This fall I’ve been reading books like Moccasin Trail, By the Great Horn Spoon and Across the Aprils to my kids. We are learning about the early pioneers and what they did to survive. I don’t know why, but their stories and travels remind me of fall. Maybe it’s the log cabins, roaming buffalo or majestic elk.
By artist Dolan Geiman
Print by Kari Herer found at Anthology Magazine
Celebrating fine artisans who work their craft from raw products with focus, precision and a desire to shape and create something beautiful…reminds me of fall.
Julia Krantz Whale Lounge Chair
Peg and Awl small handmade book necklaces
(Just a quick note, if you click on the above pic, Peg and Awl are hosting a Giveaway through the weekend. They will giveaway of one of these little treasures.)
The Pioneers knew all about farm to table food…not just farm to table, but tilling, to planting, to farm, to harvesting, to preparing to table…food. Once they sat down to share a meal, they had earned the right to give thanks. Farm to table, pioneer style, reminds me of fall…of giving Thanks.
Warm Salad of Roasted Beets, Lentils and Balsamic Onions from Stone Soup
Farmhouse Feast
What stories, memories, people, food…do you associate with fall?
I associate fall with church bon fires, hay rides, hot cider, caramel apples, spiceypumpkin candles, sweaters, jeans, hot chocolate.
Anything made with pumpkin, buying school supplies, sidewalks littered with colorful leaves, cozy sweaters and boots.. these are a few of my favorite Fall things!
Fall makes me think of long reading sessions on the couch with the boys. It also makes me think of food, sitting around the table, and boys crowding me in the kitchen. I love to bake in the fall (winter and spring too) because the heat from the oven is a good thing. The smell of fresh baked bread! YUMMMM!
Ah, but this fall my boys won’t be crowding me in the kitchen!
Christine,
That makes my heart happy! I can’t wait to see the final product….and that back splash tile…makes me swoon.
Thanks for including my artwork! I think fall can be pretty well summed up in “apple cider hot toddy.”