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Dear readers,
It’s October, the temps are dropping to the 50s in the coming days (!), and all my fall jackets (barn, trench, suede) are on standby and at the ready. Tonight, though, I’ll be in an air-conditioned theater watching whatever Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl movie has in store for me. (And I will enjoy absolutely every minute of it.)
In the spirit of the season, I wanted to share my humble fall bucket list, which covers four categories: food, art, connection (including family and friends), and entertainment…
Enjoy at least one really good apple cider donut. I wait all year for these.
Burn my fall candles. I like this one a lot, plus a random $5 apple cider candle from World Market that brings me joy any time it’s lit. Its fragrance signals fall to me.
Make apple crisp. I’ve bookmarked this recipe. *NYT Cooking gift link
Skillet apple crisp. (Christopher Testani for The New York Times) Head back to one of our local farms during their fall festival—hay rides, fresh apple cider, and all the farm animals for our daughter to look at.
Buy an unhinged number of pumpkins and mums for the porch. A must.
Make my favorite comfort fall recipe: this garlic butternut squash pasta with pancetta.
Read at least two books that “feel like fall.” At the top of my list are Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell and The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman. I like to lean into my fantasy and historical fiction once the weather turns cool. (Btw, I recently learned that the author of the latter is on Substack!)
Watch a few episodes of Gilmore Girls. Cliché, but we’re not looking for novelty here, but comfort! I’m also very interested in Felicity, which I’ve never seen but looks so cozy…
