fall Archives - Patsy Clairmont

Fall’s Fireworks

Trees and autumn are almost synonymous in my part of the country, for with the loss of summer flowers, midwestern trees fill the land with year-end color. The brilliant foliage keeps our landscape exciting and even, at certain bends in the road, magnificent. The Trouble with Trees My mom always felt trees made property more…

I Tried to Resist, But Fall Decor is a Weakness

I tried to resist. Honest, I did. But the next thing I knew I had dragged boxes, bags, and tangles of vines and dried fruit into my living room. It was Fall in my mind, which meant pumpkins, sunflowers, & bittersweet for starters. Someone should have alerted the weather station as to my intentions. They…

Changing Seasons: Risk and Trust

Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile. ~ John Howard Bryant Do you have the same level of angst I do when I’m down to the last few pages of a book that has cast a spell over my heart? The characters have become friends, close ones, and I don’t want them to leave. I love their town,…

Changing Seasons: Seeds of Promise

I’ve been working on a family tree. It’s been fascinating, shocking, funny, and by all means revealing. For instance, I am a distant relative of Pocahontas. Isn’t that delightful! Also my great, great, great grandmother was Mary Todd’s teacher for 4 years. She helped Mary perfect her French and taught her the dances of royalty.…

Fall

I adore Fall! I love swaddling in sweaters and scarves and pulling on knee-high boots that smell leathery and feel friendly. I applaud a roaring fireplace with its spit and crackle companioned with steamy cups of dark cocoa. I appreciate the art of wet leaves splayed on windshields and sidewalks. I delight in cozy cafes…

Orange you glad…

Orange you glad… I am. I love orange. Especially in the Fall. Take the leaves…no really take the leaves they are strewn across my yard like confetti after New Years. And while they present a challenge to collect up they are a present to Autumn’s landscape and my eyes, as the maple designs flicker like…

Harvest…Celebrate