Cinnamon Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 You change the spray in your sensor air freshener from cool water to mulled spices. You start craving casseroles You like the dark evenings because you can enjoy all your solar fairy lights in the garden earlier The hens go on strike! The white wine goes in the rack & the red wine comes out You light candles again,& they are lovely spicy Autumnal scents You stock up on Lemsip,thermals,brollies & dig out the scarves Ditto the Crocs mammoths,with the furry lining! You think about next summers holidays....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 THe log basket comes out from the loft and is filled with logs I start adding "firelighters" to my shopping delivery We empty the greenhouse of the last tomato plants, and we order logs to store in there Roast dinners come back on the SUnday lunch menu I plan a day to make Christmas cakes and puddings The coats swap with the jackets on the coat pegs I have to remember to take a coat with me when I go out We have to turn the lights on in the kitchen when we eat our evening meal... ..And the lights on in the bathroom in the mornings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 You struggle to get the washing dry even on a breezy day You have a summerhouse full of winter squash You have to change the time switches on the lamps There is suddenly time to read in an evening The good TV programmes come back cats start using indoor litter tray Getting up in the morning gets harder by the day The Pimms goes away and you start thinking about mulled wine You have apples with your morning cereal not raspberries You crave soup not salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachachecha Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 It's time for a trip to the apple orchard to pick apples. the smell of apple butter filling the house while it is simmering on the stove you already have 10 bags of leaves bagged and the maple trees are still full. Timmy Tiptoes and his squirrel friends are collecting black walnuts and hidding them all over the yard and garden you are pouring over the bulb catalog trying to decide which spring bulbs to plant this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I have to change the times on the security light in the porch Start lighting the stove of an evening Wearing socks and proper shoes The cats decide to come in of a night instead of staying out to kill things The dogs get evening walks in the local park instead of us walking across fields and in woods after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 The children are collecting and playing conkers, wishing my short hair had grown a bit faster to cover my neck, I put the wellies by the back door and get the woolie socks out. I have covered the outside tap with its thermal jacket and turned the water off to it. I have spare wood chip and aubiose in the shed for the chucks next clean out. I bought a bag of rock salt for the drive and put the snow shovel close to hand in the shed. I have added hot chocolate and mallows to my shopping list. Started looking for my next good read. Got the horse winter coat out of my shed for ED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Stocking up on everything in case of winter snow; Making warm porridge for the chucks in the morning ; Coat at the ready for one very wimpy greyhound; Spiders' webs EVERYWHERE; Hoping each cut of the lawn will be the last for a while ; Needing headlights on the way to and from work (and sometimes foglights); This is the BEST time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 You tweak the shower setting because the icy blast is a bit too invigorating first thing in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 You can't walk on the lawn as it's covered in yew berries, leaves and beech nuts You have to put multiple jumpers on You have to put the chooks to bed and give them extra corn You lways expecting tomorrow to be the first day of frost... Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 You tweak the shower setting because the icy blast is a bit too invigorating first thing in the morning. quite true, the dial is creeping round on our shower I know its autumn when I drive home from work, drive down the slope in to the village and see the lights on in all the houses and smell log fire smoke, it makes me feel so good to be home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 OH (hes British born - but his ancestors are Greek) moans about hating the cold - hes lived here all his life and still isnt used to it. Havent put on winter duvet but wont be long Use cat as a foot warmer in bed Casseroles are definately on menu Porridge instead of toast shoe instead of sandals no more strappy tops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 When,............you look forward to the Starbucks red cups coming out. You start going to Pret for their amazing soups,rather than the sandwiches And,......................when you spen your entire 2 hour shift at work unable to speak due to a cold,but happily entertained anyhow because the boys on the shopfloor are making a Christmas display at the end of your til Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 The Michaelmas Fair comes to town... next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) The Michaelmas Fair comes to town... next week Hold on to your lead flashing, Apparently a lot of it was stolen from King Sutton last year and the police suspect the fair workers. I always loose my voice and come down with pharyngitis which i have now Edited October 12, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yes, the whole of town has to batten down when the fair is in town. Do you remember the year that they expected trouble and we had mounted police in town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yes, the whole of town has to batten down when the fair is in town. Do you remember the year that they expected trouble and we had mounted police in town? Did they have to use the horses because all the tyres off the police vans had been swiped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 *snorts* Crowd control I think. There was reported to be a fight in the offing between two rival gangs. I have to say that town was really crowded that night - even by 'fair night' standards. I hate it, not helped by the fact that Rosie always wants to go - I get her dad to take her, and I keep the dogs locked away too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Reminds self to avoid Banbury next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I remember Banbury fair as a child, I quite liked it but my mum hated taking me (I was only 5 or 6) we went for a couple of years and then after that mum offered me a toy or money instead so we didn't go. I had forgotten all about that, until this thread reminded me. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 The slow cooker gets back into use. Dog walks are in the dark in the morning (and soon in the evening too) The smell of wood and coal smoke as you walk through the village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 You are sat of an evening with a Horlicks in front of the coal fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yes, dark (morning and evening) dog walks during the week. The scent from my fennel plant in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 You start your first autumnal cold *sniff* I get distracted during conversations by the migrating flocks of birds using the airspace above my house as a flightpath. Stew, soup & jacket potatoes are firmly back on the menu. There is an atmosphere in the air of people closing the batterns & hunckering down for winter. I ordered my yaktrax at last! When I was a kid my favourite season was spring, now it's autumn! I have finally grown up (or turned into my mother ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 When,............you look forward to the Starbucks red cups coming out. I was at sainsburys yesterday in shrewsbury and they have a starbucks, i walked by and checked to see if the gingerbread syrup was on the shelf ive also been driving past the local farm looking out the pumpkins. massive soup making to commence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 The dog gets himself as close to the stove as he possibly can Cyrus is such a princess; I swear he'd lie on top of it if he could! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
