autumn traditions

I love seasonal celebrations and Autumn has more than most for me, it’s a time of harvests, feasts and fancy dress.

The first party of the season for us is “Pie Day” (more about this family tradition here). This year it was held at a friend’s house and as usual we all contributed to the feast.

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I had a particularly good harvest of Victoria plums from the allotment this year and made lots of plummy treats including, cakes, jam and cordial.

I have always celebrated Halloween, apple bobbing as a child, spooky film nights as a teenager and now with my own children dressing up and trick or treating (something about the roots of Halloween here and here).

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My mum’s birthday is very near to Bonfire Night and for quite some time now I have hosted a little party for her with friends and family. We sometimes go to the allotment for a bonfire and fireworks but this year it was a bit too damp and cold. I got my firework fix at the local park where the free display was pretty amazing, a whole half hour of sparkling, exploding light.

I will keep up many of my Autumn decorations until they are replaced by Christmas ones….making the most of this special season.