When Alison said that autumn is ‘crisp and scrumptious…the shabbiest, chicest season of all’ she was so right! I love autumn. I love the scrunching through leaves; the thought of pumpkin carving to come; lighting the candles in the evening without overheating; knitting myself a new scarf out of the softest prettiest wool I can find. Hunting round the park for pinecones to put in bowls around my house, and making bottles of blackberry brandy and sloe gin. My annual hunt for an orange cardigan to wear with black skirt and tights. Oh yes, I love autumn!
When I was reading through the lovely piece ‘Putting the Garden to Sleep’ by Vintage Pretty, I really felt that she was calling to me too, with her talk of rosehip syrup and crisp days. One thing that really caught my attention in this delicious piece of writing though, was that the autumn equinox is September 22nd next Thursday. What better day to have a sumptuous welcome-to-autumn feast than then? Who knows, if there are enough clusters of Vintage Housekeepers raising a glass of cloudy pressed apple juice or cider to the pleasures of autumn to come on the same evening, perhaps we can hurry it on its way!
The main idea here is to go to the effort you would do if you had people coming- but do it for yourselves. (Unless of course you have decided to share your equinox feast with others!) It is so easy to think that if we are ‘only’ doing something for ourself, we will not take the time to do as we would if we were doing it for someone else. So you go right ahead and spoil yourself- take the time to find out a really pretty table cloth, make your little autumn arrangement of twigs and leaves, use the prettiest china and really indulge. If there is a recipe you love and would be perfect for this but is too fiddly or takes too much time- go right ahead and spend the time on it. I am going to be making these lovely little things to have with lovely rich coffee after our little feast. Too fiddly for every day, but simply delicious here! You take a little piece of marzipan, colour it pale green if you so wish, and roll it into a small egg shape. Holding it by the narrower end, dip the fat bottom part into first melted dark chocolate, then some finely chopped nuts. Sit on some non stick baking paper to dry, and then repeat until you have as many little acorns as you could wish to eat!
Now although you should not feel you have to turn this little Autumnal Feast for two or one into a grand entertaining production, there are some others who should be invited! Before it gets too dark, take a potter round your garden to ease digestion, and hang up some nuts for squirrels or birds, or fat balls, or whatever else takes your fancy. Then maybe, just maybe as you sit drinking your vanilla coffee tomorrow morning, you might spy some autumnal visitors to your garden, sharing breakfast with you!
Until next time, I am off to scrunch through the leaves!
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Such an inspiring post!! Any excuse for a celebration is all right by me!
What a perfect ideal! Thank you so much. Hubby will be home tonight for the weekend and this will be the perfect time to celebrate my favorite time of year!
What a perfect ideal! Thank you so much. Hubby will be home tonight for the weekend and this will be the perfect time to celebrate my favorite time of year!
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Such an inspiring post!! Any excuse for a celebration is all right by me!
Such an inspiring post!! Any excuse for a celebration is all right by me!
What a perfect ideal! Thank you so much. Hubby will be home tonight for the weekend and this will be the perfect time to celebrate my favorite time of year!
What a perfect ideal! Thank you so much. Hubby will be home tonight for the weekend and this will be the perfect time to celebrate my favorite time of year!