Happy October! This is the month where fall actually feels real to most of us in the northeast. When leaves heap up high, and kids sink into piles, chest deep and giggling. It’s the month of all things pumpkin. Of cider doughnuts, hot coffees, and the first of many mornings cold enough to see our breath.
Since I’m obsessive about lists, and totally inspired by Irene’s fabulous sidebar lists, are some things I’m into this month:
* Starting a bookgroup. What we’re reading: classic contemporary lit we all kinda think we read but have forgotten, or maybe never read and just thought we did, or know we haven’t read but should. First up: Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller.
* Reading our new camera manual cover to cover so that I know how to do all sorts of nifty things like astrophotography, macro pics, and self timed shots, so I can do red currant’s awesome October SPT life documentary challenge.
* Learning to knit—I’m terrified I’ll still be terrible at it like I was in fifth grade (the last time I gave it a whirl), when everyone had to make mittens in handwork class and mine had monstrous thumbs. This time, I’m going to start with something simple & straightforward: a knit-purl blanket out of super soft wool for Bean. I’m eyeing the gorgeous knitting needle rolls that Nikki Shell makes.
* Trying some yummy new recipes. I’m looking at Traveler’s Lunchbox and Chocolate and Zucchini, and Delicious Days for foodie inspiration.
* Making art with my son; doing pen and ink drawings for Everyday Matters; exploring digital collages like Dreamy via the Garden; looking for design inspiration in the world around me like Poppy, and branching out into new terrain in my art journal with some more mixed media collages like Joleen. I’m also finding arty inspiration at: paperheart, boygirl party and ryan garber
Oh! I couldn’t get on your website earlier to comment, it was giving me withdrawal fits. Yay for lists!
WE LOVE LISTS!!!!!! YIPPEEEEE! Yep, i’m a little crazy. Sounds like the month of October is going to be a busy one for both of us.
i love lists like this! so fun. i want to do everything on your list. i am learning how to crochet right now, but knitting is next on my list. and i really wish i knew more people around here to have a book club – still too new in the area. i can’t wait to see all your new camera fun and EDM drawings.
your sidebars are so very impressive.
and I am listed under giggles which pleases me no end.
I will have to screw up my nerve and update my links too. you have inspired me.
christina darling, you just remind me of a big happy puppy, or a gorgeous field of flowers, or a big bowl of chocolate batter. all things that make me smile and feel all warm-fuzzy inside. how did you go about starting a book group? that was on my “to-do” list for when I move to DC…
wow, what a list! I love lists like this. I love to read lists like this, I love to make lists like this… totally feeling you on the bookclub thing (just joined one myself, something I’ve always wanted to do) and also the new SPT challenge (looking forward to doing it)… also, poppy rocks it, she has such fantastic design links… and I’m soooo into mixed-media collage and journaling– can’t get enough of it. it has been even more fun to make art with my daughter.
by the way, thanks for linking me (so honored) and thanks for leaving such wonderful comments on hula seventy… digging your blog, too.