Welcome September!

On By Erin @ Cracker Crumb LifeIn Uncategorized

A few months ago, I was thinking to myself, I just need to get through summer to fall, then we would be on the other side of Wyatt’s surgery. And then, it seemed so far away. And now here we are. The other side. A new season, a new journey.

I have been reading here and there on the internet about people who prefer fall and winter to summer, how we like these months because there isn’t the pressure to feel busy, to feel like we are soaking up every single second in activity and making the most of the sunshine and hot weather. There is probably some truth to that. I do like to embrace fall for the coziness. It does seem more acceptable for some reason to work on my embroidery in the autumn, to spend more time reading, to fiddle around with all of our little creative projects. But I also just love the weather, the cool crisp days, the chill in the morning. I love wearing jeans and sweaters and boots, I love the crunch of the leaves underfoot. I love fall baking and making soup, bopping around my kitchen listening to Stevie Nicks and Van Morrison and Taylor Swift (especially her Folklore album). I love that mosquitoes die and tea can be hot again. I love wearing darker lip colors in the fall, something new for me. I love scary stories, and bonfires, and fall hikes, owl prowls right on the cusp of winter.

I am actually busier in the fall than I am in the summer. We have back to school, and now Scouts-turned-Blackbirds. Our calendar for September and October is filling up, with field trips and get togethers, a special date night at the end of the month, a baseball game, festivals. I would like to take Wyatt to a high school football game this year, to hear the crowds and the band, because I know my kid is not going to care much about the actual game. He is more like me, and gets wrapped up in the atmosphere.

This fall I want to learn how to make cinnamon rolls, really good cinnamon rolls, and apple pie. I also want to make oatmeal cookies, maple cookies, peanut butter cookies. Some sort of baked good every week, like my grandma used to make, every week in the very same kitchen. My grandpa had a sweet tooth and my grandma baked everyday, whether it was a sweet treat or a chicken pot pie or a meat pie. And pancakes on the Blackstone every Saturday morning, while we eat outside on the deck in our pajamas, our coffee steaming, the birds singing.

(I got these images on Pinterest and I am working on finding the artists so I credit. Once I find them all I will update here!)

Fall is afoot in my online life as well! Lisa from Boondock Ramblings and I are hosting two opportunities to link up together – one for Comfy Cozy Cinema, and the other is a monthly bookish link party for anything bookish at all! Share your bookstore shopping moments, book reviews, fashion inspired by book covers, whatever bookish posts you post. We also host drop-in crafternoons, which are monthly zooms where we just sit around and chat and work on whatever projects we feel like. I have embroidered and colored and once I painted my son’s little free library. So whatever floats your boat! We always have a good group and a good time! If you are interested send me an email!

Comfy Cozy Cinema posts go up on September 25th. We went for comedic, cozy, and then took some liberties near Halloween with some spookier movies.

And here is the linky for the bookish link party for September!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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And with that, I think I am going to get moving. I have a small child here waiting for me to take him on our “book date” at Barnes and Noble. I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile!

21 thoughts on “Welcome September!”

      1. ksrobertspt's avatar ksrobertspt

        You are most welcome. What did Wyatt pick? Does he like graphic novels or novel novels? Ha? I guess I’m old and old school because I have not been able to get into graphic novels, but I know kids love them and reading is reading, so it’s all good.

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  3. I have always been a fall person. I like the cooler weather, I like that it gets dark earlier, I just feel better all around. For me it doesn’t have anything to do with more or less busy as I don’t feel I have to make most of sunshine and longer days because I’m simply not a summer person.
    Enjoy your fall! 😀

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  4. Your description of fall and autumnal activities is delightful. I like fall but I really dislike winter so my enjoyment is tinged by a dread of what’s to come. I need a three full seasons place that skips winter but I don’t know if that actually exists anywhere.

    Your movie list looks good. I don’t remember much about Benny & Joon except that I liked it but I like The Mummy and love A Knight’s Tale (Heath Ledger! *swoon*)

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    1. I am similar but I could skip summer! Lol! There is nothing like being in a quiet woods with the snow falling around you.

      I don’t remember Benny and Joon either. It will be interesting to revisit it! And I love A Knight’s Tale and The Mummy. I am super excited for that one. Lol.

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  8. Fall is my favorite season as well! I love the cooler weather, bugs going away. The end of mowing season! But as a school librarian/former teacher, it has never been a less busy time of year for me. I think in the past it was the anticipation of a new school year and the possibilities. These days with being in a job that isn’t at all good, I think it is the countdown to when I can retire and just find a “job” and not a career where I’m disappointed that I’m not allowed to do what is my passion. Oh, my birthday is also in October, so that could be part of the reason. Not to mention looking forward to all the family times that come about in fall and then winter, getting to see extended family at those events. Hope you guys had a great time on your book date! 🙂

    https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2025/09/01/the-looooong-and-the-short-of-it-august-2025-wrap-up-post-and-looking-forward-to-september/

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  10. As much as I miss summer, fall is a nice time of year. But I think we try to hang on to summer until early October. Nice comfy movie list : The Five Year Engagement is a must … I will try to watch these and hope I can find them.

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