Hello (almost) Fall!

I make no secret of the fact that I am a fan of autumn, there is so much to be happy about all season long  - the clothes, the foods and drinks, the activities, the movies, the colors, the holidays! I love it, I am so excited it is starting to feel like it is here! I think today was the first day I really felt it, it was cool enough for a little while that I wore a sweater. We met a friend at a coffee shop and I enjoyed a steaming earl grey tea. At the supermarket, we found all kinds of fall and halloween things, this beer and this adorable mini pumpkin came home with us.

Speaking of adorable mini pumpkins, here was mine last year on his first Halloween.Oh my goodness, I almost cannot believe it is coming up on a year since this was taken. He couldn't sit unassisted yet, he was being held up by the pumpkins. 

And now he is a master, and pretty close to walking all over as well. He is so vibrant and inquisitive at this age, I know he is going to have a ball experiencing this autumn. I am so excited to share the season with him!

Cotton Candy Grapes!?

This afternoon we tried cotton candy grapes for the first time. All summer, I have been pretty into grapes, just the typical varieties. Cotton Candy Grapes are exactly the kind of thing I would ordinarily pass over in the grocery store, thinking, what ungodly process must have produced these? And why would a grape need to taste like anything other than a grape? But, late last night while I was poking around on the internet (because I have a sick and teething baby who wanted to nurse every 40 min, I kid you not) I learned that cotton candy grapes are naturally cultivated to taste the way they do and they are a pretty hot item right now, as it is their season and supply is limited. So, when I saw them in Target this morning, it felt like fate! And...they really do taste like cotton candy! It has been many years since I had any of the reall thing, but I recognized the distinct flavor right away. Baby Burgess, who has never had cotton candy, loves them.