Welcome Fall!

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler

 crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” 
~Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

"There is a harmony in autumn, and a lustre in its sky, 

which through the summer is not heard or seen,

 as if it could not be, as if it had not been!" 

~ Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than 

all the other seasons.”

~Jim Bishop

“The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the 

storms their energy, while cares will drop

 away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” 

~ John Muir

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal

 sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent 

almost all the daylight hours in the open air.” 

~Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." 

~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Autumn was her happiest season. There was an expectancy

 about its sounds and shapes: the distant thunk pomp 

of leather and young bodies on the practice field near

 her house made her think of bands and cold Coca-Colas,

 parched peanuts and the sight of people's breath in the air. 

There was even something to look forward to when school

 started ― renewals of old feuds and friendships, weeks 

of learning again what one half forgot in the long summer. 

Fall was hot supper time with everything to eat one missed

 in the morning when too sleepy to enjoy it.”

~Harper Lee

Breath in that cooler Fall air. It will cure what ails you! 

Revel in the colors of the season.

 Bite into a  juicy, crunchy Honey Crisp apple.

Getting out cozy blankets. There’s nothing like cuddling

 up in a warm throw blanket to watch a movie. 

Go to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch. Pick a Halloween

 costume. Jump into a pile of leaves. Go on a hayride.

 Build a bonfire. Carve jack-o-lanterns. Wood smoke in the air.

Another special part of autumn is that the colder, darker evenings 

bring the perfect excuse to indulge in homemade, heart & tummy warming

comfort food. Now is the perfect time for slow cooked stews,

 roast dinners, big pots of chili simmering on the stove.

Enjoy each day of this magical season.

Warmly,

Susie Q

Spring Is On My Doorstep

Winter's Glory

Yes, I am one of those odd folks who loves Winter.

Uh huh. go ahead and roll your eyes and sigh, believe

me I have heard it before. But I do. I absolutely love this season.

So, if you can, bear with me as I revel in it's beauty

 for just a moment or two.

Winter came down to our home one night
Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed
slippers of snow, 
And we, we were children once again.

~Bill Morgan Jr.

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of

 the landscape—the loneliness of it—the dead feeling of winter. 

 Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.

~Andrew Wyeth

Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments,
embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.

~John Boswell

I may be in the minority in my devotion to this snowy season

but love it I do. Crisp, cold air, candlelight at night.

A roaring fire at home. Baking with the family

on icy evenings. A comforting quilt and a good book. My favorite woolly

sweaters. Hot chocolate and ice skating. Yes, I love Winter.

Stay warm!

Warmly,

Susie Q

Autumn's Arrival

Fall is here in all it's glory.

“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year.

 The morning of the first September was crisp 

and golden as an apple.”

                                                               ~JK Rowling

“There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about 

the annual cascade of autumn leaves.” 

                                                                       ~Joe L. Wheeler

“Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season

 of beginning, spring.” 

                                               ~Truman Capote in 

                                                 Breakfast at Tiffany's

Enjoy this beautiful season and all the gifts it brings.

Stay safe, stay well. Be happy.

Warmly,

Susie Q