Posts Tagged ‘Autumn’
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
“We worked in the woods for nearly 10 hours today, falling trees, sawing lumber. I could have worked 10 more. There is something invigorating about work in the deep forest, the type of work of which I never tire.” – Alexander Smalley diary entry, 1880 Autumn is the perfect time for reflection, for a walk through the woods for no reason other than the enjoyment of a walk through the woods. As I took a hike through a wooded path earlier today, I recalled the great woods of our youth. My
Tags: Alexander, Autumn, Deep Forest, Diary Entry, Great Woods, Perfect Time, Reason, Reflection, Sawing Lumber, Smalley, Trees, Wooded Path
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Fall reveals a darker and colder world as we exit the summer months. To keep in step with this fluctuating season, it is important to make your home decor goals align with the time of year. Replicate popular colors you see outside in your autumn decor decisions. These colors include rustic oranges and reds, dark green shades, and lighter tones of brown. With the colder weather, bundling up at home is comforting. That is why autumn home dcor should be focused toward making the home as comfortable
Tags: Autumn, Colder World, Colors, Decisions, Goals, Home Dcor, Home Decor, Oranges, Reds, Shades, Time Of Year, Weather
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Now that Autumn has arrived and the garden is winding down it might be time to think about the health of your lawn. Here in Toronto there’s a ban on pesticide and insecticide use (not that I used them on my garden or lawn anyway as we are fully organic) so for some, it’s become harder to maintain the quality of their lawn. The best defense against pests and weeds is a healthy turf, so I thought I’d post some lawn care tips that you can do now and in the spring to ensure that your lawn i
Tags: Autumn, Health, Insecticide, Lawn Care Tips, Pesticide, Pests, Toronto, Turf, Weeds
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Bobbi Brown Earth Metal Lip & Eye Palette ($60.00) is a new, limited edition holiday palette from Bobbi Brown’s Holiday Collection , which also features a Velvet Plum Eye Palette, Glitter Lip Balm Palette, and Chrome Eyeshadows (I mentioned those last week–love them!!). For Eyes Autumn Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow is a slightly green-tinged golden brown with shimmer. Earth Metal Metallic Eyeshadow is a plummy brown with shimmer. Zinc Metallic Eyeshadow is a light taupe brown wi
Tags: Amp, Autumn, Bobbi Brown, Brown Earth, Brown Eye, Earth Metal, Eye Photos, Eyeshadow, Glitter, Green Earth, Holiday Collection, Holiday Palette, Light Taupe, Limited Edition, Lip Balm, Plum, Shimmer, Swatches, Zinc
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. - Robert Frost I know this poem isn’t about Autumn but I can’t help but think of it as I see the leaves change. It was overcast on Friday and the bright green to yellow hues everywhere really stood out on such a grey day.
Tags: Autumn, Dawn, Eden, Flower, Green To Gold, Grey Day, Grief, Hue, Nature, Nothing Gold Can Stay Robert Frost, Overcast, Poem, Robert Frost, Yellow Hues
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