Opinions of a Wolf

Hello my lovely readers!  It is finally fall in lovely New England. If I was forced to pick, I’d choose fall as my favorite season, although winter would come in a very close second.  I might not feel this way in other areas of the US where there is no leaf changing or crisp autumnal weather or orchard season.  But here all of these awesome things exist, so yayyyy!

Things I love about Fall, in no particular order:

• Cooler weather, which means I don’t immediately look like I ran a 5k when I step out my door
• Fall fashion, particularly knee high socks! And denim jackets! And getting to wear my hair down periodically!
• Also my hair no longer looks like I stuck my finger in a light socket.
• Pumpkins!
• Pumpkin. Spice. Latte. (with soy)
• Pie
• Fall leaves
• Kicking fall leaves
• Hiking in the woods
• Hot chocolate
• Spiked hot chocolate
• Giant pots of tea
• The perfect weather for snorgling
• Gourds
• Pie
• Did I mention pie?
• Squash dishes
• Slow cooker season!
• Long hot baths
• Halloween!
• Related: horror everywhere. Oh how I love horror.
• Cinnamon and nutmeg in everything
• CIDER for the love of fsm, I almost forgot cider.

I had a long weekend this weekend, which was partially a reward to myself for making it through what I have been told are the toughest two months in medical academic libraries’ calendar year and also partially to spend some time with my bf who just got back from a two week trip abroad.  🙂  Many things on this list were covered, including pumpkin spice latte and pie.  We made an apple pie together with apples we got from the orchard ourselves, and it was amazingly delicious.  Special thanks to my daddy for sharing his pie crust secrets.

As for the blog, you may have noticed that my most recent read was actually four books in one, and you really should check it out particularly if you are a scifi or 1950s American culture fan.  That slowed the reviews down a bit, but I have this new rule where I won’t kick myself over my book numbers being lower because I read a long book (or two. or three!).  Big books shouldn’t be left on the sidelines purely for being big. 😉

Happy weekends and happy fall, all!