I posted my fall manifesto in early September, and thought I’d pop in to give an update. It is a beautiful, if slightly hectic and suddenly chilly, autumn around here.
Here’s my list and the updates to it:
Go apple picking (by now a beloved tradition).We went back to Honey Pot Hill for the fourth year. Sunshine, bags of apples, and delicious cider donuts.Reread Gaudy Night for my book club.We had a brilliant discussion, fueled by wine and yummy snacks.Voyager a Montreal to celebrate my 30th birthday.Such a fun trip with my love.Listen to this song from The Fantasticks.(Yes.)- Visit Nantucket. (Don’t know if we’ll make it before winter sets in.)
- Spend a weekend in New York. We had to cancel. Sad day.
- Reread the Harry Potter series again. Soon! November’s blustery winds are the perfect Hogwarts weather.
Go to a Harvard football game.We saw them beat Brown – so much fun.Head down to Texas to see my family and cuddle my nephew.(Spent three days last week doing just that.)- Attend author events at
the Booksmithand/or the Harvard Book Store. (I went to Dani Shapiro’s lovely reading.) Reread Anne of the Islandand/or Anne of Windy Poplars. I loved revisiting Redmond with Anne, and plan to visit Summerside soon.Start rehearsals with the choir I just joined.In full swing (or song).- Celebrate my fourth (!) Turkeypalooza with friends. (We are making plans.)
Drink chai,make pumpkin bread,simmer soup on the stove, and revel in all the fall flavors. (Absolutely. But I need to make some pumpkin bread, stat.)
cakes, tea and dreams 
Looks like you have them pretty much knocked out. Sad that you had to cancel your trip though.
Sounds like you’re having a good fall! Bummer about New York, but I still think you did the right thing. New York will always be there – you need to take care of yourself, and you’re doing a good job with that.
I love the idea of a seasonal manifesto. (And would really like to see Dani Shapiro, too. For now the Super Soul Sunday appearance with Oprah will have to do.)