Things I Love About Autumn

  • The scent of autumn leaves.
  • The sunset colour of the leaves from the browns through to the yellows and reds and claret.
  • The scent of woodsmoke fires at dusk.
  • The crisp morning air, where you can pull the covers up under your chin.
  • Warm sunshine with a cool breeze.
  • The budding Daphne and Camellia plants.
  • Figs emerging on the trees for a June harvest.
  • Autumn root vegetables for slow cooking.
  • Knitwear!
  • Boots!
  • Warm and colourful scarves.
  • Hot coffee with friends while sitting in the fresh air at a cafe.
  • Slower days and slow cooking.
  • Red wine and crosswords.
  • Fluffy socks and slippers.
  • Entire weekends watching TV while wrapped in a blanket, because there is a cold spell.
  • Drives to country markets and antique stores.
  • Football.
  • My birthday!
  • Enjoying apple season by making an apple pie.
  • Making pumpkin soup (this is my fave recipe for it.)
  • Picking chestnuts, roasting chestnuts, eating chestnuts.
  • Making a fire pit or buy a fire dish and toast marshmallows outside.
  • Hanging fairy lights in your house to create some sparkle during the dull nights.
  • Having a movie night with your beloveds, eat popcorn, watch a new movie and an old fave.
  • Planting bulbs for a colourful display in Spring.
  • Playing board games with family or friends.
  • Making a dessert with a crumble topping, add ice cream.
  • Putting flannel sheets on your bed.
  • Learning to knit or crochet.
  • Taking long walks in the park or on the beach.
  • Reading in bed with a cup of tea.
  • Slowing down and taking stock of life.
  • Starting a new book to read.
  • Bringing out blankets and throw rugs for the sofas and bed.
  • Lighting candles that smell like spices.
  • Jumping into a pile of leaves, or watch dogs and kids do this.
  • Baking bread and give it to friends and family.
  • Taking walks at dusk and smell other people’s dinners.
  • Putting cloves into the knitwear drawers.
  • Having a weekend away in the country and walking and eating and napping and reading.
  • Visiting art galleries and wandering while the rain falls outside.
  • Sunday lunches with friends and family.

    • Happy Autumn to those in the Southern Hemisphere!

    xx