Leaf love

I am still revelling in all things Autumn. Still eating pumpkin at least once a day, still collecting pretty leaves and seeds each time I go outside, still taking photo's of the golden morning light on my phone for no particular reason.  The last of the leaves on the huge tree at the end of the garden twinkle and twist in the breeze hypnotically. When it gets dark at 5pm (5pm!) I draw the curtains smugly and hunker down, candles lit, with one of my current obsessions (the new Feist album, Game of Thrones, Frozen Planet or Downton Abbey...) I know that by January its likely that I wont be so chipper about these dark drizzly days, but right now, I'm loving them, with all their new winter season, pre-Christmas promise.

I made my annual leaf garland to celebrate this 'golden' (/drey, drizzly depending on how you look at it...) season. I love collecting Autumnal bits and pieces to make these each year, and stringing them up around the house. They bring a bit of Autumn loveliness indoors, meaning all the lovliness, and none of the grey or drizzle. Winner.

(If you want to make one too: I just pressed the leaves in a stack of magazines to flatten them for a few days, then threaded them with a needle. Its super easy; I cant wait to do this with my future kidlets.)

Happiest of autumn's to you!