Relive your school days with a community ed class or by signing up for one of these free online classes. My friend Emily and I are considering a ballet class. We plan to wear proper dance gear, take it far too seriously and annoy everyone.
Make piles of leaves. Jump in them. Hide in them and then jump out when people walk by.
Add layers to your favorite summer outfits before packing them away – leggings, scarves, camisoles, blazers.
Thrift and felt an old wool sweater. Make it into a hat! mittens! arm warmers!
Write a letter to a teacher who changed your life. And then actually mail it.
Cook with seasonal produce – maybe some sweet potato soup? Or apple butter? Or squash risotto?
Revamp your office space. Maybe an inspiration board? Some cool posters? How about these cute paper clips? Or this great wooden stapler?
Go apple picking. Or pumpkin picking. Or help a CSA with its seasonal clean up.
Go on a hay ride. Roll around in the hay, get straw in your hair, kiss your lover and make inappropriate jokes about ‘taking a roll in the hay’
Send a box of leaves to someone who lives down south - or in another hemisphere. I remember nearly weeping with happiness when I got to smell autumn leaves while living in Taiwan.
Volunteer with school kids, or better yet, become a big sister/big brother.
Consider an alternative to pumpkin carving – painting? Or etching? Or making them look like they're puking on your steps?
Tuck pretty leaves between the pages of your favorite books to be found in depths of dreary March when you would give anything for 50 degree weather.
Engage in a mini-redoration of your living room. Maybe a nice textured throw for snuggling, some velvety pillows, switch out a few of your framed prints for something moodier and a bit darker.
Prepare your pet's Halloween costume. No, really. Do it. Putin has a much beloved bee costume that he can usually be cajoled into!
What fun things are you up to this fall?
13 comments:
Lovely ideas! x
A friend sent me leaves when we were in China...it was such a friendly, welcoming thing to find in a box!
My favorite parts of Fall (besides the wardrobe changes) are going to the apple orchard and decorating the house with little pumpkins and leaves. Bring on Fall!
Great ideas for Fall. I especially love the idea of sending a box of leaves to someone who lives elsewhere.
I'm combining apple picking, pumpkin picking and the hay ride into an awesome Saturday with Jordan next weekend. I can't wait! Also...hard apple cider. Yum.
A hay ride is definitely a must! Great list!
LOVE your ideas! Maybe I'll send some leaves to my brother in Iraq? It's still 100+ degrees there. I like the leaf bookmark idea, too! I love leaves. The hay ride sounds like a good time--don't forget the corn mazes!
Oooh I love fall! Pumpkin caving is my favourite!
Great post, dollface! I'm seriously inspired :)
It's not autumn/ fall where I am but these are lovely ideas. Anything creative and colourful is always nice :)
Ooo, I love this list. I'm going to have a lot of free time this Autumn, so I'd love to make my way through t this list!
Oh.
I must be tired.
I thought you were advising me to cook with 'sensual produce'.
I should probably go to bed.
where do you live?!
i'm in hawaii right now at school and my brother and mom went apple picking this weekend... and then made apple crisp! i'm so so sad that i'm not at home!!! i really hope someone sends me some leaves!
and also i was thinking of you this morning, my french teacher reminds me of you.
"Cook with seasonal produce – maybe some sweet potato soup? Or apple butter? Or squash risotto?"
It's spring here so I've been eating asparagus and broad beans by the bucketload. Tonight it's pasta, broad beans, bacon and ricotta. Yum!
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