what are you looking forward to this autumn?

[MinaPaws]

My diary's a bit empty of fun stuff and I'm out of insppiration. What's coming up that you are looking forward to, big or small, home or away?

Ive got a spa break at the end of the month with two friends .

DD and I were talking about Halloween yesterday. There's an event at a local attraction a few days before that she likes the sound of and we need to get her a new costume for Halloween itself. DD's at an age now where she can enjoy it so looking forward to that. Also looking forward to going walking regularly again which I wasn't able to go over the summer as it was too hot. Casseroles too!

Having a squishy, cute newborn. Due 2rd October and I've already bought 2 halloween sleepsuits!

Sorry, not very helpful and requires prior planning!!

I also love going conker hunting, long walks in leafy woods followed by steaming mugs of hot chocolate and cake....lots and lots of cake!

Congratulations @Mammabear31 But I'm not going to join you on that one.
Yes to conker hunting, leafy woods, Halloween and spas. They all sound gorgeous.
What cake recipes?

Carrot cake is Autumn on a plate
We're in Scotland and have booked tickets to the Enchanted Forest for the first time, looking forward to that.

Going to a pick your own farm for autumn veg
Conkers
Halloween trail
Fireworks display
A day trip to a town I’ve never been
Lots of walks

My winter wardrobe. I dress really well in winter. Almost stylish. In summer I look like a sack of shite

Getting my favourite skirt out again. It's a fine tweed maxi skirt and I love it.
Wearing red lipstick again - somehow it feels too much in summer but I love it in autumn and winter.
Fireworks.
Making Christmas cards at playgroup with ds! I like to outsource messy jobs like that

Looking forward to some hot sunshine

I’m on the wrong thread aren’t I?

Looking forward to three weeks in Tenerife...it will be hot 😎😎😎

I'm with donajimena I love snuggly knits, jeans and boots.
Also coming home and putting thick socks on and wrapping up in a blanket! 🍁🍂

*Looking forward to some hot sunshine

I’m on the wrong thread aren’t I?*

Being able to wear cosy cardigans and jeans. I’m absolutely crap at dressing in summer and hate showing too much flesh.

Going out without fear of sunburn, enjoying mugs of tea in the evenings, getting the slow cooker out to make lots of stews and casseroles.

I love snuggly knits and boots, true. And I bought a caramel coloured long trench coat this week. I've wanted one since I was about 13, so about time. I loved wearing it out for a sunny autumn walk yesterday with DH.

Carrot cake is a good idea. Not made one of those in ages. So moist and cinnamony. I was thinking of a coffee and walnut, but carrot cake sounds almost healthy for DC, if I do the cream cheese frosting...

I love all these simple pleasures people are listing (and 3 weeks in Tenerfie too, just can't match that!)

What about films? Any good films to curl up in front of?

Walking in the rain with the dogs
Fluffy socks and cosy jammies
Making filling soups and home made bread
Lighting the fires and sitting with a glass of red in cosy jammas watching the flames
Crisp mornings
Stews and casseroles
Seeing the leaves on the trees turn amazing colours
Wearing my winter wardrobe, especially my boots and thick tights.

May I add... wearing my skirt with my new (to me) leather jacket that I picked up in a charity shop yesterday for £17.50. I cleaned it up today then looked up how much it should have been new on a whim... £200, bloody Nora! I may explode from sheer bargain hunter smug twatery

Coloured tights and new boots
Leafy walks
Trip to London later this month
Legoland at Halloween
Soup for lunch - I'm bored of salad
Some decent gigs hopefully - always crap over summer festival season
New season of Doctor Who

My knee length boots, jumpers, cooler nights.

Spiced plums.
Cut in half/quarters remove stones.
Splash half glass of brandy or rum
Add ginger
Add dark brown sugar.
Microwave 4 minutes.
Serve with cold thick cream or Greek yogurt.

Moving in 6 weeks....

No trick or treaters as we will be in the middle of no where however I will take the kids on the Halloween train!

Big garden so will have a big fireworks party, followed by hot choc in front of the open fire!

Christmas 🎄 in our new house!! Literally can’t wait!

Other than that nice walks in the country with the hounds and the open fire! And actually cooking some stew.

Oh and getting my ugg boots back out and my beautiful knee high boots out again love those shoes!

Buying some new warm clothes and in a much smaller size than I could last autumn because I'm doing slimming world(lost 21bs so far) and kicking my own fat arse

Halloween,buying new costumes for all of our 5DC,even the oldest one's 22 and 20 get involved and they hand out sweets and goodie bags to the trick 0r treaters.

I'm also looking forward to the October half term.

Boots.
Tights.
Black Forest hot chocolate.
Boots.
Conker hunting.
Fireworks.
A Halloween party that we’re going to throw.
Jumpers.
Boots.
Not sweating because I’ve moved off the sofa.
My children actually sleeping because it will get dark at night.
More hot chocolate.
Every single part of Christmas, especially the planning, which has started already.
Having glittery nails and giving no shits.
WEARING BOOTS.

A bit more home cooking from scratch.

Halloween weekend break at Butlins

Replacing my daughters summer wardrobe for winter sparkly bits

@mayhew that plum recipe is lovely. Might try it on DH.

I need to organise some bonfire and fireworks parties to look forward to.