September? Apple Pie, of course!

September and apple pie are synonymous to me.  The wonderful aroma of apples, spices, and buttery crust.......mmmmmm.

The pie, cooling, is irresistible.  Happiness!

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Pie crust fitted perfectly into my dish.

Apples peeled and sliced, begging to be placed inside that delicious crust.

Just enough apples for a pie and an extra dish of applesauce.

Apples, still on the tree, waiting just for me.

What I Adore About September~by Shell

Even though summer is my favorite time of year, fall is pretty much tied.  Who can resist an autumn day filled with bright colors and wonderful food? 

Best things about September:

·         Back to school.  I think of back to school as the beginning of the year~not Jan. 1^st!  Everything about going back to school is great.  It’s a fresh start. New outfits (love!) and school supplies also top my list on this category. What’s not to adore about a great fashionable ensemble and newly sharpened pencils with brand spanking new notebooks?  As a returning student, I have my online classes to look forward to as well as meeting new classmates. 

Outfit Inspiration Blog: http://suburbly-chic.tumblr.com/ 

·         Hiking and Biking.  The best time of year, in my opinion to hike and bike.  The trails are less crowded and the cool air in your lungs makes for a restorative joyful feeling in your soul! My husband and I love to find new waterfalls in the UP of Michigan, just over our border.

Waterfalls in Michigan:

http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/maps/statemichigan.shtml 

·         Baking!   As soon as the temperature hits 60 I dust off my cupcake pans and cookie sheets and start pouring over recipes on Pinterest.  I long for apple crisp, granola and, like Ter~anything pumpkin!

 

                  Heather (shesdomestic) on has a whole board on Nutella!

http://www.pinterest.com/shesdomestic/nutella/ 

·         Shorter Hours!  Less work and more time to cuddle up with a great book.  Alas, there are benefits to living in a tourist town!

Spend your down time having fun with this hilarious read:

           “Where’d you go, Bernadette?” By Maria Semple

How do you enjoy September?  Share with us!

SEPTEMBER

September, how do I love thee? ..........

In so many ways, this month is, for me, about love and about color.

This is the month I married my beloved, a short 51 years ago.  In September, my first child was born and I fell in love again.  A second child arrived 3 years later, and he too, stole my heart.

Over the years this month has brought our family so many special occasions-weddings, anniversaries and birthdays...times to cherish each other and time to spend together.

September feels soft, warm and familiar to me- nature's colors pausing to soften from the brilliance and lushness of summer before bursting into the flaming colors of fall.  September is a changeling-part summer, part autumn, letting the deep green pallet of the forest turn softly into lighter, muted greens . She softens the hue of a brilliant blue sky a bit and adds a little more breeze to create playful, darting shadows in the woods, much like the fairies my granddaughters love.

Transition begins in September.....charming me once again, just as those sweet members of my family can charm me into falling in love with them all over again!

What I love about September by T

S had a good idea and we're all going to work harder to blog regularly:    Topic of the Day:

What I Love About September, bullet-style:

• The crispness that starts to creep in the air
• Apple Cider and Apple Cider Donuts at the Vermont orchards
• Getting to wear sweaters
• Zeptember on the radio stations across the country!  (Extra Zep is always a good thing)
• it's again time to wear BOOTS!
• Seeing kids climb on the bus each morning, waving goodbye to their parents
• No heat needed, but no need to cool off
• Going for walks with my husband in the cool morning, or in the cool evening.
• that the leaves will soon change (happens later in VT than WI, I've found - usually October)
• Thinking about preparing for Halloween
• Pumpkin-flavored everything reappears (mmmm!)
• that it doesn't stay light out so late - easier to get cozy at home after work
• That October is next--my favorite month!

And What do YOU like about September, friends?

~t