Coziness; From Summer to Fall
Jennifer decided to make her Cozy Chronicles a link up (the link up is tomorrow) so today I'm talking about taking our coziness from summer to fall. As much as I love spring and summer there is nothing quite like fall in New England. It is one season we do real well up here. The trees put on a spectacular show and warm drinks, sweaters, and cozy nights in take over.
To make our house cozy for fall I start pulling out all our lovely fall decorations-- including twinkling lights on the mantle and lots flickering electric candles in our candle holders.
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| Photo from 2020 |
Burning fall scented candles and melts-- my favorite scents are those that make me think of baking; pumpkin spice, cinnamon bun, caramel apple, etc.
I put out more throw pillows and throw blankets-- which my family literally likes to throw around...
I start pulling out my sweaters, cozy fleece socks, and scarves
Our crock pot gets more use than ever with delicious smells filling the house all day. Some of our favorites include pot roast, lasagna soup, chicken noodle soup (which I sometimes cook in the crock pot or on the stove in a large pot), chili, etc.
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| lasagna soup recipe here |
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| Chicken noodle soup recipe here |
I also tend to bake a lot more in fall; with apples fresh from the orchard we make cookies, apple pies, caramel apples, apple crisp, etc. We bake up pumpkin scones, pumpkin bread, squash muffins, fresh bread to go with our soups and stews, etc.
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| Our Apple Pie recipe |
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| Our DOUBLE Crisp Apple Crisp recipe |
We start to use our woodstove and fireplace more as the days get colder and colder.
We start buying yummy fall treats in the stores:
You live in a quintessential cozy fall location! And you are always good for cute decorating and baking yummy treats- fall seems like a great season for your talents :).
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you!
DeleteYour autumns have such a wonderful, cozy feel! I need to revisit these posts when we hit autumn so I can get in the mood, haha!
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DeleteOh fall in New England is dreamy! I just told a friend yesterday I am looking forward to having more soups. I plan on pulling out my fall decor today!
ReplyDeleteI have soup on our menu for next week!
DeleteYes Fall in New England is very special - I find I bring back ALL of the candles too :)
ReplyDeleteIt's the only reason I put up with winter! 🤣
DeleteFall her just feels like late summer. We won't get consistently cool temps until late October or November. So I have to fake myself out with the scented candles and allll the pumpkin things! Love those sweaters, by the way.
ReplyDeleteYes! I love when I can get cozy inside my house and outside on the patio. I can usually keep using my patio until Christmas with blankets. I am very into Hygge. All of our furniture is very comfortable and Tom was big on finding things that looked good but also felt comfy.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I apparently have very different ideas of comfortable furniture! I love all our couches and chairs but he thinks our living room set is "too small"... guess that's what happens when you send the two smallest in the house to pick out furniture for everyone!
DeleteI loved every word of this post! Thanks for sharing things from around your home with us today!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteI love this time of year with the season changing. I have already been burning more candles, I got a pumpkin one yesterday which I am going to light later on.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to start eating heartier more warming meals and getting the slow cooker going.
We've already started using our slow cooker more but mostly just because we've been busy not necessarily for those comfort meal feelings.
DeleteI love this. I just decorated my apartment yesterday and it feels so cozy with all my pumpkins :)
ReplyDeleteOh I bet it does. I haven't gotten my decorations out just yet... maybe this weekend..
DeleteIt has been still pretty warm here most days, but with a few crisp mornings, I think it will be time to turn our fireplace on again soon!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I haven't actually done any of these things yet this year because I am still soaking up those last few warm sunny days. Even if our mornings are cool the afternoons are still so nice and warm.
DeleteBeing cozy is my favorite thing.
ReplyDeleteI love it too.
DeleteI love your mantle, it is so very pretty. Love the sweaters, but it's a bit early here in Ohio for that. Hoe you have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you! While I do have my sweaters out of storage I haven't been wearing that many of them yet. In fact it's in the 80's today!
DeleteI love New England. Fall just is magical.
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DeleteCozy fall is my favourite. That pecan caramel candy would be a lovely smell. Great coffee post. Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteI took a few pictures of my fall decor yesterday: it's pretty simple and minimal but I really like it. Brought my cozy faux fur blanket down for added coziness!
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I haven't taken any of my fall decor out yet this year but I was thinking that the totes look awfully full this year. LOL
DeleteI'm looking forward to all of these things! ❤️
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteIt looks so cozy and inviting and the baked goods look delicious!
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DeleteI love everything about this!! And I will have to look for Jennifer's posts. I am hoping to have a bit more time on my hands now to bop around to blog posts!
ReplyDeleteAre you nearly done with the wheelchair ramp? I know you've had a lot on your plate lately!
DeleteI always think I should put up a puzzle, but I'm afraid I'd never get anything done, LOL.
ReplyDeleteThe crock pot is so convenient, and we use it all year.
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I definitely get side tracked from time to time by the puzzles.
DeleteI loved all the coziness in this post! I'm ready for fall. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteSounds nice and cozy. While things have cooled enough for sweaters I did make my first batch of soup.
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DeleteFall is definitely my favorite time of the year. I think I'm going to downsize my decorating this year as the house is just all whopper jawed with things shoved here and there for Mike's wheelchair. And, I don't want to bother my kids to help bring down my pumpkin collection. So, I'll decorate with the pumpkins that are stored in the house...I just discovered some in the vanity in Mike's bathroom! It's the only time of year I miss having a fireplace! I'm going to have try your lasagna soup recipe!
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I hope you like it! It's one of my favorite soups.
DeleteI love the change of seasons, and fall (autumn as we would say) is my favourite season of all. Your photos look very cosy.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love decorating for fall! Your home looks so cozy! All of your fall recipes sound so good too, especially the apple pie and crisp!
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DeleteI love fall decor but this year my house isn't getting it -- at least till after we're back from traveling. So it's extra fun to revel in yours. It's so warm and welcoming here. A lovey post (and delicious one, too -- just bought apples yesterday. I believe a crisp may be in order!)
ReplyDeleteThat's how our house will be with Christmas decor this year; we're heading out on a family vacation and I'm not sure we're going to be decorating at all before we take off.
DeleteCozy is just the best. And fall cozy is the best kind of coziness. Girl, I could park in front of your fireplace and be quite content til spring.
ReplyDeleteWill check out your recipes. Thank you for the links. Paul is always wanting to start a soup diet every Monday but by Wednesday he is ready for meat and potatoes. The lasagna soup looks so hearty!!
Hoping to persuade PC to get my fall decorations out for me today. Or my daughter, when she comes to visit today. I bet you are already enjoying fall weather while we are still baking in upper 90s. But surely fall is around the corner.
It was pretty warm today in the mid-80's but mostly it's been in the 70's with cool evenings and mornings in the 40's and 50's. Good luck getting the decorating done!
DeleteI don't even want to think about fall. But today was pretty cold and I need to get out the blanket and buy some warm socks! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a happy weekend too!
DeleteYour fireplace photos are so cozy!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteOh, your house looks super cosy! I love this season. I've already decorated our house out and have an autumnal candle burning at my desk as I write this. :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you!
DeleteHi Joanne, I Love your autumn decor and food! Coming from Natalie's link up. I love getting cozy here in Eastern WA but it is still warmish here. Great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteYou do cozy so well. The recipes look great. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteNo better time than fall to get cozy. Everything looks so nice especially the fire place. I'm looking forward to fall and then I'm off to Florida before the winter.
ReplyDeleteThank you-- that sounds like the perfect way to enjoy fall!!
DeleteFall is my favorite season. We have mountains nearby and love to take a ride there this time of year. I love the changing wardrobe, menus, scents, and light. I love the soups and stews especially. Not big on pumpkin although I do like pumpkin bread. I love all things apple though and do a lot with those this time of year. Enjoy this cozy season! Your fireplace and mantle look so nice.
ReplyDeleteI like apple bread and muffins and things like that but I won't eat pumpkin pie or anything where I can actually taste/feel the pumpkin texture. I too love all things apple though.
DeleteFall is a wonderful time. I love all these wool sweaters, socks and hats. I like autumn stylings, and at home I always try to create a cozy atmosphere, candles, wool blankets and other accessories always create it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteOh your home looks so cozy & comfy for fall! I'm a lover of New England...having spent time in Maine with cousins growing up! And ball games in Boston! I'm so ready for the cooler temps, blustery days & gray skies!!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you!
DeleteYes to all of the coziness! I need to go to Target and find some of those treats! I just bought some pumpkin sandwich cookies similar to those from there, but they were from the bakery rather than boxed on the shelf. I need to try those boxed ones because they probably last longer!
ReplyDeleteI bet they would last a lot longer; I sent a box to Alec up at school too.
DeleteHere I am a week late to commenting. Uggh..no WCS for me this week as we're on vacation but I'm taking time in the quiet mornings to comment. I love this post....Love the puzzle...I've made lasagna soup once...so good. I love making lots of soups in fall. I look forward to fall too.
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