Fall – red and gold leaves  floating to the ground, pumpkins and chrysanthemums – it’s such a beautiful and festive time of year! Chili and cornbread, hot soups and apple harvest to make delicious apple pies are my favorite fall foods.  Halloween with all its yummy candy and spooky sights is approaching, too.  My husband is a Halloween fanatic!  He plans all year long for his ghostly graveyard display.  Fall is full of fun!

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When my kids were young, we’d  make our annual trip to the local pumpkin patch and go for hayrides, complete with a trip through the spooky barn and people jumping from behind trees to scare us.  We’d zoom down the slide, eat apples and drink cider while avoiding the bees that wanted some, too.  We finished off our visit with a trip through the pumpkin patch to collect pumpkins for display in our yard.

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These are a few of my favorite fall memories.  What traditions or memories do you have about fall?