Ciao Autunno...Hello Fall...

My yearly tradition of baking a Pie on the first day of Autumn continues... Sometimes Apple,  sometimes Pumpkin... This time it's Pumpkin...

Ciao Autunno... Hello Autumn...

Time flies when you're  having fun but this is crazy... September is close to being over and Fall is here.   Loving the cooler mornings and evenings and the smell of Fall in the air.  It smells different at this new place... more outdoorsy... Love that!  As I do each year on the first day of Autumn,  I made a pie... Pumpkin this time,   classic,   and with my usual embellishment of hand cut leaves.  This pie is the first Fall dessert of the season with many more to come.  We celebrated Jody's Birthday here,  with the girls... lots of fun.  I made lunch and the cake... Pumpkin Spice with Pecans.

Dal Giardino… From The Garden…

Well,  Fall has finally arrived,  rain,  a thunderstorm and some cooler temperatures… I thought it would never happen… It is lovely.  Growing things this past summer,  and now fall,  has been different,  more difficult because of the strange weather,  I think .  My Roses didn't seem to do as well as in the past.  I believe that these are the last of the Roses for now.  I am happy to have harvested three (only) pumpkins from the garden… one jack o lantern,  and two Cinderella's… better than last year.  I've planted some broccoli,  cauliflower,  and cabbages.  I still have some tomatoes and lots of Herbs and Arugula around the Fountain,  and I am making room in one of the raised beds for some more cool weather vegetables.

Godendo I Sapori Dell' Autunno... Enjoying The Flavors Of Autumn...

I can't believe it's already mid October.  Enjoying this season by doing a little crafting,  and a lot of baking,  Pumpkin and Apple pies and tarts...