have a great autumn to follow the summer

It’s very hard to keep thinking autumn. I’m just going to dress warm and continue on and hold the memory of what a beautiful fall I’ve had so far. There is still another month of autumn to go and I want to have it all.

focusing on one day at a time. Considering and being thankful of the harvest. I am lucky to live in a part of the world where food is not scarce and autumn is always a reminder of this.

The best thing about this fall was going back to school. I’m loving it. I’ve always thought of autumn as a kind of end and this year I focused on it being more of a beginning. It made saying goodbye to summer easier.

It’s been the best I’ve ever had and I’m sure it’s an attitude thing. Focusing now on Thanksgiving and planning on spending time making the diningroom more autumnish than grouping it in with Christmas time. I’m separating the holidays hoping it will stretch autumn out and shorten the long winter that waits ahead.

It’s gray and blustery. Had a wonderful fire in the fireplace last night. Watched movies. I’m blending autumn with Thanksgiving. Will focus on the dining room and keeping it autumny not Christmasy. I’m stretching this autumn out. Why jump into winter when I don’t even like it.

I refuse to mark this goal as done. Autumn goes on through most of December and if I give it up – I’m in winter which is the season I despise. I’ve had a wonderful autumn so far. Our weather was outstanding. I’m surrounded in beauty still. I’ll focus on Thanksgiving and everything it means to my family. I’ll focus on harvest. I’ll continue to hike and the trails will have less people on them (I like that). I’ll order wood for the fireplace and focus on the house being cozy.

was fantastic. Kids, costumes, bon fire and a full blown out hang over. It must have been too good. It was very nice though. Now to consider Thanksgiving part of autumn and not winter. I can kick winter off with Christmas. I’ll just need to think of Thanksgiving as the cold part of autumn and work on making the inside of the house cozier.

Got a hike in and I’m sore all over. That’s a good sore. Weather wasn’t nice but as I know would happen I didn’t even notice. I was too busy walking, talking and looking at things.

The air has that arctic smell. I’m not giving in. Today is a hike day. Autumn is NOT over yet.

on this goal as the days become shorter, temperatures become colder and the beautiful colors disappear. It’s still autumn and I’m going to eke out all I can. So if it’s fires in the fireplace, baking with pumpkin I’ll focus there. I’ve enjoyed it so much so far I want to keep the feeling as long as I can.