As pleasant as Autumn in England can be, in my odd idle moment I tend to start wistfully thinking of Halloween/fall back at my home in California. Americans tend to put quite a bit of effort into the fall season way beyond Halloweens ghosties, with food and drink being much more seasonal than is common here. I suppose the chill in the air of a morning in California followed by an often bright if not too warm day helps, with the trees being a more colourful sight than is usual in a more subdued and damp English landscape (we do get a more autumnal smell here though with the piles of damp leaves slowly decomposing) My sister Vinogirl sent a little package of goodies for my children which included the above garden bags for me ( yes I'm slow on the leaf sweeping front) clever little things hey? Now all I need is a couple of bottles of spiced pumpkin ale and all would be right in my little world.
Saturday 29 October 2011
Halloween
As pleasant as Autumn in England can be, in my odd idle moment I tend to start wistfully thinking of Halloween/fall back at my home in California. Americans tend to put quite a bit of effort into the fall season way beyond Halloweens ghosties, with food and drink being much more seasonal than is common here. I suppose the chill in the air of a morning in California followed by an often bright if not too warm day helps, with the trees being a more colourful sight than is usual in a more subdued and damp English landscape (we do get a more autumnal smell here though with the piles of damp leaves slowly decomposing) My sister Vinogirl sent a little package of goodies for my children which included the above garden bags for me ( yes I'm slow on the leaf sweeping front) clever little things hey? Now all I need is a couple of bottles of spiced pumpkin ale and all would be right in my little world.
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What a great idea! Get the kids to fill the bags with leaves, after they've spent the morning raking them up first...
I can hear your conversation with Monkey now.
"I'll tell you how generous my sister is...she sent me a pressie of binbags."
Doesn't sound so good when you put it like that, but they are cute :)
We put a lot into Halloween too now.
Hey Thud; Californian Autumn sounds gorgeous. Ours isn't so bad either; drove from Dundee to Salford yesterday (Sunday 30th Oct), taking in the Edinburgh/Moffat road on the way. Spectacular, as was coffee and a bun at the Rumbling Tum Cafe in Moffat, for breakfast the noo.
Pumpkin ale????....Do tell!
I wasn't aware she was your sister - I thought she was your secret paramour.
James...my little sis.
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