Welcome Fall

“Delicious autumn!  My soul is wedded to it; and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”

~George Eliot

(also known by her real name Mary Anne Evans)

Tomorrow we welcome the fall season.  Sometimes I don’t know how the time goes by so fast.  Not long ago I launched this blog and embarked on my writing career.  It was January.  It feels like it was yesterday.

We are heading into my favorite time of year.  I love the casual, carefree warmth of summer.  I always will.  But fall, and winter, speak to my homebody ways.  Fall also makes me feel more disciplined.   I can best describe it this way.  When the days are short and cold I feel less inclined to play.  My lipstick and nail polish shades get darker, and suddenly I feel glamorous.  Rich, heavy fabrics emerge from the dark corners of my closet, and I naturally put more thought into each outfit.   I get to wear my prettiest shoes again.  I let my hair down.  Literally.

It’s like magic.

I look forward to keeping my house cozy, curling up with my laptop and writing about all the things that inspire me.

I look forward to warm fires in my family room, and lots of cuddling.  Preferably with my pups, but I’ll enjoy some cuddling with my husband, too.

I look forward to rainy days and changing colors,

crisp apples and comfort foods.

But most of all I look forward to love, and enjoying time with those I cherish more than anything in this world.

Have a beautiful fall season, everyone.