While the northern hemisphere is all about spring, Beltane and flower crowns we are enjoying the changing of the leaves, hearty food and autumn hikes.
In Season: apples, beans, pumpkins & squash, chillies, feijoas, leeks, pears, parsnips, swedes, turnips, rhubarb
Eat: porridge, chilli, lentil soup, rhubarb crumble, roast root veg, monkey nuts
Drink: Twinnings camomile and spiced apple tea, spiced apple cider, red wine
Decorate: pumpkins, horn of plenty, apples, corn, wheat, leaf designs, owls, red and orange candles
Smell: pumpkin spice, bonfire, marshmallow
Listen To: Counting Crows, Haim, Lorde, Pearl Jam,
Watch: Game of Thrones, Grimm, Once Upon A Time, Star Wars, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Piñata Survival Island, Final Destination.
Make: Bread, apple sauce, soup, knit or crochet a scarf, fingerless mitts, a blanket, or a headband, leaf garlands
Wear: Flannel shirts, plaid and buffalo check, jumpers, gilet, an autumn bag, boots
Workout: Trail running, hot yoga, ballet, ice skating, gym classes
Go to: Farmers market, Swiss market, rugby game, football game, opera, hiking, cinema
Stay In: Horror movie marathon, Stanley cup games, read
Local Events:
Swiss Market, Blues Rugby, Fifa U20 World Cup, NZ OperaOther Notable Dates:
4th: May the Fourth, Star Wars DayThis is one for Star Wars fans. I'm hoping to make some blue milk and watch the movie. According to Wikipedia the following day is revenge of fifth where we should celebrate our dark side!
5th: Cinco de Mayo
This is a Mexican celebration of their victory at the Battle of Puebla. Whilst I have no cultural association with Mexico, with the cold nights starting it's a nice way to celebrate spicy Mexican food! I blogged about this last year when we celebrated by eating chilli and watching the movie Piñata Survival Island.
10th: Mothers Day
My Mother-in-law feels that Mothers day is a made up Hallmark holiday so we've never celebrated it with her. The UK mothers day is in a completely different month than the NZ one so I just don't even bother with this holiday with my own Mum either. This is one of those holidays that's just fallen off the radar.
25th: Towel Day
For fans of Douglas Adams and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I've never taken part in this celebration before but to celebrate you are supposed to carry a towel around with you. Before I read this book I had actually read an old thrifted copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to Europe in which it talks about the importance of backpacking with a towel and its multitude of uses so when I read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy I knew exactly where Adams had got this idea from!
