The best things about Autumn

I truly view each Season with great expectation. With Autumns arrival we have watched a sky full of swallows gathering food as they get ready for their migration. I had no idea how breathtaking and spiritual the whole experience would be. The way they form a tornado appearance in mass and with in seconds dive straight down to their nesting places. The sky is chaotic with movement and how they each know where to land in a second is beyond me..

I always look so forward to our Autumn Equinox neighbor dinner. Linda my neighbor and I both make a hearty soup and bake bread. This has been a tradition we have kept for sometime now. To my great happiness my friend also knitted me this beautiful soft alpaca cowl. I just love the colours. Itching to be worn...

My cooking books and teas have been brought and a small whistling kettle on the ready to brew. A new Le Creuset pot for my homely stews and soups. Boy did I struggle to choose which colour. Pumpkins by the dozen from our harvest..I've hung up the herbs to dry knowing they won't last the Winter frost. I just love cooking with my own herbs. Honey buckets stacked up from the local honey farm. I have also painted out our kitchen in a lovely soft yellow. All very light and happy~

I've been spinning favorite roving's to see me through beanie knitting this Winter. At the moment I am busy knitting Louisa Harding's 'Elderflower' Cape let. I have chosen handspun merino, dark and faded teal. So happy as its my first Lacey item.

LOVING Autumn and getting ready for Winter....

A new Season

Celebrating Autumn around the home is an energy I love to feel. A new Season starts, an old Season fades and a future Season starts getting ready to come forward. Pumpkins and squash have been harvested. Garlic,cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli have been sowed. Leaves are falling, wood has been stacked in the outside store room and a new recipe book has been compiled for new meals. Wool has been spun,dyed and a new blanket is taking shape for my cold knees in our Winter months.

I am milking the last of our warmth by retreating to the orchard for my daily sun tan. Have you ever felt that feeling of being enveloped by the Sun..I wish I could spread the news to all those needing love and warmth and energy to just take a few moments of your day to lay outside and read. Perhaps fall asleep for a short while to feel your soul rejuvenate. I will always maintain that if we seek it, we have been given so much for free. So much that we miss..so much that could make us truly rich.

Just to ease into another phase of my blogging,( call my absence writers cramp or one long holiday of contemplation), I have just taken random photographs of inspirational moments. I have so much to say,show and share. I have picked goldenrod flowers to dye the most gorgeous yellow wool. Olivia's room has had a move around. I also purchased this gorgeous french dresser at a market for her room. I still have to put handles on it. We have had lovely Summer meals under our beautiful tree. My children are constantly learning new things and physically everyone has shot up a few centimeters. Homeschooling is going so well.

Lovely to be back...wishing you all a Happy day~!

Lots of love
Suzanne