November is here and bringing with it a sense of endings.
The end of summer, the end of barefoot days, and the end of long after dinner walks. The rhythm changes and we settle into a slower routine around our house. Perhaps slower is not the proper word for the change but rather a more deliberate pace.
Mornings are not bursting with sunshine and bird song but cups of hot cocoa and snuggles with the cat on the sofa. School is a comfortable and predictable activity that we go about without much hesitation. Afternoons are wrapping up with my time spent in the kitchen either alone or with a helper making dinner and more often than not now a delicious dessert. The oven is no longer the enemy and we turn it on to prepare a meal and to warm the house. Evenings are much slower in the autumn and filled with conversation and reading.
Slowing down to savor the warm things in our lives, we adjust to the November pace.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
(I guess November makes me a little more reflective as well.)
You may wish to check out my Autumn Outdoor Hour Challenges on Squidoo...maybe it will inspire your November. Book recommendations, music suggestions, art to view, and all of the autumn challenges from 2009 organized into one place.
4 comments:
I just posted yesterday some photos we took on our nature walk yesterday. The boys were surprised at how beautiful it can be in November.
Living in SoCal, I know what you mean about the oven being the enemy! Thanks for the peaceful post.
This is a lovely view of November... till now, November has been somewhat fraught after a major house move at the end of October.
I'm going to breathe deep, slow down, drink hot chocolate and take life at a deliberate pace instead of scurrying.
Thank you for writing.
Hi Barb!
Yes, November does slow us down a bit! I welcome this time of year an I simply can't get enough of the fall color in New England.. we are doing a fun Leaf Picture Book Art project this week at Dandelion Househomeschool!
Pop by if you get a chance!
Deb
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