Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.
– Carol Bishop Hipps
This year I want to enjoy fall to the fullest. Here’s my top ten plans for the month.
- Go on a weekend bike ride. The world around us is changing. Time to get outside. No better way than to ride through fallen leaves and smell the autumn air.
- Make vegetarian chili and cornbread. Its not quite soup weather, but BBQ is getting really old. So, I will break out my veggie chili and cornbread as a compromise.
- Plant carrots, beets & chard. Here in California the mornings are getting cool enough to plant autumn & winter crops. I am going to plant Yellow Mangel and Bull’s Blood Beets, Nantes Coreless Carrots and Golden Chard.
- Decorate for Halloween. I don’t plan on waiting until the end of the month to put up our decorations. I want to start early so that I can enjoy them all month long.
- Buy apples at the farmers market or locally. Hopefully I can take a trip into the foothills and pick my own, but if I can’t I will make sure to pick up lots of varieties at the farmers market.
- Go see Where the Wild Things Are. Its my family’s favorite. Is it yours? The trailers promise this to be a entertaining movie with a great cast!
- Hang up a bird feeder. The cats and I love watching birds from indoors. Let’s make sure it happens all winter long with a bird feeder like this Copper Bird Feeder or maybe this Iron and Bubble Glass Bird Feeder.
- Celebrate Oktoberfest. I have never celebrated this German festival. Its high time I did whether it be at an actual event or at home with friends.
- Plant bulbs for Spring. I usually forget, but not this time! I can’t wait to see crocuses, daffodils and tulips in the planters by the front door.
- Start thinking about the winter holidays. The last thing I want to be is be stressed out. I plan on getting my gifts early so I can focus on entertaining and hanging out with loved ones during the holiday season.
