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Apple & pumpkin picking, & leaf peeping signals fall here in CT.

here in NB we celebrate by apple picking, taking long walks in the woods to look at the beautiful leaves, four wheeling adventures, extended family getaway at a lake for thanksgiving.....and pretty much just enjoying nature before the SNOW hits!!

For me the new season equals a new hair do. :) Just got it cut and colored a few weeks ago. Went from blond to brunette in 3 hours. LOL

Two words: Apple Cider.
I love it, I go through tons of it during the fall season. It's good hot or cold...mmmmmm!!

Fall is beautiful in New England. We enjoy the foliage, apple picking and continue the 28 year old tradition of taking pictures at the pumpkin farm.

Fall is beautiful in New England. We enjoy the foliage, apple picking and continue the 28 year old tradition of taking pictures at the pumpkin farm.

Fall is beautiful in New England. We enjoy the foliage, apple picking and continue the 28 year old tradition of taking pictures at the pumpkin farm.

Pumpkin patches, walks through the leaves, Fright Fest at Wild Waves, visits with friends, Croptoberfest!

We celebrate with two weekend trips--one to Vermont and then to Hyde Park, NY to visit my brother on Columbus Day Weekend. The foliage is always beautiful. Then a week or two later a trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario with good friends to take in a play or two at the Shaw Festival and do some wine tasting.

I can't say I've had traditions up until this year now that I have a son - is one year enough to count as a tradition??? :) I'd like to make the pumpkin patch and apple picking traditions, and then see what else we can add.

A trip to the pumpkin patch, a little warm pumpkin pie and a trip to the Bucks for a pumpkin spice latte with soy.. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Lots of fall walks!

We don't really have a fall, but we enjoy a break in the heat and sometimes even have to turn off the air conditioning.

We have started a few family traditions for celebrating fall over the last 3 or 4 years. The state fair kicks things off for us at the beginning of Oct. In mid-October it is a trip to the pumpkin patch and the Harvest carnival at school. After trick-or-treating on the 31st, we get prepared for Thanksgiving by decorating and baking. I love this time of year because there are so many different ways to celebrate this season.

For sure become a regular customer of the Pumkin Spice Latte from Starbucks (learned that from you!). With the family, it's a trip to Eugster's Farm & Petting Zoo to see the animals, take a hay ride to the pumpkin patch and buy one of their famous pies. Yep, it's all about food.

halloween cut out cookies with frosting. make the dough, let it chill, then the kids choose their favorite cut-outs, and let the fun begin. they are gobble up within 2 days, so I always freeze a dozen to bring out on Halloween.

Fall is my favorite season. I love the colors, the smells, warm blankets and sweaters. Every fall in early October we go apple picking. That night we make apple betty for desert and then the next day I make crock pot applesauce. YUMMY.
Often times we go hiking, and take a scenic drive pretending we are tourists come to the area for "leaf peeping". We visit the local Pumpkin Festival, although it's becoming way too crowded these past years.

We have an annual pumpkin picking day at my dad's pumpkin patch with all the grandkids. Also, I love celebrating Thanksgiving! There is so much to be thankful for each year.
Amy J.

We celebrate fall with a BYOP Party. Everyone brings their own pumpkin, I supply all the "stuff" to decorate... mr potatoe head attachments, paints, stickers, ribbons, rhinestones, carving kits with patterns for the older guests, etc. I make two - three soups in crockpots, grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade hot chocolate. Yum!

Here in New England we have ample opportunities for fun in the fall, Our family always goes on our annual hayride, my husband and I started this tradition 13 years ago after we got married on Oct.11th, This year with our 3 kids we started a new tradition(we put up a new tire swing and pile up all the leaves from our old sugar maple tree and let the kids swing and jump into the leaves off of the swing) They love it!!
Tiffany W.