Well, it’s finally autumn, Instagram’s favorite season. The weather is changing, the days are shortening, and Christmas trees compete with Jack-o-lanterns for shelf space in stores. In honor of taking an awesome walk yesterday under a sunless grey sky, I decided to jettison my reflections on York (albeit temporarily) and make a list of fun things to do between now and Black Friday.
- Buy a pumpkin.
- Carve a Jack-o-lantern.
- Make fresh pumpkin pie or soup.
- Roast spicy pumpkin seeds.
- Bake apples with cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Make a stew or slow cooker meal.
- Go to a festival.
- Go to a museum or art gallery.
- Stargaze. Try to catch a meteor shower (Draconids is just around the corner).
- Attend an open air market of any variety.
- Dress up for Halloween.
- Visit a cemetery. Pay your respects, clean up the graves, and take in the atmosphere.
- Watch the Sweeney Todd stage show. 1982 is my favorite version, but this one is on YouTube in its entirety.
- Watch a movie: Beetlejuice, Coco, Harry Potter series, Hocus Pocus, Interview with the Vampire, The Lord of the Rings series, Matilda – to name a few.
- Read: Frankenstein, anything by Edgar Allan Poe or H. P. Lovecraft, Coraline and Sandman series by Neil Gaiman, The Gunslinger and The Stand by Stephen King.
- If you exchange gifts in December, finish your shopping now so you’re not scrambling at the last minute.
- Take a walk outside. Photograph the seasonal changes.
- Collect pinecones, acorns, and evergreen branches for crafting. (Don’t forget to bake them so you don’t end up with Christmas maggots!)
- Make a pinecone bird feeder.
- Listen to my Villainous Playlist. I am overly pleased with this one. It was so much fun to build.
While my favorite season is winter, autumn is always a delight because it heralds my favorite type of weather. And now that I’m in England, the shortening of the day are WAY more pronounced. You know me – sunlight is not my friend, so this is great news!
What’s your favorite autumn activity?
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