With the rain falling incessantly since the early morning hours, I've retreated indoors this weekend, catching up on chores while the weather does its thing outside. I do like these sort of slower days, taking things easy, pottering about, sheltering from the elements. I've been ticking off a few things too on my autumn 'to…
Since my teenage days, I've never really considered myself a creative person. I couldn't draw to save myself (truly, I was hopeless) and I always looked on with envy at those who could just grab a pencil and flow with it over the paper, creating something artistic with what seemed like no effort at all. Indeed,…
Last Saturday we spent a sunny afternoon in an apple orchard. Even just saying those words conjures up autumn, don't you think ? It was part of a series of events being held to celebrate the culture, heritage and food of County Armagh, also known as the orchard county. The orchard is home to the…
If there is one thing I love about September, it's the light. That gorgeous, mellow light that streams through the bedroom window in the morning and illuminates the kitchen in the evening. Light that makes for beautiful, wistful scenes on a walk through the neighbourhood, seeping through the hedgerows, lengthening the shadows, highlighting the golds…
With the leaves turning brown and the days shortening, you definitely get a sense that autumn has arrived. And yesterday, on a dry, mellow afternoon, we took a wander around the Autumn Fair. It seemed like a lovely way to mark the start of this gorgeous season and to embrace all things autumnal. Set in…
I'm an autumn girl at heart. I love autumn and all that this season brings. I've been looking forward to it more than normal this year. Perhaps it was the intense heat of June and July, perhaps it was the relentless rain in August, but already in September, I feel more at ease, happier in…
It feels of late like we are in those in between days. Summer is ending and autumn is yet to get underway. We've seen a late flurry of sunshine here and it's given some flowers a final flourish. Others, though, have already gone over, their seed heads turning mellow and golden. Children are already starting…
