Do you like autumn?
I’ve always had mixed feelings about it.
On one hand, I love the colours it brings — the deep greens, every shade of brown, burnt orange and golden yellow. There’s something so beautiful about watching the landscape slowly change and feeling the seasons turn.
I love the cosiness too. Hot tea in a favourite mug, wrapped in a blanket when the evenings become cooler. Long walks with the family and the dog, coming home with cold cheeks and muddy boots. Lighting a candle a little earlier in the evening and making home feel warm and inviting.
On the other hand… I’m not particularly fond of the cold. Or the rain.
Although after the summer we’ve had, I don’t think I’ll be complaining about the rain quite so much this year. We need it. Our gardens need it, the countryside needs it, and so do the plants and animals around us.
And so, for perhaps the first time since I moved to the UK almost twenty years ago, I find myself actually looking forward to autumn.
Maybe I’m learning to appreciate the quieter seasons a little more.
I’ve also been gathering a few lovely things for The Quiet Home Edit that feel just right for this time of year — warm textures, natural materials and colours that seem to echo what’s happening outside the window.
Things to make home feel a little cosier as we slowly move into autumn.
And, I have to admit, I’m rather looking forward to that first cup of tea under a blanket.
Monika