Embracing Autumn!

The 1st of March marks the start of Autumn. Oh how I love this time of year. Call me crazy but I am certainly not mourning the end of Summer as most of you probably are. I hate the heat. I've never found beads of perspiration on my face, sweat spots under my arms and frizzy hair that sexy! Don't get me wrong I love a bit of sunshine, I just hate humidity. The sticky, hard to breath, gettin' me all flustered humidity!

But Autumn, Autumn brings fresh mornings, cool breezes, some sun shinning days and COLOUR! There is nothing more pleasing to my eye then trees full of glorious shades of red, orange yellow and green. It fills me with happiness for a few months. And then as all the leaves begin to fall and fill our streets and roads comes the realisation that Winter is approaching. I don't hate Winter either, I guess it just doesn't have as much going for it as Autumn and Spring.

I am not sure why gloomy wet grey days fill my heart with comfort. Maybe its the food we eat, the throw rugs on the couch or if we are lucky enough, a warm wood fire to sit next to. Maybe its the cozy knits and scarves, the hot chocolate with marshmallows and the pitter patter of rain to send you off to sleep.

To celebrate the start of Autumn, today I made some Pumpkin soup! Yumo! We ate it with thick crusty sourdough. I am looking forward to bringing out my slow cooker from the back of the pantry. Don't you just love hearty comfort food?!