White Spray Paint Fall Tradition : Simmering Potpourri

One of the first things I do when fall arrives here in South Texas is I

begin using my vintage French bain marie for simmering potpourri.

This is not the intended use for such a beautiful piece , so that goes to why I do it.

Flea Marketing Fact:

When I found this at the flea market, I almost passed out. If you are an avid flea

marketeer like I am, you know passing out is not an option.

You have to play it ‘cold’, as my mother used to say.

I know you also know that a saucepan works just fine. It is all good.

 

I am blessed to have an orange tree in our backyard.

When they are in season , we eat a lot of oranges. 
 
There is something so simple and wonderful about picking an orange, rinsing it off,

peeling it ,and eating it right then and there.

Once peeled, I then throw the peel in the bottom section of my bain marie. 

This simmering mixture becomes a cycle of many of the things I love:

our oranges, spices, and fragrance.

My favorite store bought (another favorite term of my mother’s) simmering potpourri has been discontinued.

I loved Aromatiques’s muslin sachet bags in

The Smell of Christmas.

 
I can’t find the sachet bags anywhere.

 
When that happened, I began using mulling spices from the grocery store that I found in the produce

section . 

I just added extra whole cloves,

cinnamon sticks,

and more orange peel.

I have also purchased the Smell of Christmas bottles of oil and added it to this mixture.

The first time I did that I prayed an explosion didn’t occur.

What are some of your early fall traditions?