Wednesday, October 10, 2012

.this week's fall joy round-up!



Celebrating this week...

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Baking.






Erica and I made pumpkin cookies and they were fabulous.
Lots of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and we added applesauce in place of butter, making them even more fall-ish.
(Plain granola sprinkled on top. Yum yum yum.)

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Miss Sicily came over and helped me get started on Halloween costumes!!
It was a delight to sew with her.
Girlfriend is an amazing rockstar with the sewing machine.




(The ladybug spots that are perfectly round and gorgeous were all Siss.)

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Time to be back in this book...
Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime.
Grateful for the rhythm of returning to these prayers.



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Everyone's excited to be reading autumn picture books!



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I love the autumn-colored table settings at Aaron and Irene's
(they switch it up seasonally).


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Candles lit. Always.




Adding to the color and scents collection this week... mulled wine and apple pie.


(Especially lovely when the power goes out unexpectedly.)



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A walk today reminded me how happy I I am to be here.
So in love with how beautiful where I live is.





(I almost cried when I saw this tree a few nights ago. I don't know why. It had just been a hard week and the sun coming through it was magical and I suddenly just remembered that life is actually really beautiful.)



Happy second week of fall from Oregon, friends...



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joy.meeder said...

Emily love this post...well all your posts. But this one especially made my heart happy. Thanks for the reminder to find joy in today!!

October 11, 2012 at 9:02 PM

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