Jenny in Atl Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 What things are you looking forward to as summer comes to a close and autumn begins? I can't wait for cool nights and warm (not hot) afternoons. The smell of the falling leaves, sweaters, and a nice wood fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I am looking forward to our busy summer work abating. By next week I will have much more time to concentrate on school work with my boys. I also have more time to read in the fall. I am really looking forward to that. And when it really cools down: soup. Big pots of soup and fresh buttered bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 What things are you looking forward to as summer comes to a close and autumn begins? I can't wait for cool nights and warm (not hot) afternoons. The smell of the falling leaves, sweaters, and a nice wood fire. I was telling dh that right now is my favorite of the entire year. We can still go swimming, and enjoy all the fun summer stuff, but we have so much to look forward to as well! We love the fall, hayrides, the fall leaves, caramel apples, Halloween, then onto Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Year's. There is just so much fun packed between August and December!! I love it, and thank you for the reminder that there is much to be happy about!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Turning off the AC. I love it, but it is noisy. Putting out the hammock for fall and winter. :D Vacation. The new season of some of my favorite shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 What things are you looking forward to as summer comes to a close and autumn begins? I can't wait for cool nights and warm (not hot) afternoons. The smell of the falling leaves, sweaters, and a nice wood fire. My favorite time of year is coming up! I love Autumn. "Autumn is subtle as summer is obvious." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I love the last hour or so of sunlight each evening in the fall. Mellow, golden, and warm, it's my favorite light. Moderate temps and autumn colors are favs, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 All of the above, for sure. Remember in the Little House books when Pa would come in early from his chores and play his fiddle? I look forward to all the inside things we can do together like board games, singing around the piano, baking, sewing, or just being in the same room with everyone lost in a good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 cool breezes. fall foliage. socks. (am I the only southerner who finds socks unbearable May thru Sept?) hot tea. no. more. snakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLHCO Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 The return of egg nog! That and stuffing myself with pumpkin pie. I love fall. Love, love, love it. It looks like it'll be a busy one though so I'm going to have to stay on top of things or I'll miss the fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sweatshirts Fewer bugs Apple cider Nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, etc. Candy :D I really do prefer summer, b/c autumn nights are COLD here, but the days are just so yummy, I can't help but look forward to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 A really good, cracking thunderstorm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 The return of egg nog! That and stuffing myself with pumpkin pie. I love fall. Love, love, love it. It looks like it'll be a busy one though so I'm going to have to stay on top of things or I'll miss the fun. I do love pumpkin pie, and muffins, soup, cookies,.... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I'm not ready for summer to come to a close. I know there are happy things to look forward to but our summer here is so short. I say more summer, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Death to the mosquitos! (they like me way too much) smell of fall cool nights walking through the leaves pots of soup on the stove lots of hot beverages to warm the body more knitting time (I hope) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Dh's paid holidays. He doesn't get any overtime, and his last annual raise sent us into a higher tax bracket. He is bringing home less than he did two years ago. So I'm looking forward to Labor DAy, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years in a whole new way. fall foliage. They are already starting to change here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 lots of hot beverages to warm the body By the way, is there an official WTM cool weather beverage? :D I don't care much for Mike's when the temperatures turn colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 The return of egg nog! That and stuffing myself with pumpkin pie. I love fall. Love, love, love it. It looks like it'll be a busy one though so I'm going to have to stay on top of things or I'll miss the fun. I was just thinking about that, this morning, it would be nice to get some seasonal creamer for my coffee. Mmmm. Oh yeah, and starbucks pumpkin Mocha. Mmmmm. Cant wait to decorate the house. It already has orange walls, everywhere. We are ready. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 By the way, is there an official WTM cool weather beverage? :DI don't care much for Mike's when the temperatures turn colder. Sounds like we need to make a poll. Who wants to take up the task? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I was thinking about it but can't decide what to put on the poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Egg nog, Chai Tea, Hot Chocolate, Hot Toddy, Irish Coffee, Bloody Mary, Hot Buttered Rum, Rusty Nail, Prairie Fire (shooter), B&B? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 As for adult beverages...how about a nice yummy hot chocolate with a splash (or two :001_smile:) of Baileys? Although Spring is my favorite season, I love the crisp air of Fall. The smell of smoke from a chimney is one of my very favorite scents. Also, the anticipation of the holidays brings a joy to the season that others lack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Fall scented candles, sweaters, jeans, Halloween, cool air, playoff baseball.... Fall is my favorite season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Putting up my favorite fall wreath, cozy sweaters, drinking hot coffee on the back deck after dinner and I second the fall candles!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I look forward to cooler weather and a cheaper electric bill. I also bake more as the weather gets cooler. God bless, Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Christmas songs The smell of the holidays Getting dark later (and therefore getting light later and the kids sleeping in past 6am!) Sweatshirts I know you said autumn, but I'm jumping the gun a bit. I'm ready for winter. Besides, our winter in AZ is probably like autumn to those who live in places that really have seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 What things are you looking forward to as summer comes to a close and autumn begins? I can't wait for cool nights and warm (not hot) afternoons. The smell of the falling leaves, sweaters, and a nice wood fire. This is the first house we've ever lived in that does not have a fireplace. I still don't know what to do with that. I have all these things that are normally on my mantel that do not have a home. No fireplace? No fireplace?!?!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Opening up all the windows. Riding whenever I feel like it. Hot chocolate. The way the air smells. The death of all the flies that got in my house when stupid Hank the dog opened the door while we were gone and didn't close it behind himself so that it stayed opened for six hours..........sorry, still a tad ticked about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I am looking forward to our busy summer work abating. By next week I will have much more time to concentrate on school work with my boys. I also have more time to read in the fall. I am really looking forward to that. And when it really cools down: soup. Big pots of soup and fresh buttered bread. Crissy, I was going to say soup too!!! I LOVE fall. I love new school supplies, crisp air, the leaves in our town are amazing in the fall, Sunday afternoon football (of course!!!!!), the color of pumpkins, warm blankets, a normal school schedule, and so much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 This is the first house we've ever lived in that does not have a fireplace. I still don't know what to do with that. I have all these things that are normally on my mantel that do not have a home. No fireplace? No fireplace?!?!!??? We don't have a fireplace, either. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with that! I bought the stocking hangers from Target and have tried them in a few various places, but inevitably, they fall down, the hanger breaks and mommy's cranky. Hmmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We live on the edge of dense woods--so Fall means NO BUGS!! Yea! We can go outside again and not get eaten alive. Church Fair--Apple Butter Saturday the week before-- There's nothing like helping to stir 4 huge black cauldrons of applebutter! Jackets and sweatshirts Cowboys and Ohio State Football! Better movies (can't wait to see the new Coen Bro's movie with Brad Pitt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscopterdoc Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I LOVE FALL!!!! For the past 8 years we have lived in places that had no fall, no season except *HOT* so now that we have moved where they actually have 4 seasons I cannot wait for fall and everything that goes with it! :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I'm looking forward to a few hiking trips, fall foliage, driving up to Lahaska, PA for the scare crow festival (along with a little shopping and a great dinner:001_smile:), but most of all I can't wait for my electric bill to be $400 a month cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Soup! I'm looking forward to soup. :) Lower electric bills, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Every October, a family at my church hosts a church-wide hayride, with wiener roasting, bonfire, etc. It's always a blast! I also love how in autumn the sunlight takes on a more golden look to it; the sky seems a deeper blue and it really sets off how orange and red the leaves turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Using my oven again! We use the grill exclusively in the summer or just have salads...so baking bread, soups, lasagna! I love the crisp smell and the sound the leaves make being swept across the street by the breeze. I love the clothes...comfy jeans, soft long sleeved shirts, and sweaters. I will enjoy eating a frozen treat because it is tasty...not for its cooling properties. I love the fall. Lovely thread. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 The death of all the flies that got in my house when stupid Hank the dog opened the door while we were gone and didn't close it behind himself so that it stayed opened for six hours..........sorry, still a tad ticked about that. Hey, Hank's busy guarding the ranch. He doesn't have time for closin' doors. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbyl Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Swinging on the front porch. Watching the leaves change color and fall. Decorating with yellow mums and orange pumpkins. Burning candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 TEA!!! I miss hot tea, and hardly drink it in the summer, unless I am feeling ill. And, although I love the leaves changing color, we are FULL of trees, and, with my lung disease, I haven't raked them from last year, and now will have them from this year <sigh>. But I am already looking forward to Halloween and Christmas! You guys have got me thinking I can make most of my xmas gifts (which I usually do, but late--I'm trying to start early!). And we have an Indian Festival in Oct, which I love! And we have a local outdoor mall that is dog friendly that has a dog Halloween costume contest, one of our fave things--that is something to look forward to! That, the State Fair, and being able to go out and walk! We've been able to do nothing all summer because of my lungs, but we can start taking our dogs on long walks again, and spending time outdoors (I hope)--I'm so excited!!! And, I hope soon, cooler temps and no more HUMIDITY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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