From The Pumpkin Patch
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Mood Board: Dark Autumn Style
“Cause it’s witchcraft… that wicked witchcraft…” Halloween is almost here, and I’m feeling decidedly witchy. It might be these long shadowy nights or the creepy movies I’ve been watching, but I’m in the mood for dark outfits accessorised with blood-red… Continue reading
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11 Seasonal and Delicious Kabocha Squash Recipes
Autumn is the best time to be a home cook, particularly one who loves seasonal vegetables. However, there’s one particular little green squash that manages to steal the show every year. I’m talking, of course, about kabocha squash. This Japanese… Continue reading
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Come Pumpkin-Picking With Me
October is here, and that can only mean one thing. It’s pumpkin-picking season! So come along with my husband and I as we visit Hewitt’s Farm to pick out our Halloween carving pumpkins. We secured a wheelbarrow as soon as… Continue reading
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Snippets From Late September
September has completely flown by, and I can’t believe we’re already in early October. It was a gentle ease into the autumn months, with the temperatures still a little higher than I would prefer. Despite this weather-related setback, I’ve been… Continue reading
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Let’s Go Apple-Picking
It’s late September, so it’s time to head to the apple orchard. I just love visiting Hewitt’s Farm at this time of year. The tractors are out in full force harvesting kabocha squash and other seasonal produce to sell in… Continue reading
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Now Playing: A Cosy Autumn Playlist
I wanted to share my cosy autumn playlist with you to celebrate the beginning of my favourite season. It’s the perfect companion to a rainy weekend morning or a chilly walk in the woods. Listening to this playlist makes me… Continue reading
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How I Romanticise The Autumn Months
I always have big plans for this time of year. There are apples to pick, pumpkins to carve, leaves to crunch and scarves to knit. But although I have the best of intentions, life just gets in the way sometimes.… Continue reading
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On Autumn’s Edge
I always start to look forward to autumn at this time of year. It’s something about the bushes around my neighbourhood suddenly teeming with blackberries, the first few leaves beginning to fall from the oak tree outside my window and… Continue reading
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All The Books I Read In 2022
I’m a self-confessed bookworm-gone-bad. As a child, it was rare to find me without my head in a book. But as an adult, reading was something that I just never had time for. So at the beginning of last year,… Continue reading
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We Bought A House!
I have dreamed of writing those words for so many years. We really did it. We bought a house! It definitely wasn’t easy. It took years of hard work, months of stressing and weeks of packing. But we did it!… Continue reading
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