As Carrie Bradshaw would say And Just Like That…..it’s autumn.
It’s seventeen minutes past six and it’s not yet dawn.
Where did the summer go?
I’ve booked the chimney sweep, and ordered the logs
And the Bake Off have another motley group of 12 for us to either love or hate over the next few months.
The Christmas request rota is up at work
The WalkingDead returns for its finale
And I’ve already sorted through my jumper drawer trying to find ones that will fit.
Where has the year gone?
Lockdown seems a million miles away now but the memories of isolation make us feed on company more more than we ever did.
I’ll filling my diary with stuff and I have a list of things to do around the cottage for my last holiday of the year the week after next.
Mornin' John. I did the same with my jumpers the other day. How many days do you work now?
ReplyDeleteI work 24 hours a week which is two twelve hour shifts…..and I’ve done 1 extra overtime shift to help out x
DeleteIt's that liminal time between seasons here too, one day it's freezing, the next is sunny and warm, rain, wind, it glitches in and out of winter like a bad radio signal. I hope you find some cozy jumpers and rediscovering your winter clothes is a joy! I'm looking forward to pulling the summer clothes out of storage, some time!
ReplyDeleteI noticed that cars had their lights on when I was coming into work
DeleteErk, the ends of the days closing in a little at a time. <3
DeleteYes, the air has definitely changed. I hope the price of logs won't go up and you escape a lot of the energy price hike.
ReplyDeleteI’ve got them booked and paid for
DeleteNever watched 'Bake Off' but from above there might be at least three good reasons to give it an occasional peep - and they're all male (Funny that!)
ReplyDeleteThey always have at least one poof on show raymondo
DeleteYes, I got that impression, but he's gotta be one for me to salivate over to be worth bothering to going back for. However, just on the strength of your still photo there seem to be a few potentials here.
DeleteThe bear is straight
DeleteSo many signs of autumn now. Different pleasures to look forward to and I look forward to so many. Especially the beautiful leaf colours, curling up under a blanket with a book and a freshness in the air. But it is harder to socialise than in the summer and I do feel much changed after Covid isolation. Will have to make a greater effort to see people then.
ReplyDeleteI’ve got another London trip sorted with my nephew , we are going to see the musical six ,,I have a railway trip with Nu and hopefully another trip to Barcelona
DeleteI'm clinging on to summer for as long as possible. I don't mind autumn, if it's dry and crisp, but the winter seems to go on...and on... and on. All makes me feel quite melancholy. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. xx
ReplyDeleteYes , our long awaited rain is due to arrive tomorrow for the week
DeleteI love the Autumn fall - I'm not a summer person and am happier when it passes x🍏🍁🍂🍄
ReplyDeleteOh I love summer. I love the fact there are no dirty paw prints everywhere
DeleteDefinitely autumn..look at the hedgerows!
ReplyDeleteThe drought has made many of the trees shut down early in an effort to conserve water
DeleteThat perfect time of year is coming to the Costa del Sol. I’m ready.
ReplyDeleteOh err lol
DeleteYou same up and suddenly the air smells different, And it is Autumn just like that. The Last Night Of The Proms always means Christmas is on the way. Sorting the garden getting out the dog walking boots. Jam And chutney making.And dark mornings!
ReplyDeleteNicely put
DeleteLighting the fire at six
The smell of woodsmoke
And soot
Very recently it was still pretty light at ten thirty in the evening. Winter creeps in so cunningly and this will be one of the bitterest winters our country has known.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure everyone has realised this yet YP. It's worrying.
DeleteYes it’s cunning is a good way of describing it
DeleteTime flies when we are having fun.
ReplyDeleteAnd sometimes when we arnt
DeleteHere in Canada, we get the Bake Off episodes about a year later than in Britain. So right now, I'm watching the last couple of episodes of last year's competition. Different motley crew, as you say!
ReplyDeleteThey couldn’t get any diverse if they tried
DeleteThe year flies by too quickly, John. I do love Autumn, tho.
ReplyDeleteAt our age , everything flies past too quickly
DeleteI just can't get excited about another Bake-Off. We'll probably wind up watching it, though.
ReplyDeleteHumbug
DeleteLOL
DeleteDecided to become squirrel like atm. Filling up on tinned foods, freezing foodstuffs that will be useful, looking round the boot fairs for fluffy warm jumpers and other items to keep warm with. Bought a couple of new hot water bottles. Making sure we have candles, batteries etc. Ruthless chuck out of expensive items we will never use or need, Le Creuset Terrine !? for example, then selling them at a couple of big car boot sales and calling any money made ' the fuel fund'. If it is better than they are predicting hey, thats good and if it is worse, well at least l tried! Tess x
ReplyDeleteI won’t be surprised if we have power cuts at some stage…perhaps not this winter but sometime…I have candles and batteries in stock
DeleteI'm happy to see Autumn. The heat of the Summer was horrendous. At least it is cool (43 degrees F) mornings and 70-80 after noon. I want cold and snow this Winter. We'll all be managing the Winter challenges soon.
ReplyDeleteI hate winter wet..that dirty, dirty sludge wet that winter brings sometimes
DeleteGive me lots of cold , yes but dry
What a delightful summation of your wonderful autumn plans. Hope most of the jumper still fit.
ReplyDeleteIt's still hot here - 31*C here today and about that for the coming week.
Hugs!
31 degrees babs …horrid
DeleteHot and summery here, blue skies, blue ocean, September at the beach is best of summer. No Fall til November-ish, if then. I am still seeing lockdown repercussions, so hard to get help in or repairs done still. Waiting week three for a plumber just now.
ReplyDeleteWhat repercussions are in place lizzy?
DeleteVery hard to get workers in for repairs or cleaning, prices are sky high--they ask a fortune then do not show up. Also still distancing and masking in stores, eating outdoors even at friends', masks in a medical spaces. Ongoing anxiety, phobias, nightmares---not just me. Long waits for appliances, new cars, appointments [vet, physicians]. The price of lumber, home reno is popular here, as I think, tripled. And the price of groceries, omg!Usually I'd welcome summer house guests, now I just cringe and wonder if they'll bring me Covid got a house gift. [maybe ''repercussions'' is not the right word--fallout? aftermath?].
DeleteThe dreaded Christmas off duty rota up already. The stuff of long-drawn-out arguments. Just stopping short of knock down drag out fights. How I miss them not
ReplyDeletePermanent nights - you can work them all. Part time you have to work half of it. The justifications for either, oh the tales to tell. Good Luck with that one
Yes , I’ve put in my requests , a bit of both , with fingers crossed
DeleteYes all the old reminders creep in one by one and then suddenly it is Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWe are escaping Autumn, much as I live it , and heading to Australia for a few
ReplyDeletemonths . My husbands cancer is progressing ( we knew at the point of diagnosis that he could not be cured) and his recent radiotherapy was palliative. He wants to enjoy one last Australian trip, and is basing his decision on quality of life as opposed to quantify
I will miss the log fires
And the Christmas preparations
But I am supporting his choice
And Australia is a grand place x
I hope Australia is everything you both need xx
DeleteI am really looking forward to Bake Off, it's always a lovely evening the first time I settle down to watch it. Biscuits and a coffee and lots of lovely new introductions. And I always feel really sorry for the person that goes out on the first week. It should be the one week where everyone stays, it must be so hard cooking in a strange kitchen and in a new-to-you oven for the first time.
ReplyDeleteYes they should all stay the first week
DeleteIt is funny. No matter where people are in the northern hemisphere, they all are commenting that autumn is moving in quickly.
ReplyDeleteI love the Bake off !!!! Looking forward to it so much xxxx Sally
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