Fall....

According to the calendar, we are now officially into fall, BUT, it certainly doesn't feel like it in our neck of the woods!  It's about 97 degrees here today! 


I've actually done most of my indoor fall decorating already (which is not alot).....done a couple of weeks back when we were having some cooler weather and it was overcast and just "felt like fall".  But today, I'm having trouble "feeling" it!  :)


However, I do know it's coming.....I'm holding out and hoping that we don't just jump into cold rainy weather, but actually get to enjoy all the things I love about fall....which leads me to what I wanted to post today!  I love so many things about fall and I really wanted to know what all YOU loved too, so I asked you to tell me in a comment for the fall giveaway.  I really enjoyed reading your favorite things about fall.  So to get you in the mood for fall, I've gathered your favorites from the comments.  

FALL.....


~ warm rich colors of nature ~
~ first bite of the season's crisp MacIntosh apple ~
~ mums - their colors so brilliantly burning ~
~ the cozy feeling ~
~ cool crisp nights ~
~ beautiful colorful foliage ~
~ baking in the oven filling the house with yummy scents ~
~ creating fall and Christmas items ~
~ yummy scented candles ~
~ sweaters ~
~ the colors and scents ~
~ cool crisp mornings/warm afternoons/cool nights ~
~ apple cider ~
~ harvest time on the farm ~
~ pumpkin spice latte ~
~ snuggling up with a good fire in the evenings ~
~ watching the cats (babies) all snuggled nice & toasty ~
~ cool evenings with a fire to toast marshmallows ~
~ falling leaves of every color ~
~ watching squirrels scurring about, hiding their nuts & corn ~
~ spiders building webs across the road overnight ~
~ watching caterpillars cross the lawn looking for a place to build cocoons ~
~ making apple crisp with hickory nut/oatmeal topping ~
~ high school football games ~
~ making apple butter and applesauce ~
~ crunchy leaves under my feet ~
~ apple picking ~
~ smell of a fire outside ~
~ sleeping with the windows open ~
~ gorgeous color of the leaves at their peak ~
~ the feeling in the air ~
~ festivals ~
~ the decor ~
~ clear sky at night that gives way to the stars that shine so bright ~
~ aroma of the maple trees in the fall ~
~ smell of the foods - pumpkin bread, apple pies, turkey.... ~
~ wearing 3/4 sleeves and a light jacket ~
~ cozy nights reading aloud with the children snuggled under blankets ~
~ sipping homemade cocoa from scratch ~
~ back to school memories ~
~ start of a new school year for the kids ~
~ jeans and sweatshirts ~
~ baking ~
~ hayrides ~
~ crunchy leaves under our feet ~
~ kids playing in piles of leaves ~

 So don't you agree that all of these things definitely define fall?  Now if the weather would cooperate!  :)

In the meanwhile, these goodies helped get me in the fall mood....some of Colleen's wonderful salt dough fillers for autumn! 

I ordered these from her and she was so nice to include "extras" too! Aren't they great?   I plan to get the last bit of my decorating done this weekend.  I'll be back (hopefully this weekend) to share my very simple fall decor!

In the meanwhile, thanks for stopping by!  Thanks for all the sweet comments!   :)

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And to Lisa B., who asked in a comment if that was my home in the header of my blog.....I couldn't find an email address to email you or I would have done so!  Yes, that's our humble home!  Thank you for sweet comment! 

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  Blessings,
~ Tammy ~