Hello Friends!
Well, it’s officially starting to feel fall-ish around here. It’s chilly in the mornings, and there’s harvesting in full swing. Although I will admit, in this part of the world, the weather was so uncooperative all season that a lot of my local farmers have already started packing it in for the year, it’s just been a really hard one.
Usually I just get a little bummed this time of year and try to hold on to summer as long as I can, in full denial until the snow flies. Sometimes even after the snow flies, feel free to ask Ro and Nel how often the three of us end up huddled in blankets by the burn barrel after a work session because I can’t quite commit to staying indoors. I’m a “It’s fine, it’ll warm up” kinda person until December.
BUT!
I have decided this year to try to embrace Autumn. Don’t get me wrong, I fully intend to hold on to the hot weather for as long as I can, but I am also going to try to enjoy the feelings of fall as much as I can. So, I’ve decided to make a list of things I want to do this Autumn that normally I would ignore until it’s too late. Maybe my list will inspire you too, or you can add to mine with your great ideas!
To start, I wanna embrace the cozy. So, on the list goes “read a mystery novel with a warm bev by the window”. Admittedly this is a thing I already do sometimes, but I want to make a point to slow down and recognize it as a joy of the season. Full on, just like in the movies, curled up with a blanket and the dogs, the whole shebang. I want to bake a cobbler or pie, which is easy enough because my uncle loves my cobblers, and I do love the smell in the house. I intend to make lots of cookies too, but that’s less of a fall thing and more of an all the time thing because I really like cookies. I also want to try more soup recipes, because as the boys get older they are more willing to put up with my soup dinners (we are a meat and potatoes kinda household) and I want to take full advantage. Like, veggie soups, chicken noodle, potato, all the soups.
Outside the house, I would like to take some fall walks. I was hoping to get into walking this summer but work sorta demanded more time than it had a right to, and I sorta let it happen, so we are kinda just rolling over a goal here, but I think it would be so pretty as the leaves change. I also would like to go apple picking, I live 5 miles from a U-Pick orchard, you would think I would take better advantage. I have been peach picking once, but I LOVE apples so I would love to go picking for snacks. Thing is, I absolutely hate apple desserts, so I really only need to pick a handful.
I do love apple cider though, and since coffee is no longer a thing I can have, I intend to fully indulge in warm apple cider… and hot chocolate, all Autumn long. It’s only fair since I’ve had to give up my mint coffees for Christmas. I want to find a yummy mint tea, but that’s more of a long term goal.
I want to pick a good fall tv show to curl up with too since I’ll be inside more, and pick out a puzzle or two, and I think I need to pick up my crochet projects that have been set aside this summer. I have to finish Watson’s sweater, my Mom’s gloves, the large blanket (that I started two years ago, oops) and I wanna add to the pumpkins I was making. Some cozy activities for when the winds blow too hard.
What else? I really want to decorate for fall. Cute leaves, lots of oranges, PUMPKINS, cornstalks. I don’t know how successful I will be, and I have to defer to our decor queen, my mom, for most of it, but I feel like the only true way to defeat the autumn blues is to make it an exciting season.
What’s on your fall list? Share with me so I can unabashedly steal your ideas! Steal mine! Let’s try really hard to give Summer a good send off and Fall a warm welcome!
Until we chat again my friends!
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