At the end of September, beginning of October, I begin a hunt for the best candles I can find that smell like Autumn - and so I have a collection of pumpkin spice, pumpkin gingerbread, caramel apple, and spiced cider fragrances - all of which I light at the same time, because I think more is better!
This morning I was up at 4 a.m. (middle-age insomnia, I swear!), and I lit my candles and drank coffee while I waited for the kids and grandkids to get up. I made french toast and Canadian bacon for breakfast and my oldest grandson said, "Grandma, that french toast smells so good!" It did - sweet and buttery and crusty - perfect with butter and maple syrup (although they prefer Log Cabin). And Canadian bacon from the CSA was perfectly thin, seared, and so bacon-y that the house was full of good smells.
After the kids and grandkids left, I took the dogs for our daily walk on the trails around the lake. I had a bit of a headache, and although I didn't really feel up to a walk, I knew it would be good for me...and definitely needed by the dogs. Within 10 minutes, my headache was gone. And I know why.
The ground was wet from yesterday's rain and the fallen leaves and dying grasses smelled like sweet, sour decaying humus. I love that smell! Especially the cottonwood leaves which always drop first. And in the distance I caught a faint odor of cow manure and I thought, "What could be better?! Birds singing, leaves rustling, nature smelling - all's right with the world." Happy Sunday, family!
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