Liz CA Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Cooking? Crafts? Homeschooling with renewed vigor? :001_smile:, Christmas shopping...or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 For some reason, I've always been more of an "autumn cleaner" than a "spring cleaner." I think it's the gearing up for all the holidays that inspires me to start rearranging, knocking the dust off, and de-cluttering. I also notice a difference in my cooking, making more stews, soups, beans, and chili. I definitely bake more in the last three months of the year! I do start thinking about Christmas, which means I make lists. Oh, and I tend to light candles in the evening more. Not sure why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 For some reason, I've always been more of an "autumn cleaner" than a "spring cleaner." I think it's the gearing up for all the holidays that inspires me to start rearranging, knocking the dust off, and de-cluttering. I also notice a difference in my cooking, making more stews, soups, beans, and chili. I definitely bake more in the last three months of the year! I do start thinking about Christmas, which means I make lists. Oh, and I tend to light candles in the evening more. Not sure why... Me too! All of the above - except the candles. I could go for some nice unscented ones though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Oh, I forgot to list baking. I definitely bake twice as much leading up to Christmas than any other time. I start with apple pies right about now and by December we are fat and happy. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Oh, I forgot to list baking. I definitely bake twice as much leading up to Christmas than any other time. I start with apple pies right about now and by December we are fat and happy. :lol: Well, my dad always said you need to fatten up for the winter! :D And, oh my...apple pie sounds delicious right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Deffinately baking. Right now I'm "testing out" some new recipes for the cookie boxes I like to give out to my friends during the holidays. Today's recipe was butterscotch ginger cookies. :9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Canning things. Specifically preserves and jelly. And I want to try making applesauce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Baking and soup. In the last 24 hours I've baked a batch of cookies and a batch of muffins. I've also made a pot of soup, and thinking I'm going to do another tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Soup for dinner (it was beef stew last night) and getting some sewing done. It's been so yucky here this week that we've been inside a lot and I've completed several projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Autumn inspires me to look at my relationships. I'm not a big relational person. I tend towards List-enforcer, but autumn always slows me down. I rake leaves, bake cookies, snuggle with books, drink hot tea. Autumn always results in a relationship refresher and PEACE around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I like to get out and do walks, spend time outside, drink apple cider, do fall themed things, and yes, get ready for Christmas.... Oh! I like to wear sweaters! I like to shuffle my feet in leaves..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hiking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Fall is the time when the sun has shifted just enough away from my big windows in the family room that I can take the draperies down and have them cleaned. It's also a time when my dh usually goes on a trip for a week, leaving me with a time of easy meals, casual time schedules, and *extra* time for cleaning! :001_smile: I like the house to be as dust-free (ha ha) as possible before the house is closed up for cold weather. I also like to do my Christmas "thinking" at this time of year. I'm making my gift lists, and I like to have my shopping done by Thanksgiving so I can enjoy the holidays without stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I break out the power sprayer, and clean everything I can think of. Trash cans, garage floors, window sills, porches, outdoor furniture and toys, etc. It does a great job on flip-flops and barn boots also. I line them up and blast away. Power-spraying is just so...powerful and effective! It makes me happy and I can go at it for a couple of days before I am satisfied. Then I get out my mom's antique mixing bowl and fill it with green Granny Smith apples. I put the deep red runner on our old dining table and plunk down the apple bowl. I put little piles of pumpkins and gourds everywhere I can, and start lighting deep-hued candles. Ta-da! And I'm done. It's my favorite time of year to decorate. Homemade soup is on the menu a lot! The other thing I do is pick up the brightest red and orange maple leaves I can find, iron them between sheets of wax paper, and mail them off to any of my nieces and nephews in the Southwest that ask for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 What does the season of autumn inspire in you? Primarily a renewed fear of spiders, but also a desire to bake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Autumn inspires me to look at my relationships. I'm not a big relational person. I tend towards List-enforcer, but autumn always slows me down. I rake leaves, bake cookies, snuggle with books, drink hot tea. Autumn always results in a relationship refresher and PEACE around here. How neat! I would like to make this one of my autumn rituals as well. Goes well with the tea drinking and baking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Leaf-raking and soup-making. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 What does it inspire in me? Shivers.....:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Autumn means tons of baking for me. I also like to get through a few big cleaning projects before the holidays hit, and I love walking in the woods (before hunting season starts!). My favorite thing is probably taking advantage of wet, chilly fall weekends to catch up on the reading that gets pushed aside in better weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I'll join the bakers. I definitely ramp up my bread baking in autumn. And other cooking, as well...I love something that's been wallowing in the dutch oven for hours and hours. Especially if it had an entire bottle of red wine poured in with it. Autumn just makes me calmer. I'm not a fan of summertime, so I feel much happier when the gray, rainy weather arrives. I'm one of those weirdos who wouldn't mind if it rained pretty much all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 For some reason, I've always been more of an "autumn cleaner" than a "spring cleaner." I think it's the gearing up for all the holidays that inspires me to start rearranging, knocking the dust off, and de-cluttering. I also notice a difference in my cooking, making more stews, soups, beans, and chili. I definitely bake more in the last three months of the year! I do start thinking about Christmas, which means I make lists. Oh, and I tend to light candles in the evening more. Not sure why... Me, too. I also start lighting fires in the fireplace and I pray for autumn rains so I can sit by the fire and read while listening to the rain pattering on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) Cooking and baking with fresh pumpkin. Fall/winter recipes. Getting ready for Christmas. Making sure everyone has warm clothes, the heaters in the cars work, arranging delivery of 3 tons of pellets for the stove, a full tank of heating oil, a full tank of propane, air conditioners are out of windows, weatherstripping and window covering (with plastic sheets) is done, lanterns ready in case of power outage. Raking leaves, getting the yard and front porch ready for winter, cleaning the lawn mower for storage. Not having to carry a purse because the pockets in my barn coat are big. Fall is my 3rd favorite season; it's winter I hate. Edited October 8, 2010 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I made soup for dinner! It was pretty much the first chance I got. I like soup. And I'm a much better winter cook than summer. Also with the baking. And sewing, quilting--esp. for Christmas presents. I got started early this year, yay me, and have finished the presents for all nieces and nephews--library tote bags this time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Autumn inspires me with good will towards (wo) men. Seriously, it just puts me in a good mood. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 A desire to play football. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I'm a year-round baker, but autumn brings me to the oven even more often. Cooking in general. I tend to look at new cookbooks and try new recipes most often in the autumn. Cleaning is definitely an autumn thing for me. While we're in the south, I have a definite need to 'prepare the den' for 'hibernation.' I tend to turn even more inwards (a more introverted introvert? Eek!) and more reflective. My birthday is in the autumn, and in general I do my "new year's resolutions" at that time instead of around January 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ALL OF THE ABOVE....right before actual fall-like a few weeks before the actual date of the first day of fall I just get the urge to bake and craft and it just gets stronger and the days go on LOL....already wanting to plan thanksgiving/christmas dinners (hubby thinks I'm nutz) lol I just feel more ALIVE this time of year....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ALL OF THE ABOVE.... Glad to have another football player on-board :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Shopping for school supplies and new school clothes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Cooking and baking with fresh pumpkin. Making sure everyone has warm clothes, the heaters in the cars work, arranging delivery of 3 tons of pellets for the stove, a full tank of heating oil, a full tank of propane, air conditioners are out of windows, weatherstripping and window covering (with plastic sheets) is done, lanterns ready in case of power outage. I love all that preparatory stuff. Testing the generator, renting a log splitter, freezing milk containers full of water to be sure we have enough, rotating the canned food...is it wrong that I rather enjoy preparing for a minor disaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Baking and soup making. Although I'm really trying to restrain myself on the baking since I'm trying to keep sugar to a minimum and my husband and I are both trying to lose some weight. It is nice to be able to bake homemade bread without having to turn on the air conditioner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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