My Fall/Winter Bucket List

My Fall/Winter Bucket List

Sunday, October 4, 2015

With the popularity of my summer bucket list and the crisp snap of those first precious October days, I decided I should make the most out of my favorite months of the year. I spent my summer trying to love the heat and thick, wet air (which failed, by the way). This time, I want to spend my fall savoring each moment I already love. I want to freeze that moment when I taste my first, crisp apple fresh from the tree, or savor the smell that arises from applesauce simmering in the slow cooker. I want to learn how to do a few new things, just for the sake of doing them.

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Welcoming Fall into My World

Welcoming Fall into My World

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Well, it's officially the end of summer and I couldn't be happier. Goodbye bugs, goodbye giant hair, goodbye sweltering heat.

But wait, that's wrong, even though it should be right. Every year I face this wall, somehow believing that with the passing of Labor Day the world should magically turn shades of orange and the air should become clear and crisp. I expect this, though I do not think this has ever happened in my lifetime.  If you're like me you are itching to pull out all your fall clothes but sweaters and knee boots are not well suited to 90 degree evenings. The days are playing with my mind, giving me cool morning walks with my dogs and miserable 5:00 pm drives home. Yet, somehow, the days are cloudy so I do not even have the blessed summer sunsets to comfort me and remind me of the cool days ahead (because fall sunsets are equally beautiful). How am I to deal with this? I am simply waiting it out.

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Reflection: My Summer Bucket List

Reflection: My Summer Bucket List

Saturday, September 5, 2015

I really can't decide if I like the effect of these outfit pictures, which is why I only included a few of them. Part of me loves the light, airy, golden hues of the new sun... the other part of me loves higher contrast. I guess there is room for everything in this life, right?

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Before the Frost

Before the Frost

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Once again, we have reached our first frost before the chills of November have fully come around. I could feel it in my bones Halloween - the leaves curling with droplets begging to become hardened. It makes me feel bittersweet. As much as I love summer activities, winter brings coziness into our lives through thick socks, warm blankets, and steaming tea. As the mad dash home on Friday turned into the freezing rain, I was grateful. For everything.

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Friday DO: Celebrate Halloween

Friday DO: Celebrate Halloween

Friday, October 31, 2014

13 Odd and Disturbing Vintage Halloween Cards

Finally, my favorite holiday rolls around once more. Time to hand out candy, carve a pumpkin, watch horror films, and eat waaay too much sugar. I love this time of year. It seems so much less stressful than other holidays. No expectations, just pure fun, plain and simple. No stressful meal preparation, no family to buy for, no bugging of any kind. I love it.

Speaking of Halloween, did you know The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary? Crazy stuff there.

Or that the first Jack o Lantern was actually carved in a turnip?

In fact, here are 8 Random Facts about Halloween that you might now have known. I did not know that seeing a spider on Halloween means a loved one is watching you!

What Halloween myths were you unaware of? Are you dressing up? Share in the comments!

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