cake

and a wonderful honeymoon destination. all done in the name of .....

The 'By Invitation' participants will be taking a summer holiday until September so, go over to Marsha @ Splenderosa and see everyone else's favourite weddings.

image1: via vogue, image 2 & 4: via Inspiration Lane, image 3: via goodnight darling, image 5:  via night tattoo, image 6: via Zsa Zsa Bellagio, image 7: via before the big day, image 8 & 10: via tumblr, image 9: via visualize.us, image 11: via brown dress with white dots, image 12:  via lost in the moment,  image 13: via the little french bullblog 

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DREAM DAY FOR YOU ..........BY INVITATION..........

What a subject for our 'By Invitaion' post this month and what is a dream day ?  ........ my dream day could be so many things but, I'm easily pleased and at this time of year ..........

.......... after a little bit of this , we could jump in the .....

..... open top Morgan .....

..... in search of some Springtime English countryside.

Thatched cottages .....

..... open countryside .....

Cotswold stone .....

Long walks, passing pretty houses and cottages ....

Taking some time to commune with nature ....

Back in the car  .....

..... to the pub .....

..... for some of this .....

..... then, a little window shopping .....

..... after which, it is time to head for home .....

..... and so to bed , tired, happy and ready to dream up another perfect day.

If you would like to see other By Invitation participants Dream Days, please go over to Marsha @ Splenderosa

image 1: via sunday in bed, image 2: via encore life, image 3: via ross hetherington, image 4: via crush cul de sac, images  5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12  & 15: via me, image 8: via geograph, image 13: via visualize. us, image 14: via trip advisor, image 16: via brown dress with white dots, images  17, 18, 20 & 21: via Zsa Zsa Bellagio, image 19: via the centremk 

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