tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post5038468965614415859..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: "There is something in the autumn..."Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-31802562819778294712016-10-20T15:14:40.098-07:002016-10-20T15:14:40.098-07:00I'm glad to know the emotional thing isn't...I'm glad to know the emotional thing isn't just me, Catherine!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-46702126319786997932016-10-20T14:32:30.376-07:002016-10-20T14:32:30.376-07:00What a wonderful post you guys. I got all teary ey...What a wonderful post you guys. I got all teary eyed myself reading your descriptions of autumn! Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-12112464718683478462016-10-20T10:44:43.366-07:002016-10-20T10:44:43.366-07:00Hi Beth -- Unless you're a skier, fall in New ...Hi Beth -- Unless you're a skier, fall in New England is your last chance to enjoy the outdoors until spring. My winter sport is shoveling snow which fortunately I like.Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-81025593137456856992016-10-20T10:42:14.194-07:002016-10-20T10:42:14.194-07:00Hi Muriel -- I've never spent enough time in t...Hi Muriel -- I've never spent enough time in the PNW to appreciate its moods, but I imagine they're quite different from New England. One my one visit to Seattle we were lucky to hit clear weather and get a good view of Ranier.Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49999077590300140442016-10-20T10:38:43.216-07:002016-10-20T10:38:43.216-07:00Hi Linda -- When my kids were small, we'd coll...Hi Linda -- When my kids were small, we'd collect the prettiest leaves and press them between sheets of wax paper with a warm iron. The colors lasted forever; I recently found a few specimens in a box of my daughter's grade school papers. I've also noticed that the acid in the leaves etches outlines in the bottom of my birdbath.Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-11815868834952569642016-10-20T10:34:22.282-07:002016-10-20T10:34:22.282-07:00Hi Carol -- Hearing others' memories of their ...Hi Carol -- Hearing others' memories of their dads summons up one of my favorites. Nothing to do with fall, but rather sitting on a footbridge made of old railroad ties while my father showed me how to bait my hook with nightcrawlers and watch my red-and-white bobber disappear under the surface of the pond when a fish took the bait. The ties were treated with creosote; the similar smell of Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89953023407643815822016-10-20T10:28:06.193-07:002016-10-20T10:28:06.193-07:00Hi Roz -- Fall here is dramatic, but I think I rea...Hi Roz -- Fall here is dramatic, but I think I really prefer the slower, more subtle seasonal changes in the South. I grew up in Kentucky where every season came on at a more leisurely pace. Here we can go from tee shirts to parkas in a single day.Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-42944834662285452342016-10-20T10:25:28.921-07:002016-10-20T10:25:28.921-07:00Hi Cynthia -- Your dad sounds like mine; we smoked...Hi Cynthia -- Your dad sounds like mine; we smoked catalpa pods, otherwise known as Indian cigars. I've never forgotten those outings and still love being out in the woods in all seasons.Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-75348145545845018272016-10-20T10:23:25.545-07:002016-10-20T10:23:25.545-07:00Hi Jill -- It's hard to take a poor photo this...Hi Jill -- It's hard to take a poor photo this time of year, and everyone agrees that this October has been unusually spectacular. Like you, I hate to see winter coming, but at least we have this magnificent display to soften to coming blow.Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-29303005710899591172016-10-20T10:19:41.715-07:002016-10-20T10:19:41.715-07:00Hi Patricia -- Please don't mention carbs! We ...Hi Patricia -- Please don't mention carbs! We came home from North Carolina last month lusting for the sweet potato cake we enjoyed in Charlotte. My husband found a recipe and make one using sweet potatoes from my garden -- who says they won't grow in New Hampshire!Helen DePrimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881313484750350855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-7970302874590327292016-10-20T09:33:41.614-07:002016-10-20T09:33:41.614-07:00It's a good time for being out there!It's a good time for being out there!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-35538213525149487392016-10-20T09:33:21.129-07:002016-10-20T09:33:21.129-07:00The PNW is definitely full of a charm all its own,...The PNW is definitely full of a charm all its own, though, isn't it? However, I do think New England gets the prize for "best autumn."Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-13384951208262753082016-10-20T09:32:11.682-07:002016-10-20T09:32:11.682-07:00My friend Margie Senechal says her favorite season...My friend Margie Senechal says her favorite season is the beginnings of all of them, and I'm inclined to agree with her, but autumn is very special.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-35457990292679848692016-10-20T09:31:20.618-07:002016-10-20T09:31:20.618-07:00Ours is beautiful in the Midwest, too, although it...Ours is beautiful in the Midwest, too, although it's rainy today--my least favorite part!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-13794813291302007112016-10-20T09:06:48.054-07:002016-10-20T09:06:48.054-07:00So beautiful. You make me realize I've spent t...So beautiful. You make me realize I've spent too much time indoors lately. Today I'll go outside and embrace autumn. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-47092581210334059742016-10-20T09:01:44.432-07:002016-10-20T09:01:44.432-07:00Oh, my God! Both of you! After reading your post...Oh, my God! Both of you! After reading your post, I was ready to run to New Hampshire to be with Helen, then sit at a quiet four-way stop and contemplate with Liz. You both said it so beautifully, and as I sit here on a wet and wildly windy Oregon day, I'm enjoying fall vicariously through you. (Carol and I are on the opposite ends of the PNW. Blow sunshine this way, Carol.)Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-16031562786945065982016-10-20T08:58:01.352-07:002016-10-20T08:58:01.352-07:00Helen and Liz, thank you for your lovely pictures ...Helen and Liz, thank you for your lovely pictures and inspiring thoughts about my favorite season. I am a fall leaf collector. I can't go for a walk without picking up at least one leaf and bringing it home to save and admire. At two walks a day, you can imagine I have quite a collection. Linda Hope Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362087612066936698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-25349650295840991462016-10-20T08:47:54.054-07:002016-10-20T08:47:54.054-07:00Ladies, thank you for the lovely post this morning...Ladies, thank you for the lovely post this morning. I got a little choked up myself recalling fall memories with my own dad. Bittersweet, Cynthia said it just right above. We are having a gorgeous fall here in the Northwest. I know winter is right around the corner so I'm trying to enjoy every minute. Carol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-86215990106149141122016-10-20T07:40:37.800-07:002016-10-20T07:40:37.800-07:00You can feel fall even without the colors, can'...You can feel fall even without the colors, can't you?Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-57531594880122019082016-10-20T07:40:13.811-07:002016-10-20T07:40:13.811-07:00I've never heard of that! I remember my dad ta...I've never heard of that! I remember my dad talking about smoking cornsilk, but I never tried that, either.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-33874243111636529812016-10-20T06:59:16.715-07:002016-10-20T06:59:16.715-07:00Lovely photos and lovely memories. On my morning w...Lovely photos and lovely memories. On my morning walk it really felt like Fall has come to the Southwest. Cool and crisp, with haze over the Catalina mountains. Unfortunately I didn't see any colorful leaves, but we can't have everything.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-45775205788601888372016-10-20T06:45:44.249-07:002016-10-20T06:45:44.249-07:00A charming and bittersweet post! I remember walks ...A charming and bittersweet post! I remember walks in the woods with my father in Ohio. He'd find grape vines and we'd smoke them! Yes, smoke them. It seemed like such an adventure.<br />CynthiaCynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-64809373560713197452016-10-20T06:15:00.157-07:002016-10-20T06:15:00.157-07:00Wasn't it? I could hardly bear to go inside!Wasn't it? I could hardly bear to go inside!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-27498897927396662682016-10-20T06:11:00.651-07:002016-10-20T06:11:00.651-07:00Your photographs are stunning, Helen. I love the b...Your photographs are stunning, Helen. I love the brilliant colors this time of the year despite knowing what's around the corner. I'm not a fan of winter, but thankfully here in the south, it's bearable.<br />Liz, I agree, the Hunter's moon was beautiful!Jill Weatherholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935341991222337363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49812644573039911312016-10-20T05:49:51.535-07:002016-10-20T05:49:51.535-07:00I agree! I don't think there really is such a ...I agree! I don't think there really is such a thing as a bad carb, is there? :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com