Over the years the lyrics .   .   .  a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck, clearly sent, and still probably does send messages of love to all who have heard and sang this song over the years. Where as ‘my bushel’ seen below, is clearly sending thoughts of hearth, home, welcome to my table, and I love having you.I can not think of a better way to celebrate fall than with a bushel brimming with leaves, gourds, colorful Indian corn, and pears .   .   . lots and lots of pears. Pears of all sizes, shapes, and colors, fresh as well as faux, all blended with a wreath bursting with grapes, leaves, and golden pumpkins.

For the settings featured below, my first layer is my favorite hand painted dinner plate of harvest fruit in wonderful rich tones. Next layer is a square plate with a branch/leaf pattern, topped off with a square burnt orange plate, and a wonderful hand thrown earthenware colored teal bowl.  To really perk up this table I introduced a vivid green earthenware glass, and two different napkins, one of earth gold color and the other a happy yellow, layered together. All of you who have been reading about my tablescaping escapades know that I am not done until the last itty-bitty sparkle has been added and all of the tons of candles lit! .   .   .   DONE!!!

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Sharon Insul is the former owner of the globally recognized Beverly Hills boutique Candle light and… Beverly Hills, California, as well as an ongoing contributing columnist for the Beverly Hills Courier Newspaper.

About SHARON INSUL has been FEATURED IN HOUSE AND GARDEN, USA TODAY, JAPAN’S OGGI MAGAZINE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, IN STYLE MAGAZINE, AND CHANNELS 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 AND HGTV HOME DECORATING CHANNEL and . . . DUBBED “EXPERT TABLESCAPER” by INTERIOR DESIGNERS, DECORATORS, AND SATISFIED