Autumn in Vermont

Bennington Fall by Mindy Sommers

As a native New Yorker (Noo Yawk Uh), one of the things I love the most about Vermont is the magical colors of autumn. It looks like it’s right out of a Lucky Charms cereal box; never have I seen such saturated eggplants, vermilions, ambers, hunter greens and spicy oranges that weren’t straight out of a paint can. The mountains, the trees, look like they were splashed by some mad painter with a million brushes. Vermont in October can make you really wonder about intelligent design. Such color could never be an accident, could it?

Autumn Splendor by Mindy Sommers

So I was running around with my camera during “peak time” as I do every year, and I decided to design something special for our Thanksgiving table. My husband and I are very childlike when it comes to themes and holidays; we both get supreme pleasure out of decorating the house for fall: we strew vermilion and amber silk leaves all around the house; the table has a centerpiece with candles, leaves, pinecones and all different kinds of mini squash, pumpkins and those wild colored corn. I brought out a beautiful piece of large fabric from my late Mom; it has all the colors of harvest and looks so yummy on the dining table. All I needed were placemats. I groused about this to Glen. “Uh, honey, why don’t you just make some? That’s what we do, isn’t it?” Du’h. Yep, I forgot we print on canvas cotton placemats, so I made this design for Thanksgiving. I sent it to some friends and they suggested I make it available on Color Bakery, so that’s just what I did. “Autumn Harvest” is available for custom printing on all our products. What do you think? If you would like to order your own placemats and matching napkins, just click the image.

Vermont Harvest Placemat