Wednesday, September 30, 2026
It’s Wednesday and time to link up with Joyce for Hodgepodge!
1. When you think of autumn what sounds come to mind?
Leaf blowers! No, that’s just a little joke. The leaf blowing maniac next door doesn’t just blow in the fall. I love the sound of leaves crunching under my feet. I also love wet leaves if I have on my rainboots. The wet leaves can be “slicker than snot” as my dad used to say.
2. Is a trip to the mountains something you enjoy? What’s your favorite mountain?
Yes, although I would probably choose a beach or a city. I have been to the smokies the most because of proximity to where I grew up and where I live now.
3. What’s something that once felt like a mountain, but is now just a molehill?
Laundry even though I had my boys learn how to do it at a young age. I still felt responsible for the switching of loads and the folding and putting away or at least the management of it getting done. I had to nag. Now, laundry is an easy and enjoyable task, even. Tom does his own and I do my own and the house laundry. Tom helps with that if I need him to.
4. Let’s play this or that-fall foods edition. Yes you have to choose.
- pumpkin spice latte or chai latte – I love both and they both feel very “fall” to me. I usually pick PSL
- apple cider or hot chocolate – I love both but hot chocolate
- stew or chili – I love both but chili
- sweet potato casserole or green bean casserole – Sweet potato if there are no nuts but I love both
- butternut squash soup or creamy mushroom soup– Butternut squash soup
- cranberry sauce or gravy – I am not really a fan of either. Cranberries taste pretty bitter to me and I like my mashed potatoes naked, thank you very much
5. Sum up your September in a sentence or two.
It was a hot September and at times hard with Mason gone and not being able to celebrate my twins’ birthday, but we got away for one night for a music festival and I had some fun times with Tom and friends. Mason moved to Santa Fe for grad school on August 24th, for reference.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I have really enjoyed my fall decor since September 1! I went ahead and added Halloween specific things, but I don’t have much of that anymore.
You can really go crazy on decor but I kept new purchases this year to just a couple of things from the Target Dollar Spot.
I added one mum (so far) and two pumpkins, also:
I have a fall bow on the front door and a pumpkin yard flag.
I was listening to a podcast that was talking about how much spending people do for Halloween, specifically at the Halloween pop up stores. They also mentioned that some of the decor is AI generated! I had no idea, but that makes sense.
What would you say to any of the topics today?
Amy
The leafblower! I hope your airpods noise canceling feature works well for the leaf blowing noise. Crunching leaves are a good sound! I didn’t even think of that one. Your September seemed like a good one.
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I’ve yet to try them with it but I’m hopeful! Knock on wood but he hasn’t been too bad lately. There was once during dinner last week and we can hear it in our house! It was! Hope yours was, too, besides work – lol.
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Most of the either or choices are a “neither” for me. I do like the sound of crunching leaves but find we walk just a bit slower in fall because wet or not all those leaves on the ground so make it slippery and harder to see what’s under them.
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I liked them all! Lol! That is true. They can be hiding things!
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I enjoyed all of your answers. It’s interesting how one son moving changes the family dynamic. My heart hurts for you to have to experience that, even though I know you’re also very happy for him. Such a mixed bag of emotions! I like all of your fall things, especially that bow on your front door. I feel like it’s simple in my home as well. You are right about wet leaves! My mom has said that all my life. Happy Wednesday, friend!
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