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You are here: Home / Diary / Loving fall with decorations, comfort food and outdoor fun!

Loving fall with decorations, comfort food and outdoor fun!

October 31, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

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Fall is one of my favorite times of the year, especially here in gorgeous North Carolina. It’s the perfect season for outdoor fun. Comfortable temps, fresh air, colorful scenery, football, festivals and events…there’s never a shortage of things to do and see. It’s also a time for yummy comfort food!

I’m pretty excited it’s finally here, so in celebration of everything autumn I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite fall things.

Here's a very simple silk arrangement I made last weekend.
Let the fall decorating begin! Here’s a very simple silk arrangement I made.

Decorating

I usually don’t do much fall decorating, but whatever I do I keep it simple. This year, I was in a bit of a crafty mood and made a couple of new, but very easy things. First, since I can’t seem to keep mums or any other plant alive in the corner by my front door, I decided to make a silk arrangement instead (why didn’t I think of that years ago?!). I bought flowers and leaves, along with a set of small wire cutters and a foam block. I cut the flowers and leaves, and put the arrangement in one of my existing planter pots. This took all of 10 minutes to assemble, and now I have a very pretty arrangement I can use year after year.

Secondly, I decorated our mailbox and post at the end of the driveway with a fall garland and white solar mini lights. Solar is perfect for that — no need to run extension cords across the yard!

Speaking of solar mini lights, how adorable are these Halloween sets I found on Amazon??

Click the photo to go to this on Amazon
Click the photo to go to this on Amazon

Recipes

How to make sweet potato biscuits (with video) – THIS is my all-time favorite fall recipe, and the most requested by my family for every special occasion. When these biscuits are out of the oven, piping hot, smelling sooo good, melting in your mouth….trust me, you NEED these in your life!

I’ve included the traditional recipe, as well as a gluten-free four option.

sweetpotatobiscuits

Homemade trail mix slashes hunger – Take some along to stay fueled on your outdoor adventures.

Four autumn ‘superfoods’ that boost physical and mental health, plus how to roast pumpkin seeds

Warm up a cool day with hearty Chicken Pot Pie 

1376612_10204377790858660_5583466550092020649_nEnjoying the great outdoors

A Halloween hike at Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area

A beautiful autumn hike at Pilot Mountain State Park

Fall fun and fitness at the corn maze and ghost tour

First hike of fall at Hanging Rock State Park

Hiking to the top of Hanging Rock

More

Why the time change makes us tired, and what to do about it

Fall is race season! Tips for running your marathon injury-free

The next thing I want to do is have an old-fashioned bonfire for roasting marshmallows and making s’mores. Nothing says “fall” to me like the smell of a fire outdoors!

What are your favorite fall activities and foods? Please share in the comments!

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Filed Under: Diary, Fitness, Food Tagged With: Editor's Favorites, exercise, fall, fitness, hiking, holidays, mountain, North Carolina, outdoors, running, walking

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