I’ve been gathering.

Fall is a gathering season, after all.  Nuts. Pumpkins. Apples. The very last sunflower.

I may transition slowly, but once I do, I’m all in … and I fall in. 

For sure, fall’s my absolute favorite season and I have a bunch of fun bringing a little bit of fall from out there … to in here … our home.

Tiny touches … and (almost) free.

• gourds/ from the grocery store nestled in an old wooden bowl

• berries/gathered by the side of the road and plopped into a vintage crock

• mini pumpkins/scattered solo here and there

or in a roly-poly pile on the kitchen counter

• apples/of course and piled high

• acorns/collected on many walks around our neck of the woods

 

• candy corn/for a jarful of fun and frivolous

• mums/tucked in a farmer’s basket for the front porch

The berries and acorns were free for the gathering. So were the apples … a gift from a friend with some apple trees. The gourds, mini-pumpkins, candy corn, and mums are from Market Basket – where you truly do get “more for your dollar.”

Happy first week of fall! Enjoy the season’s offerings – for (almost) free!