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Autumnal Bucket list

EmilieT — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:36:10 GMT

Hi everyone,

The end of Summer, as bittersweet as it might be, marks the beginning of Autumn. 🍂

It's a gorgeous season, that brings many things to do, eat, and look forward to! I thought it might be interesting to share what our favourite things to do this season are, and I'll kick this off by listing a few of the things on my bucket list for the coming months:

Enjoy all things cinammon

Step up your stew game

Feast on apples

Warm up by a bonfire

Make crumbles

Admire the trees and their autumnal colours

Plan Halloween night

Get cozy under a pile of blankets

Carve a Pumpkin

So what's on your bucket list this season?

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

Glory1 — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:21:18 GMT

@EmilieTthe biggest thing on my bucket list is enjoying the cooler weather, after the summer's heat.

The nights drawing in early are another plus for me, sorry @Cleoriff. I'm not a sun worshipper but a big night person. I come alive when the sun goes down.

Looking forward to Halloween as we've a scary pygama party planned and I'm bringing the scary films It'll be great fun.

SCD and X-Factor will make Autumn interesting and fun.

Foodwise, hot meals again, which I missed in summer. Too hot to bother with the cooker so salads most of the time. I do love salads but enough is enough.

And, apologies again @Cleoriff but also looking forward to Christmas, though we're into winter by then my favourite season

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

dgilbert2 — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:23:26 GMT

Cruising by sea off into the southern hemisphere would be amazing, but not likely to happen

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dgilbert2 — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:26:52 GMT

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TallTrees — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:27:09 GMT

Hi @EmilieT

Autum is great but usually quite busy

My bucket list is quite long

Clean and wash out Greenhouse

Put in crocus and tulip bulbs for spring

*keep sweeping up leaves*

Garden benches get a clean and paint

Cut box hedges

Prune just about everything

Make Jam from rest of fruit (love doing this)

Take out Red Mason Bees clean all of them and place in wood box until next spring

Fabulous to make Jam Sponge with own jam

Me time cosy up under my warm throw in evening ~ aching feet up.

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

dgilbert2 — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:42:32 GMT

Your bucket list list made me smile @TallTrees

I would hate to see your "most hated job list"

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

Cleoriff — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:15:20 GMT

Visit New England to see the wonderful trees in full Autumn foliage (been on my list for years and never happened....nor will it this year )

So....

Busy time in the garden, pruning and clearing up

Watch some good TV

Off to a rock and roll weekend in November

See out the F1 season and hopefully enjoy Lewis Hamilton achieving his 5th WDC

Hibernate.

Wake me up in March

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

TallTrees — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:52:36 GMT

Hi @dgilbert2

Yep that could look terrifying even I wouldn't like to see that

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Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:34:02 GMT

I just love the smokey smell. With all the smokeless zones you don’t tend to get it as much, but back in the day.. heaven!

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

EmilieT — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:17:58 GMT

@Glory1

You mention only SCD and X-Factor but there are also a lot of shows coming back/out this time of the year, right? Not that you need more shows to watch but that's quite exciting too!

@dgilbert2

That'd be quite a treat ... but also a way to avoid Autumn in itself Are you not a fan of the cooler weather, spookiness, and everything cinammon and all-spice?

@TallTrees

Plenty to keep you busy in Autumn Does it all dial down a bit with winter, to give you more me-time?

@Cleoriff

New England this season must be gorgeous, I can understand why it's on your list! I'm sure there are some woods or forest-y areas around your house that must be quite nice to though? As long as you hibernate with your phone/laptop and stay on with us, that's alright

@Anonymous

Now that you mention this smoke, I have to say, I wish I had a fireplace ... crackling wood and the smell that comes with it. Although we might be talking about two different things here

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

dgilbert2 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:59:16 GMT

@EmilieT wrote:

@dgilbert2
That'd be quite a treat ... but also a way to avoid Autumn in itself Are you not a fan of the cooler weather, spookiness, and everything cinammon and all-spice?

For now, migrating south ready for the winter like nature does, will remain on my bucketlist for a number of years. Cooler weather, ghosts .... no thank you

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

TallTrees — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:35:29 GMT

@EmilieT

Well I hope to get a bit more "me time" , certainly the darkness has an affect on my activities outside. I am an early bird really and love the mornings. The nights drawing in do not really suit me but I like the seasons so have to put up with it. I enjoy the "getting ready" for the winter so I am really like a little busy bee right up to the cold snap.

I took a photo this afternoon of one of my roses ~ big scenty rose still flowering! It is a sheer delight.

It's Called ~ " Spirit of Freedom"

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dgilbert2 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:44:30 GMT

Lovely rose @TallTrees I didn't know they still flowered this late in the year. Gardening was never my best subject

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TallTrees — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:52:46 GMT

Hi @dgilbert2

Thank you ~ this rose seems so happy to continue and has more buds on too. Quite a few of my

roses still want to continue.

I am glad you like it.

TallTrees

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Cleoriff — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:13:03 GMT

I have a rose still flowering. Called 'Just Joey' and also has more buds on. Quite unusual for this time of year.

(This isn't mine. Too dark to take a picture at the moment)

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Glory1 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:11:25 GMT

@EmilieT wrote:
@Glory1
You mention only SCD and X-Factor but there are also a lot of shows coming back/out this time of the year, right? Not that you need more shows to watch but that's quite exciting too!

I mention only X-Factor and SCD specifically@EmilieT

because we have threads running on the forum. I could have added the return of Dr Who, as this is also a thread on the forum, but it's still too early to tell whether this is something to get excited about or not.

I could add loads of new and returning shows, some I'll be watching others, because I don't have Sky, I'll be buying the boxset to binge at a future date. I was particularly pleased to see there is a new series of Arrow. After the end of the last series I wasn't sure there'd be one

However, I didn't want to bore you all with my love of TV. If you've read any of my posts on here, you know that already, so 'nuff said

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

Glory1 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:21:00 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
@EmilieT

Well I hope to get a bit more "me time" , certainly the darkness has an affect on my activities outside. I am an early bird really and love the mornings. The nights drawing in do not really suit me but I like the seasons so have to put up with it. I enjoy the "getting ready" for the winter so I am really like a little busy bee right up to the cold snap.
I took a photo this afternoon of one of my roses ~ big scenty rose still flowering! It is a sheer delight.
It's Called ~ " Spirit of Freedom"

Beautiful rose @TallTrees. Love the colour

Wish I had a green thumb but plants die on me, no matter what I do.

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

Glory1 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:24:55 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
I have a rose still flowering. Called 'Just Joey' and also has more buds on. Quite unusual for this time of year.
(This isn't mine. Too dark to take a picture at the moment)

I know this isn't yours @Cleoriff but still it's beautiful and I love the colour.

Roses are my second favourite flower after orchids.

Re: Autumnal Bucket list

EmilieT — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:14:21 GMT

@dgilbert2

I didn't see it as migration but now it makes more sense I imagine you'd be happy to hibernate over winter as well then, like @Cleoriff does? Another way for nature to cope with the cooler weather

@TallTrees

Such a lovely rose, thanks for the picture! Some colour on this rainy day

@Glory1

Oh I know about your square eyes, worry not

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TallTrees — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:32:33 GMT

Hi @Cleoriff

That's delightful georgous colour ~