This morning I woke up before the sun and as the birds started to sing, I could smell September in the air.
If you’ve been here a while then you know that I don’t do very well with Summertime. It’s the heat! I hate being too hot, I hate being sweaty, I hate it when it’s still light at bedtime. I adote Christmastime, I feel sparkly and hopeful in Spring, but I’m most like me in Autumn.
So the change in the air was welcome and made me think about my plans for the coming month.
We’re doing lots of work in the garden at the moment. I’m bracing myself for the task of cutting back the 19,263 or so roses we’ve planted, and we’ve also got a new wildlife pond to dig. After that, I’ll be planting hundreds of bulbs!
When we lived at Rose Cottage we harvested and shared baskets of apples and pears. Here, our young fruit trees won’t produce until next year, so for now we’re relying on the kindness of others for our annual fix of freshly picked fruit. Next year though. Next year we’ll be back.
Happily, this year’s sunflowers have been much more successful than in the past. In fact, lots of people seem to have had a great crop of them. Playing ‘who can spot the most sunflowers’ is a brilliant way to keep children entertained while you’re out and about.
Dog walks get particularly interesting in September, especially with a mischievous schnauzer who adores mud! Whether you have a dog or not, it’s the perfect month for a nature walk, with the first satisfying crunch of leaves underfoot.
We’ll also be gathering little treasures for an autumn leaf mobile, which makes a lovely temporary decoration for indoors or outdoors.
And after all that, what could be better than coming home to a delicious mug of hot chocolate and a cosy movie night?
Happy September!
Love Rachel ❤️
