I
cannot believe that we’re already in mid-October. It only seems like yesterday
that I was writing about Summer Idioms.
I must be
getting old as time seems to be flying quicker and quicker these days!
Anyway, October
is a lovely month as it welcomes the autumn (Fall in American
English) season. I recently asked my Facebook fans what words came to their
mind when they thought of the month of October. These were some of the words: romance, falling
leaves, golden trees, hot chocolate, knitting.
For me, the
month of October is when I start looking at my garden and preparing it for
the winter. Some trees needpruning, the falling leaves
need raking and the spring bulbs are planted.
This
is also the time when the squirrels run around my garden looking for good
places to store their nuts for the winter.
Autumn
is a spectacularly colourful time of year when the leaves on the trees turn
into the warmest colours of orange, red, yellow and gold.
Autumn is the apple season when a most wonderful variety of apples are available such as Golden Delicious, Royal Gala, Pink Lady, Jazz, Egremont Russet, Cox, Bramley (especially good for cooking) and Braeburn to name the most popular varieties.
With the
apple season comes a typical British dessert called Apple Crumble that can
be served warm or cold and is eaten with custard. It’s wonderful to eat it on
those chilly autumn nights.
I start thinking
of making warming dishes like casseroles with beef, lamb
and/or sausages. It’s also the time when I prepare wholesome soups with
lentils and vegetables.However, let’s not forget Halloween! What started as an
American tradition has really taken off around the world. The shops are full of
Halloween children’s costumes and goodies. On Halloween, we are always visited
by the children in our area who are out trick or treating.
My
husband and I always have a big box of sweets and chocolates to distribute to
them when they ring our door. Their costumes are nothing, though, compared to
what my American nephews wear on Halloween. They look completely the part with beautifully
carved pumpkins in their garden.
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