Autumn – cosy sweaters, red and orange leaves crunching underfoot, cupped hands around steaming mugs of hot chocolate or apple cider – is by far my most beloved time of the year. Yes, yes, I know it’s still August! Nevertheless, each year around this time the plethora of “Back to School” flyers, an occasional whisper of a chill in the air, and flipping through the pages full of possibility in the new fall community activity guides each cause a small thrill of excitement to bubble up despite the actual date on the calendar… because fall is coming!
As is my tendency each summer as August draws to a close, I’ve been thinking about some of the things I hope to accomplish, learn, and spend my time doing throughout the upcoming year (because my “New Year” starts in September rather than January, don’t you know?!).
Several of the activities I’ve been involved with this past spring and summer – blogging, walking with friends, two book clubs, girls’ dinner evenings, and so on – I am hoping will carry on throughout the fall and winter. And I suspect that I’ll return to a couple of hobbies I’ve been itching to do again – crocheting and needle felting – but couldn’t bring myself to pick up when the weather was hot. I also long to carry on learning Italian, but struggle with doing so on my own – perhaps I need to sign up for classes to keep me motivated and accountable?
So many possibilities!
What are you dreaming about for this autumn?
Antof9 August 30, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Oh … I love this time of year! I was never a good student, and yet, “back-to-school” is … oh, yes, I love it.
My biggest “dream” for this season is to continue walking, even when it’s dark in the AM, and/or cold!
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Dawn Storey
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August 31, 2012 at 11:35 am
You can do it! I’m going to try the same thing.
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Robin August 30, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Oh, YOO-Hoo!, Dawn! I am trying to learn all of this technical stuff to improve my blogging life and I just joined Bitly. Guess who was the first one that popped up! You and your great post on Autumn. I agree. I am always on more of an academic year as well.
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Dawn Storey
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August 31, 2012 at 11:36 am
Hi, Robin – so great to see you!
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Kathy August 31, 2012 at 4:58 am
I am with you! I am looking forward to fall now that my kids are back in school.
Kathy
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Dawn Storey
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August 31, 2012 at 11:36 am
I’ll bet! Enjoy!
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sandra tyler August 31, 2012 at 8:15 am
Fall is my favorite time too. I am not a summer person!
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Dawn Storey
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August 31, 2012 at 11:36 am
I enjoyed my summer, but fall is always the best for me.
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Irene September 4, 2012 at 12:47 pm
we only have two seasons in the philippines — the wet and dry season. but that doesn’t stop me from dreaming, does it? i dream to work out more and to have a more active lifestyle. and to blog more and take more photos!
Dawn Storey
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September 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Those sound like great dreams to me! Glad you stopped by.
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