Making Preparations for Fall

Feeling like summer passed us by...

I'm getting excited about the idea of Fall. I'll admit, it hasn't come easy. Due to my work schedule and transportation issues, I feel like we completely missed summer. Actually, it's more than a feeling. We did entirely miss summer. It was out there, but we weren't. 

Ahhh well. Time to move on then. My daughter, Lee Anne, bought me one of those cinnamon scented brooms the other day. I told her I wasn't really feeling it but after a couple of days, I began to think, "Sure! Fall. A new start. Let's do this." 

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Making Plans for Fall

I'm making plans for our October trip to St. Augustine (we always go in October and March). We're even adding a special water tour to the agenda. 

I've started thinking about foods I reserve for Fall and Winter. Foods like my chili recipe, pumpkin coffee drinks and all sorts of baked goods. I grill out all summer, not really cooking inside much, but Fall just does something to me. I start cooking all sorts of things when the temperatures cool.

We're getting matching Flirty Aprons

Lorelai loves to cook with me and I've been wanting to get matching aprons for us. As it turns out, Flirty Aprons is now having a 30% off sale and I have a little extra income coming in this month. Exciting! We're gonna be all cute when we cook together. 

Other Fall Preparations

There's a place down the road that sells 25 pieces of firewood for $10. My son no longer lives here to do the chopping for me, so I'm going to start buying 25 pieces a week until the wood pile is restored. My son used most of the wood on the grill this summer to give food that wood-smoked flavor, but now I need it for the fireplace. 

We may not even get cooler temperatures until December or January (although I think we're going to have an early Fall and hard Winter), but at least I'll be prepared.

I've also begun putting away the candles scented for summer and pull out the ones for fall. Apples, cinnamon bun, vanilla, chocolate cream to name a few. I even pulled out my fall dish mat to place under our dish drain. 

Food, fires in the fireplace, comfort food and a trip to St. Augustine. I guess I'm ready. Bring on the new season!

What are your favorite things about the Fall season?