It’s that lovely time of year when I begin to think about golden and crimson leaves falling, cooler nights, hot apple cider and fires while snuggled under warm blankets. I begin to crave chili and chicken tortilla soup, pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin bread, and pumpkin spice lattes heated to perfection. I begin freezing tomatoes for those future soups and canning applesauce and peaches for those cold winter months. I make my famous jams of strawberries, huckleberries, blueberries and peaches, and I watch my boys polish off jar after jar.

I think about golden and crimson leaves falling, cooler nights, hot apple cider and fires while snuggled under warm blankets.

I get excited about eating yummy warm homemade bread, and homemade bread bowls for that Broccoli Cheese Soup and Clam Chowder. I plan out my fall porch decor and wonder what I’ll do different this year…

Yes, fall is here and I couldn’t be happier. What about you?