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Fall is my favorite time of year. It seems to come on suddenly and leave just as fast. I wish the leaves would prolong their brilliant colors and stay attached to the trees just a bit more than they do, but I’ll take what I can get. In the meantime I will chase the colorsContinue reading “Three Ways to Capture the Foliage”

Fall is already magical with the leaves changing colors and the temperatures cooling down…but getting outside isn’t the only way to romanticize the season. Autumn is a high volume movie season. The evenings are brisk and cool and its a great reason to snuggle up under a blanket, boil up some cocoa and start aContinue reading “Making Fall Movies Magical”

I remember one year in the fall my daughters and I had a girls night. Dad was out of town so we ordered pizza, ate pop tarts and watched a whole lot of Gilmore Girls. We had such fun and of course I plan on doing something similar this year. Of course it doesn’t haveContinue reading “Have a Gilmore Girls Style Movie Night”

Gilmore Girls is my favorite cozy show to watch. Who wouldn’t want to live in Stars Hollow? This place is idealic with the small town charm, over the top decorations, a festival for every holiday and that charming gazebo in the middle of it all. Did you know that Gilmore Girls was inspired by someContinue reading “Gilmore Girls for the Fall”

I have a slew of books I have read in the Fall that made the season all the more special! Want some recommendations? Good cause there are some coming at ya! The first book up is “Wildwood.” Set in Washington state during the fall near the impassable woods, one day Prue’s brother is abducted byContinue reading “Six Middle Grade Books to Read in the Fall”

Welcome to my fall traditions….Part One. I am so obsessed with autumn!! I try and make it as epic as can be. So if you love the fall as much as I do…keep reading for more details! It’s officially here! Well…for me it is. Fall has arrived in my home. I used to wait tillContinue reading “Favorite Fall Traditions Part 1”

Have you heard of Hygge? It is a term that originates from Sweden, but has more recently stormed the world, specifically the US. We have fell in love with the idea of making the darker seasons of life a reason to rejoice and find a bit of magic in them. Hygge is all about keepingContinue reading “Five ways to Prepare for a Cozy Fall”

Summer is in full swing…and so is the heat. There have been a slew of thunderstorms this late June and July so I thought it might be fun to learn about rainbows. Did you know it is very uncommon to see a rainbow in the winter…or that the ancient mythology of Japanese culture believed thatContinue reading “The Rainbow Connection”

“When winter winds are piercing chill, And through the hawthorn blows the gale, With solemn feet I tread the hill. That overblows the lonely vale.”- Longfellow February is deep winter where we live. It could be full with snow or dreary with rain….but it is always cold and grey. This time of year can feelContinue reading “Valentines & Poetry Tea Time”

Verdigris: a bright bluish-green encrustation or patina formed in copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation, consisting of basic copper carbonate (Oxford Languages) Pawn: a chess piece of the smallest size and value (Oxford Languages) The Verdigris Pawn is a book, a book about a kingdom, but more about a boy named Beau and a girlContinue reading “The Verdigris Pawn”