It’s that time of year again - the fall season!
Fall in New England is cause for celebration. Crisp mild days, colorful foliage, and of course cider donuts.
Hot cider donuts, all by themselves makes the season worthwhile. Nothing beats sugared fresh hot cider donuts at the apple orchard! Even the impending doom of the gray days of November and interminable cold of winter can’t dampen the joy of cider donuts.
And the season is especially celebratory in our house as fall is also the season of both of my children’s birthdays.
The diva is, of course, out of the country so I have to make do with celebrating by phone, but my son is currently debating his birthday cake request…so far the chocolate with mocha buttercream seems to be the winner…
But fall also means changing over the outdoor decor for the season.
In preparation I made my seasonal pilgrimage to the wholesale nursery and attempt to exercise restraint?!
At a minimum, I have a pair of urns on my front steps, window boxes, and the front door that all need seasonal decor.
Since tomorrow marks the official start of autumn on the calendar, today I replanted the urns - moving the summer hydrangea plants into the garden for their second act next year, and replacing them with yellow mums for fall.
The ivy is still going strong, and it even made it through the winter last year, so that stays!
I also had a pair of ornamental kale plants to add to the mix, but alas, something {probably my resident groundhog} decided they were a buffet. He also helped himself to the edges of the mums that were slated for the back deck 🙄.
I hung a flat basket of autumn faux flowers and berries on the front door.
A black front door makes an outstanding backdrop for pretty much any seasonal decor.
And I filled the window boxes with faux pumpkins and fall leaves.
A pair of real pumpkins finishes off the steps. I’m hoping they last until Halloween…Thanksgiving would be even better. We’ll see!
What do you do to celebrate the season?
Happy Fall, Y’all!
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