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Green Mixer Giveaway/Winner Announced

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | 855 Comments

Last updated on October 16th, 2019

Drum roll please! Per the little number generator at Random.org, the winner of the green mixer is comment #764, from Helga B. Congrats, Helga! To collect your prize, just send me a note!

Happy Columbus Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend! Today, because the leaves are drifting in the chilly autumn wind, I’m giving away a gorgeous green mixer! Want a chance to win this kitchen workhorse? Enter the random drawing:

To enter, just answer the following question:

What do you love most about autumn?

Post your answer in the comments field below, and your name will be automatically entered into the random drawing.  If this is your first time commenting, you’ll receive a notice that reads: “Your Comment Is Awaiting Moderation.” I’ll approve your comment ASAP.

The Rules:

Only one comment per person, please!

Post your comment in the comments field below (i.e., do not send me an email).

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The winner’s name will be announced on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. So be sure to check back!

This giveaway is sponsored entirely by Kevin Lee Jacobs.

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Comments

  5. 5

    Susan Menzmer says

    I live in Tennessee, and love having some beautiful Fall colors to the trees, especially up in the Smokies!

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    Kathleen Killmeyer says

    Hi Kevin! Happy Fall! Autumn happens to be my favorite time of year. The colors this year in NH are outstanding!! I truly love preserving everything from my garden, orchard, and vineyard…and of course, a huge amount of this is still happening. Canned goods, dried herbs, frozen fruits and veggies, wine, etc. As always thanks so much for all of your tips!

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    Joan Razickas says

    great time in New York. Everything is bright, beautiful and at the same time changing. The air smells great and the sound of the leaves is wonderful.
    thanks for all your great articles.

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    kim says

    I love the assault on the senses that Fall brings: the smells of smoke and leaves in the air, the taste of apple pie, the bright colors of the leaves, flowers and pumpkins and the feel of the crisp coolness of the air with warm , fuzzy sweaters!

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    Nancy says

    Love it all! Walking on crunchy leaves; pumpkins; sweaters; and my birthday!
    Thanks for offering a giveaway!

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    Mary says

    Pumpkins everywhere! And skeletons too! Hot apple cider. Crunchy leaves under foot. Harvest moons.

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    Karen Mary says

    Autumn is the time of fresh starts for me! Fresh weather, fall cleaning (v spring cleaning), preparations for wonderful celebrations. The perfect time to start baking again, too! (What a gorgeous mixer!)

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    Carol Lentz says

    Memories of my mother who would bundle up n sit w/a cup of coffee at her picnic table.

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    Susan from Mahwah says

    Autumn is the time when nature conquers the perfect lawns of suburbia with the impossible task of keeping the lawn continuously clear of leaves. I love the chaos of nature’s beautiful mess!

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    Mo says

    I love the changing colors in the landscape. Thanks for asking, and also for the giveaway, Kevin!

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    jackie serba says

    Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the way the bright colors of the orange and yellow leaves make even a gloomy day bright. The smell, the crisp air, the apples and all the things cozy.

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    Deb Sovey says

    I love the crispness! The whole world seems crisp in one way or another. Crisp mornings and evenings … crisp leaves falling. ….

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    Grace Cox says

    It’s a wonderful break from summer. The way the sun gives us this beautiful light without unbearable heat and of course the glorious colors of fall.

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    Steph Schwaderer says

    The ever changing palette…the cool crisp air…picking apples…. baking until the heart is content… preserving all the goods from harvest

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    Brian T says

    I love the fall colors all about like nature painting the world. The smell of fall apples is spectacular and all the pumpkins are so wonderful to see.

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    Dorothy says

    can it be sent to Canada
    I never know to enter or not
    Have been following your site for several years

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    Valerie Lawson says

    I love the sense of abundance autumn brings! Here in Maine the leaves fat with sugar flaunt their true and gorgeous colors. Opulent pumpkins pile in roadside stands along with eccentric squashes and oh, those apples-everywhere and flavorful, from pucker-and-wince tart to dripping with sweetness. Autumn is New England’s best!

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    Deborah says

    The fall harvest: squashes, putting small jams by; processing beef, pork and chicken for freezer, curing and smoker; pumpkin pie, cranberries, all things apple, mulled cider, did I mention squashes?

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    Janice says

    I love the sights (colored leaves, migrating birds), sounds (crunching of dried leaves, children playing in school grounds), and smells (damp slightly rotting odor outside, intoxicating apple cinnamon scents inside). Fall is truly a season for the senses.

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    Regina D'Amico says

    I love all the exercise with raking the leaves and mulching them with my weed eater learned from
    your posting. Others to go in dog houses. We’ve had such a drought though and just now getting a little rain.

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    Karin Hamann says

    Cooler and less humid weather to work in the garden, clear blue skies, brilliant colors of the leaves.

    Kevin, how did you like your drip system you installed this spring? Will you take it down for the winter?

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    Lynne Burns says

    The quality of the light in the blue sky, the crisp fresh air And the beautiful colors.

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    Joanne Hartman says

    I love the smell of the warm spices, cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg and the earthy smell of cooking with pumpkins and squash. It makes the house feel (and smell!) so cozy!

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    Terri from Delaware says

    I live in a farming area and I enjoy the color of the fields changing from lush greens to beautiful
    golds and brown. To me, fall is the time for nature to get ready for her winter nap.

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    Aggy says

    All of it!! The fresh, clean, and brisk air; the smell of wood smoke from woodstoves everywhere; the beautiful foliage; pumpkins; apples; the list goes on and on …

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    Kathy Munn says

    Everything! The colors, the smells, the air and the tastes of Fall! The sound of migrating birds, kids playing in the leaves…..could go on forever. It’s a time of change and renewal for the earth.
    Miss New England!!

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    Dianne says

    I love to shop the Farmer’s Market for pumpkins, gourds, and fall blooms to decorate my window boxes. However, my most favorite thing about Fall is enjoying the whole Fall experience in my garden.

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    Amy Smolsky says

    I love canning all the produce I have grown! The smell fills my kitchen, and the beautiful jars full of color fill my pantry shelves. It’s almost too pretty to use, but too delicious not to!!!

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    Gabriella says

    Enjoying the bright red of the sassafras tree by my little cemetery on a foggy morning. So atmospheric, so lovely.

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    lyzz says

    Just love hearing your stories. Also I love green, it is my favorite color. Keep them coming.

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    Pamela Dempsey says

    It would have to be the cooler temps – I am in Texas – and every fall it’s a reward for surviving the summer! Halloween is a very close second – the start of all the holidays coming. There’s just a happy, good feeling all around – the world is so beautiful in fall 🙂 Love you, Kevin, and all your wonderful tips and recipes!!!

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    Diane C. says

    I am doubly blessed. I get to enjoy the beauty and coolness of Maine then return to Florida for the most gorgeous weather imaginable. Can garden all year!

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    Ruth Meadows says

    I love the cooler, less humid weather, and the excuse to bake and to share my treats with my friends.

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    Cherylann McGuire says

    My favorite season is autumn! I love the colder weather and cooking comfort foods. Also, I love “putting up” foods for the winter to come. (By the way, green is my favorite color!)

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    Troy Curliss says

    Best time of year! Cooler weather, football, the colors changing, I get to wear my favorite sweaters. And, PUMPKIN everything! Pumpkin soups, I make pies, and pumpkin spice in my coffee. I once figured I’d drink pumpkin spice coffee until the end of the year, so I bought three boxes, eighty cups each, for my Kuerig and by middle of December I realized that maybe wasn’t the best idea I had.

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    Irene says

    My favorite time of the year!!!
    Even more so since I retired, luv the cooler weather and the changing colors.

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    Karen L says

    I love just about everything about Fall …. soup, colorful leaves, walking the dogs, cooler weather, a different kind of sun, sweaters, knit hats, scarfs, cider, stews, crisp apples, etc. I really think it is my favorite time of year.

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    Geetha Raghunathan says

    Autumn comes,
    Soft and mellow
    Sweet spicy smells
    Of the weather all aglow
    With mysterious heaviness
    Lustrous shadows flow
    And everyone is waiting
    For magic to unfold
    And that’s what I love
    About every autumn
    Evermore

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    LizBeth says

    What do I love most about autumn?
    The food: cabbage, squash, kale, Brussels sprouts, apples, pears. Seasonal soups, rustic tarts, salads, and vegetable sides.
    The landscape: colorful leaves, bare tree limbs, frost, fall colors on the mountains.
    Trumpeter Swans migrating.
    Cool crisp mornings.

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    Cheryl says

    I love the smell of leaves as you scuff through them and the way the woods smell, rich and deep. The way light changes color and intensity and the air smells different. All these changes always make me smile and feel cozy.

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    Pat Crosby says

    What a joy to have read these comments. I love that feeling when you go outside on a fall evening and there is this soft breeze, still warm tinged, and it touches your soul.

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    Anne says

    I adore the amazing colors in the forests and tree-lined roads. It’s magical the way the sun (or sometimes lack of sun) changes the colors, makes them glow or pop…..sometimes it takes my breath away! I grew up in Connecticut and currently live in the Adirondacks of NY. While the Adirondacks are beautiful no doubt, I miss the landscape and colors of backwoods Connecticut (similar to the Hudson Valley, I think).

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    Linda Burkhart says

    LindaB
    I cannot get enough of the Crickets outside of my door serenading me these Fall evenings.

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    Deonna Rae Bishopp says

    I love baking! Living in Texas it’s hard to turn on the oven in the kitchen when the AC is running because it’s hotter than a cat on a tin roof outside! So in the Autumn I love baking! Bread, cookies, brownies, pies, cake! I also love making soup & stew & chili, the things that warm up the house with heat from the stove and steam from the pot! Hoodies, boots & sweaters, which in Texas is a layering thing because it might start out 50 but go up to 80 in a few hours! I just love it all!

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    Linda says

    When we were kids our parents took us to the cider mill. We watched the apples being crushed & then we would have hot cider & donuts. Sometime ago I met someone from where I grew up, & they said that the cider mill was still going, just as it had when were kids. For me the old cider mill & jumping into huge piles of freshly raked leaves was autumn!

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    Peri Pantazes says

    Since I live in Florida I miss the changing leaves I experienced in NJ. However, down here I love seeing the changing license plates and the return of my snownbird friends.

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    Edelle Rose says

    I love all the fall flowers blooming their hearts out before the freeze -Especially tall, stately and beautiful cannas.

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    kath parran moriarty says

    Cider, doughnuts, “winter” recipes, some gray weather for reading under the quilt, and turning off the A/C. (We live in Virginia.)

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    Cindy M says

    The promise of the end of Hurricane season here in Florida and being able to open the windows and turn off the A/C.

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    gloria says

    Last night we sat outside with a fire burning in our cast iron cauldron-Our version of a fire pit-Like a radiator when it gets going-
    We were eating home made chili-baked potato and then apple crisp!!!
    The moon was the show.
    Perfect Moment is our lives.

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    Doris Dimmick says

    The first fire of the season, crisp air, the extra quilt on the bed, walking the garden’s, picking walnuts and apples to make the first of many pies, wearing my worn favorite Pendleton. Memories of fall

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    Mary V says

    The cooler temps so I can make soup. There is nothing better than a bowl of hot soup on those cool evenings.

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    Christine says

    I love the Cider Mills, apple pie, the leaves changing colors, and the cooler crisp air.

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    Ann says

    I love autumn because I love that the crowd has gone at the beach! I love colors of the fall leaves and the way the sun shines with the clear blue sky.

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    Judi A. Nemeth says

    In northeast Georgia we finally had a cool off just this week. YEA… and we finally get a bit of rain and some of the trees are turning beautiful colors…. Many had already just turned brown and tried to drop off…. but now… great for coloring and a bit of cool….

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    Giuditta says

    Fall, fall, I love it all! The lovely, cool days, the dazzling colors, the delightful harvest. It’s the coziest time of year, when my pies and other baking warm the house and I can cook my favorite comfort foods again. Putting the garden to bed and preparing for next spring is so fulfilling, and at work, we welcome our annual foster turtle babies. I feel ever grateful to live on beautiful Cape Cod.

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    Joyce Lantz says

    I love the colors of autumn and the sound and feel of leaves on a trail. My countertops are a lovely pale green that will show off that mixer beautifully!

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    Kathleen Forrest says

    I’m from upstate NY but am now living in Eastern NC. We do get fall colors, which I love. The temps finally drop into the 80’s during the day, and when we’re lucky, into the 50’s at night. Sweet relief! But I adore pumpkin pie, Halloween, winter squash and fresh apples. And green mixers!!!!

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    Bejane says

    Long afternoons watching the shadows move across the mountain while a pot of soup simmers on the stove

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    Christine Jones says

    I live in San Antonio, Texas so our Autumn is not too much different than our other seasons! but I would definitely have to say the crisp cooler air and breezes is what I love and look forward to with Autumn.

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    Pat Greenleaf says

    Thank you Kevin for your Green Mixer Giveaway. What a beauty! Out here in SoCal we have autumn color, but not like your side of the country. Autumn brings cooler temps so baking season can really get started. Pumpkin and apples in everything. The smell of cinnamon and nutmeg fills the kitchen. It is time to make some hearty ( pumpernickel and others) breads to go with soups and stews. We can heat up the kitchen again with your recipes. Keep them coming as always. Happy Fall. Go kick up some leaves.

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    Lana says

    Seasonal Michigan apples, pumpkins, squash and gourds, and bonfires with s’mores. Love the cooler mornings and evenings with pleasant sunny daytime temperatures plus of course our gorgeous sunsets!
    Thanks for your interesting Sunday posts and chances to sign up for mixers!

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    Fern Kaplan says

    I love everything pumpkin! I love sweaters and boots! I love all the colors! I love not sweating under my boobs , I love Thanksgiving and all the flavors and togetherness that comes with it! I love my leaf mulcher! I love growing cool weather veggies ! I love apple picking and all the things I make from those apples! I love being back at school and teaching my preschoolers in our teaching garden.. if all just makes me happy!

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    Denyse P says

    Love getting the sweaters and sweatshirts out & sitting by outside fire after a hot, humid summer!

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    Lynne McGee says

    I love the crispness of autumn after several months of warm (sometimes hot) weather. It signals for me a time for new things (food, clothes,activities), It excites and energizes me.

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    Carol Bernard says

    My memories of Autumn are from growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, as the leaves changed colors on the Blue Ridge parkway. I ‘d watch from my perch at the top of the meadow behind our property. The site was so beautiful in the Fall that it would bring tears to my eyes.

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    Dana Berbette says

    The fresh crisp breeze the pushes out the the hot summer humidity and ushers in the color of leaves and begins the holiday seasons.

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    Phyllis Bachinski says

    For me, Autumn exemplifies one of God’s most masterful painted beauty in all its glory through color.

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    Kristine says

    I love the way the air is cool and crisp but the earth is still warm. Fall harvests, warm spices and the backyard campfires. My favorite season!

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    Karen says

    The tourists are all gone, the kids are back in school…peaceful calm after a bustling summer. Warm fires on cool nights and apple picking! After that it’s all about how many days till spring!

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    Karen says

    Autumn marks the time to prepare for hunkering down—It’s a slow and cozy season—but not yet cold like winter!

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    Peggy Mason says

    When Fall comes to Eastern Virginia, my adopted home, I am transported back to Indiana, where I began my earthly journey. My parents were were campers and Fall was their season. Every weekend was an adventure into Brown County where long walks in the woods provided an education into nature. What I love about Fall is the nostalgia it brings to my senses. The scents, the sounds, the sights, the love my parents showed me in those quiet and breathtaking moments. I put an autumn gold maple in my yard despite its discomfort in a hostile climate. Even if it’s only for a week each year, my Hoosier home is here.

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    Andrea Schmidt says

    OMG, what’s not to love about autumn? Cooler temps, little to no humidity, the changing of the leaves, and the anticipation of baking. Since I live in Charleston, SC, just about a 1/8 of a mile from the fairgrounds, when the fair comes to town on Halloween, that is when its “officially” fall. Also, when autumn is abounding, the holidays are just around the corner. I absolutely love autumn!!

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    Edie says

    Time for a hike on a mountain trail! Ooo, will try your Pommes Anna! What a nice looking side for guests!

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    Nancy Zinno says

    Hi Kevin, I have lived in Taos, NM for 30 years and still miss the Fall colors and smells of Autumn in nothern Pennsylvania where I grew up. Yes, we certainly have trees that turn brilliant yellows and golds here but I miss the reds and mahogany colors of the maples and oaks. I relive the memories of raking huge piles of leaves and diving into them or hiding in them and jumping out to scare those walking pass our home. And I miss the smell of the burning leaves and later in the season I miss the smell of decaying wet leaves as I walked thru the woods.

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    Debby West says

    In Autumn I love the brilliant crayola yellow, sunlit color of Swamp sunflower in full bloom reflected under a brilliant blue Carolina Sky, bee’s buzzing in the sunflowers, asters & butterflies flitting in & out of Mexican petunia, chrysanthemums & Herbs.

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    MaryAnn says

    I love everything about the change of seasons, Autumn being my favorite!
    The colorful Autumn leaves, the crispness in the air and the evening smell of fireplaces burning.

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    Nel says

    When my granddaughter came over and use my tiny little portable and said, why don’t you just have a minute maid one ?!

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    Linda says

    I love baking with the fall spices & preserving the fall harvest. It brings a wonderful smell into the house.

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    Dana Freeman says

    I love having a fire inside, baking and usually fall colors. Unfortunately this year it isn’t going to be as pretty. I also love having apples and pumpkins.

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    Fran says

    Autumn inspires me to eat more “Root veggie dishes” and also baking fragrant breads and muffins. Best of all it’s my husband and sons birthday which brings family together.

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    K Pagán says

    Love the crisp golden air and anticipation of burrowing in before winter with lots of good food, family and friends.

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    Laura says

    Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colorful beauty and invigorating cool temperatures, snuggly clothing, and wonderful produce picked, eaten and preserved. It is the time of year, as I start finishing up harvesting much of my produce, that I feel extra grateful for all my garden has blessed me with.

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    Georgette Jacob says

    I live in beautiful Niagara and love the bounty of the end of the summer season vegetables: cabbages, sweet potatoes, squash, red onions, apples,
    tomatoes galore. How wonderful to spend time in the kitchen!!

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    JoAnn says

    I savor the glorious colors of the season, the crispness in the air, the harvesting of apples and decorating with pumpkins.

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    Laci Collins says

    The cooler weather. I live in the south so it’s a welcome relief from the hot temps. Of course the changing colors of the leaves are awesome too. Lol

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    Diane S. says

    We can go for a walk outside at any time of day. The cool air is a relief after the Texas summer. Hopefully the mosquitoes will soon all die.

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    Javier Echavarri says

    I love the return of cooler air, the changing colors of the leaves, baking up a storm and drinking hot cocoa or chocolate.

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    Kip Morrissette says

    I live in lower Alabama so there isn’t a lot of fall color BUT a drop in temperature is MOST WELCOMED. We’ve had a very hot summer and not much rain lately so the grass is not its beautiful green but all is good and we have so much to be thankful for. The Shrimp Fest is wrapping up and pray travelers make it to their destinations safely.
    Happy Columbus Day tomorrow, Oct 14th., and don’t forget to display your flag!

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    Lori Havran says

    Pick only one good thing about fall? That’s like eating only one potato chip lol. It’s the whole deal… cool fresh air, beautiful fall colors, and HALLOWEEN.

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    Vera Grandchamp59 says

    Autumn is my favorite season…love all the vibrant colors, but most of all my favorite holiday (Thanksgiving) is celebrated in the Fall.

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    barbara d says

    I love all the changes…from summer clothes to sweaters….from salads to soups….from early morning walks (to avoid the heat) to afternoon walks with leaves crunching under my feet.

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    Kathe says

    I love being able to wear cozy knitted scarves and bake yummie good things and have the heat of the oven warm up the house. I really love being able to work outside and not feel like I’m dying of heat stroke..:)

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    Sarabeth Samoray says

    Autumn air is always so crisp and clean to breath. I love the colors, scents and the beautiful flowers that appear. Making fresh bread and soup is divine!

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    Yvonne says

    Happy Columbus Day! What I love about the season is clear, crisp, sunny afternoon walks to see all the colours and beautiful Dahlias giving their last burst of delight finishing off with a fresh harvest dinner and then a hot chocolate and dessert in front of a roaring fire. Oh the memories!

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    Agnes says

    Hi Kevin,

    Autumn let me feel beeter, because there isn’t beautiful weather outside while I have to work….
    Apart from this autumn…
    Iam sitting next to my river while Iam writing this comment…
    The sun is shining, there’s no cloud and the blue sky is lightining all the sweet view
    23’C
    Short sleews….
    In Poland of course

    Wish you the same beautiful day!

    Agnes

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    Louise A Brouillette says

    What better way to try out some of your scrumptious recipes than by using this beautiful mixer. Thank you, Kevin, for years of inspiring me to be a better gardener (and somewhat better cook)!

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    Sharon says

    I love the feel and smell of the cooler breezes, such a refreshing change from the oppressive heat. I never quite clearly remember just how wonderful they are.

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    Cyn S says

    I love the feeling I get on a moonlit night. It is very quiet and still, but then a gentle breeze kicks up and the leaves rustle. Seems like something from a horror movie, but it actually gives a peaceful and nostalgic feeling to me. Thanks for the giveaway!

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    Renda says

    Sweater weather, popcorn balls, pumpkin everything and the kick off of the holiday baking season.

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    Chris says

    The cooler days that encourage baking with fall bounty. Apparently, someone else said this, because my comment is being rejected because of redundancy !!

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    Jean diemer says

    I love autumn as I soon get to enjoy pumpkin pie from all of those wonderful pumpkins grown, the crisp apple turnovers from fresh grown apples. Need I say more?

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    Julie R says

    Love it when Mother Nature sprinkles leaves with a dash of color and walking through the just fallen leaves. Love sweater weather and also enjoy the sunny crisp air days and cooler nights along with cider and doughnuts.

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    Playsindirt says

    AS much as I love gardening, the autumn provides a needed rest before you head into the season of snow blowing and shoveling. Thank you for the opportunity to win such a wonderful item!

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    Caro says

    I love going to cross country events…I get almost as much exercise as my grandson. Being outside and watching healthy, happy young people compete is reassuring that the world will be in good hands.

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    Jodi Eshom says

    Here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, autumn is flame-colored maples amid the evergreens, chai lattes, sweaters and fleece everything, pumpkin-spice binges at Trader Joe’s, huge harvest moons, and the return of galoshes and umbrellas. My daughter and I made a Pumpkin Chai Spice cake with Maple Browned Butter frosting yesterday, and it is like everything autumnal in one delicious bite!

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    Linda Strangio says

    I love the earthy, musky smells of Autumn. There’s a crispness and the air itself has a smell. I can’t describe it but my nose knows! Here in the Adirondacks, the colors of the trees burst into flames! I was born in late autumn, so it’s my season. Harvest golden days of natures bounty. Now can I have the green mixer? I want to give it to an amazing gal, Enid, for all her efforts with our local community garden. Thanks!

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    Beverly, zone 6, eastern PA says

    Autumn means a precious opportunity to refill my compost bins with the currency of organic gardening – LEAVES.

    Thanks for offering this fabulous kitchen appliance, Kevin!

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    Carol says

    What I love most is the change in the air, the different movement and sounds of the animals. The year flock of crows that move in and out in huge mass, almost eerily 🙂

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    Katie W. says

    Thank you Kevin for introducing me to Leite’s culinaria 🙂 and all the wonderful recipes and gardening tips that you have shared.

    You are Very much appreciated!!

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    Rose Hodges says

    I love the cooler weather! I also love all the changing colors, the cool weather pansies and petunias.

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    Debbie says

    I love the cooler weather (I live in Florida) and all of the autumn recipes that can be prepared. I always look forward to the holiday season!

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    suzi says

    when autumn arrives it evokes childhood memories of the school year starting. every year I can look forward to those beautiful thoughts of my youth.

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    Sherri Gallant says

    So many things! The changing light, the cooler air, the spice-blessed food and drink. Sweaters! Fires! Cocooning. ❤️

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    Rebecca Childs says

    My fresh chives have disappeared under the Colorado snow but the aspen leaves are still golden and the sky is still BLUE,blue, blue. Potatoes Anna is the perfect Autumn dish – with or without fresh chives.

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    Grani Frani says

    The trees abound in beautiful bright colors. Apple picking–apple pies. Getting the garden to sleep so it is well rested for Spring. Garlic planted yesterday>

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    ArtistryFarm says

    Everything about fall is peaceful: gently falling leaves, hibernation activity, emptying water barrels and removing water hoses, earlier roosting Chickens and me in the house for the evening, fires in the woodstove, Introspective thoughts and the list goes on and on.…

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    Valerie says

    Easy one…taking my little pup for a walk through the woods..kicking UP those gorgeous gold maple leaves…crunch crunch..love it!

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    Luan (Johnson) Morrow says

    Autumn marks the ends of Florida’s 90 degree days. The breeze is cooler and the porch calls us to enjoy the fresh air.

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    Jeanne B says

    Cinnamon on apples and pumpkin anything, crunchy leaving, cracking fires at night, and my snuggly cat when it’s cold outside. Comfort food, fresh baked bread and hot beverages season each evening.
    Hope to win a green mixer to remind me Spring will soon follow the Winter rest!

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    Mary says

    Thank you for the weekend greetings. The country is slowly letting go of celebrating Columbus Day in honor of Indigenous People’s Day. Several states have already made the change.About time, right?

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    Norma says

    Living in Florida…… I love having my windows and French doors OPEN and letting the cooler air in…….. but of course….. this comes later than most of the country!

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    Joan Mondor says

    Autumn was my mom’s favorite season and I think it influenced me. Fall means respite from our intense summer heat. Welcome cool temperatures and crisp days.

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    Lois Herrick says

    I love the cooler temps of a loooong fall season making garden cleanup easier and sitting on the deck amid lovely fall colors, a cup of tea in hand enjoyable.

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    Shirley says

    Autumn is a magical season. It begins for me when “the honey wind blows”. There is a certain indefinable quality to the wind and I think “honey wind” is about as close as I can get to describing it. If you search “The Honey Wind Blows” by Glenn Yarbrough (1964) on the internet or in a music department you will find the song with Glenn singing, along with wonderful whistling. It is a classic folk song. That song best describes what I love about autumn. Check it out—you won’t be sorry!

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    susan york says

    Autumn in Florida usually means the HOT & HUMID weather has died down & I can really enjoy being outside !!!! Love it.

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    Vicki says

    FINALLY Fall here in northeast Texas! Crisp air, cats and dogs friskier. I’m friskier too! Everything bright and beautiful! I LOVE Fall!

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    SueEllen Kivelle says

    There’s just something energizing about the Fall season.. The crispness in the air; the warm colors.. it’s vibrant and refreshing on so many levels for ones soul.
    And not to forget making wonderful chili and savoring warm cups of cider and pumpkin spice with those we love by a nice warm fire! A wonderful season it is 😀

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    jude says

    morning kevin.
    thanks for another lovely give away.
    i love this weather.
    no more heat and humidity.
    cool nights around the fire pit.
    and cold mornings with a sweatshirt on.
    bring it on!

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    Louise gorski says

    Thick sweaters – apple picking – apple pie – hearing the crunch of the leaves while hiking – making chili – fires in the fireplace – football – watching my dog piddle in every single leaf pile during walks with patience!

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    Catherine Gedney says

    Hi Kevin,
    Best part of autumn in NewEngland;
    The vivid blue of autumn sky as sunlight shifts – the Call of geese urging us to take it in, cozy cashmere sweaters still faintly scented with cedar and the caramel breath of children, carried home sleepy, after a fall fair, leaves crunching underfoot, whisps of woodsmoke in the air.
    XoCatherine

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    Therese Jones says

    Kevin, thank you so much for all the information shared with your followers. It is always good advice and great recipes.

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    kathy strahan says

    There is so much to love about Autumn. The cooller nights. The desire to slow down and drink a warm drink near a roaring fire. Anticipation of the Holiday season. The sound of the wind in the trees. So much to love!

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    Patricia Sullivan says

    I love the cooler weather and pretty colors of the leaves…just wish that Winter was not lurking close by…

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    Gillian says

    Hi Kevin. I look forward to your wonderful fall recipes & harvest gardening tips…pumpkin, squash, apples, pears, etc……

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    Stacie says

    My favorite thing about autumn is the native pecan tree in my backyard drops all of its pecans. I love picking those up, cracking and shelling them for my holiday baking.

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    Ellie Israel says

    Our Canadian maple leaves are changing from one vibrant color to another. Mother Nature working her canvas. Inviting us to enjoy the pure, perfect white winter that’s waiting for us.

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    Mary W says

    Cooking! Filling the house with wonderful smells, our bellies with wonderful food, and our minds with wonderful memories. Thanks for a great recipe to try, YUM.

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    Irene Jones says

    I love looking at the reflections of the trees in the pond in our backyard. The colors are breathtaking.

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    Ruth Wright says

    Making crabapple and elderberry jelly, drinking mulled wine and freezing pears in mulled wine to have later in the year mmmmm

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    Lynne Evans says

    I love watching your cook with me’s. Thanks for sharing all your ideas. The weather has turned cold.

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    Candace Geary says

    I love the colors and the crispness in the air. Fall becomes Thanksgiving which becomes Christmas. It all runs together as one time of the year for me. I feel like the house is dressed in her finest, right in January. Then I am just in a rut of waiting for spring.

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    jeanne curry says

    Watching the leaves falling off the trees, walking through the fallen leaves, listening to their crunchy rustling sound.

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    Cheryl Hodges says

    I love that the first day of autumn dumped almost 2 feet of snow on our little farm and a neighbor helped shovel me out so I could get my husband who is in a wheelchair to therapy the next day so the day after I could deliver some of my Old English Sheepdog puppies to the families who will love them and will make their lives better because of my Child Advocacy.

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    Burns Denise says

    watching the garden change to a more “mature” look; sitting out by thr firepit in the early evenings.

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    MARYSIA KLEYNEN says

    I love the change in weather, and how sometimes it’s gradual and other times it seems to happen overnight. I haven’t lived in many places where the leaves change, but love to see them.

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    Terry Madsen says

    The sense of one last glorious burst of energy before settling in for winter to renew ourselves for spring revival.

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    Susan says

    Lovely fresh mornings, beautiful sunsets, amazing sunrise with bird chatter, crunchy leaves and the last of the summer roses . What’s not to love?

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    Karen L. Hayward says

    Good Morning from Mexico! I consider myself to be a solitary green kitchen witch who was born in October and loves any and everything about the fall. (especially Halloween, bonfires and Thanksgiving!) I would be honored to have this beautiful green mixer in my kitchen to help me whip up magical foods for my family and friends using autumn harvest foodstuffs. By the way, I love your house, garden and the two of you, you bring so much joy to so many people. Thank you.

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    Yvonne says

    Gorgeous landscape and weather and, as academics, the beginning of the year for us. We look forward to it each autumn.

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    George says

    Leaves changing, crisp cooler weather and high school football rivalries getting into full swing.

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    Catherine Crane says

    In fall I like remembering the happy memories of my childhood: last swims at the beach, first walks in rubber boots and thick sweater followed by a dinner of crepes and cider by the fireplace, apples everywhere and the celebration of the « coquille Saint Jacques » in our little seaside town.

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    Terry says

    Pumpkins everywhere! And seeing my pantry full of canned stuff from my garden. Collecting seeds and tubers for next year. Filling my greenhouse with scented geraniums and herbs. I guess I’m more of an ant than a grasshopper!

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    Andi says

    I love making the transition to my fall and winter clothes, along with the transition to baking and making soups.

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    Elaine Morin-Olly says

    I love the leaves changing to yellow, orange & reds. Part of my daily drive into work I go thru a section that reminds me of a fireworks finale display, it’s such a huge explosion of color and the fact that it’s only for a few weeks makes it even more special!

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    Christine Dugo says

    I love fall fairs, apple anything, new fall/holiday recipes and the trees turning brilliant colors.

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    Janet in California says

    The weather in Northern California is the best in the Fall! Except for the fires and power outages.

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    Jean Sharac says

    I try to look away in September when I see pumpkins, cornstalks, and apple dessert recipes, as, with the arrival of the official autumn equinox I am still in High Summer mode, enjoying the very best weather the seashore offers all the year. I savor those glorious golden days when the Salvias, Dahlias, ornamental grasses, hardy chrysanthemums are running riot in the garden.
    But, when the endless,blue and white, breezy early Autumn days give way to more and more blustery, rainy days, I reluctantly give in to the inevitable. I start the homemakers semi annual rite of passage. I wash my curtains and windows, swap out my fall kitchen tablecloth, put up my fall front door wreath, and buy some yellow florist chrysanthemums for my front steps. I allow myself to consider projects and tasks neglected and pushed aside over those outdoor months.
    Today, I am braising short ribs for a Ragu supper. As the delicious, savory aroma wafts thru our little house in Bristol, RI, I am thinking,….”Hmm, the oven is already on,…..how about that apple dessert!!!

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    Carol Breslin says

    The summer fog leaves, and beautiful weather finally show up. I love the harvest full moon.

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    Peggy says

    Here in the south, autumn seems to sneak up on me. Our temps are still in the 90s while neighbors up north are enjoying much more ‘seasonal’ weather. When the first morning finally dawns cool and crisp, it is something to truly be savored. We just celebrated that day last week!

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    Tia Carney says

    With the heat of summer and no A/C I get to bake again! (other than in my airfryer) All those great fresh Fall flavors.

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    Mary S says

    I love the cold weather, the beautiful colors, bundling up, and the anticipation of the upcoming holidays.

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    Paula Cornell says

    While I’m not a cold weather person, I do love a good hay ride, making cider at my parents home, and looking forward to spring!! Does that count?? Thanks for the giveaway !

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    Robin Payne says

    I love to enjoy being outside after our hot desert summer and Halloween is my favorite holiday!

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    Barbara says

    I think what i love best about autumn is the ability to get substantial things done in the yard without sweating half my body weight in the process. It’s super satisfying to work outside in the cool, crisp air. And the colors are nice too!

    May the remainder of the year find you and yours happy, healthy, and ready for 2020!

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    Mary Skeen says

    I love the cold weather, the beautiful colors, bundling up, and the anticipation of the upcoming holidays.

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    Amber Elliott says

    The smell of Autumn is what I love most, it’s earthy, musky, and real. Wish it could be preserved in a jar then you could open in the winter and know one day it will be Fall again. Love your recipes

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    Diana Taylor says

    Foraging for chestnuts and mushrooms, and lighting the woodstove for the first chilly evening.

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    Skye Daniels says

    I live in south Texas, so when we *finally* come out of the 100’s/90’s people actually call it a cool front! But to me, once it is cold enough to put quilts on the bed, I’m in heavan.

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    Becky says

    The southern humidity finally breaks! My gardens tend to look much better all of a sudden, after struggling through the dog days of summer.

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    Anita White says

    Fall makes my dogs and cats so frisky! The pups run around the yard like crazy, and the cats scamper around the house like lunatics. It’s such a fun time.

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    Marie says

    Still loving your recipes and your emails. We went from summer to winter here in MN, I am still trying to figure out what happened to fall!

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    roseann siegel says

    Love the crisp air. Makes me want to cook all sorts of fall foods such as stews and soups. Love the fall flavors and the pumpkin spice!

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    Cary says

    The food. Everything from roasted pumpkin seeds to baked apples, soups and stews, cornbreads and messes of beans. Also love you teaching me to shred my leaves for mulch. So much? The whole works!

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    Donna in CT says

    I love the quality of the light, the smell of leaves and apples, and of course the yearly miracle of the turning of the leaves.

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    Lynn Worrell says

    Autumn is the best time of the year in the high dessert of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is chili harvest and roasting time. It is also cooler weather and balloon Fiesta time. Both are treats for all the senses as chili roasting scents perfume the air along with the colorful sights and sounds of hundreds of hot air balloons floating above. It is great sleeping weather and cool enough for outdoor chores and adventures. I love our southwest Autumns!

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    PinkPhlox says

    I love how my cooking changes to autumnal foods–winter squash, apples, cranberries, brussels sprouts; soups and stews and crisps.

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    Linda Hyatt says

    I live on Vancouver Island and the changing seasons are beautiful here. We have nine grown children and several grandchildren. I love that our farm slows down in the Autumn, we get to have some time for ourselves, we start cooking on the wood stove and family gathers more often.

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    Debbie Powers says

    I most love the smells and flavors of Fall! Even the rain smells of Fall! It is a wonderful time of year.

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    shirley welch says

    Fall my absolute favorite season of the year ~ I can wear sweaters everyday take walks through my lovely old neighborhood and enjoy all of the leaves, the colors and the pumpkins on all of the large old porches ~ best time of year ~

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    Danella on the Canadian west coast says

    On a sunny cool fall day there is nothing as beautiful as all the colours. I love It!

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    Igor says

    What I like most about Autumn is…. that soon it will be over and Winter will start and be over, as will be Spring …which puts us back in Summer!

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    Kate says

    I love the displays of the many varieties of winter squashes and pumpkins. Each one has it’s won beauty and character.

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    Ranisha says

    I love the annual craft village at the Homestead Fair in Elm Mott, TX. If you have never been, definitely a bucket list item.

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    Karen Wiggins says

    I love the crispness in the air and the changes the garden experiences. I especially love the different types of good warming and satisfying food I create for the season. I get so happy when I see that very first crop of pumpkins arrive and it signals the time of year to both “nest” and connect with our community and friends!! We traditionally host two big fall events, an
    Open House on Halloween that attracts over 300 people sometimes from all around the area and then Friendsgiving.
    It’s so wonderful to meet new neighbors and the unexpectedly delightful friend of a friend at our big “Framily” Turkey Feast. I guess fall is much more about inclusiveness than leaves and pumpkins, but that signals the start of it all.

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    Vivien says

    I live in Southern Ohio, the color of leaves the smell of autumn and fall of the fly population. We have a small farm.

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    Jane King says

    I don’t like the hot, humid weather of summer, so fall marks the end of that period and the beginning of my three favorite seasons!

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    Jane says

    Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors, the smells, cooler temperatures and of course the food — baking breads and pies, soup, and all of those comfort foods.

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    Kathy b says

    Autumn.
    To choose what I like most about this time of year would be impossible. Would it be the leaves dancing off the branches or beautiful sunsets over the fire colored trees in New England?
    Perhaps watching as Canadian geese fly in formation toward warmer grounds and the winter birds visiting the feeders a little more often.
    Fruit trees hanging low with their bounty and sunflowers giving up their last cheerful smile. The smell of cinnamon and apples baking in a pie, warm soup simmering on the stove and wood burning in the fireplace.
    Muddy dog paw prints across the kitchen floor and hot chocolate kisses from the grandchildren.

    Ah Kevin, it brings out the poet in me and I cannot choose without lingering on every simple pleasure and beauty that a autumn day delivers.
    Love you and your posts and your giveaways ☮️

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    patti E dort says

    Forgot all about digging up the garlic and it’s been out there four plus years. Eeek !

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    Linda says

    Although I prefer spring and summer, Autumn excites the senses: all the beautiful colors, the sound of migrating geese, the taste of pumpkin pie, the smell of the damp earth in the morning, and the touch of crisp air or a bright fall day.

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    Robert Meehan says

    There is something different about the daylight in Fall. Less humidity, the changing angle of the sun both contribute to a unique light that serves the colors of leaves and sky very well. That and hearing Ella and Louis singing “Autumn in New York”. 🙂

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    Laura says

    The Vibrant colour of the leaves changing, planting fall garden, the crisp air, rustling leaves in the woods when going for a walk.

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    Jennifer says

    I love collecting seeds from all my plants. It is like a treasure hunt and reminds me that death is not the end, there is life to come.

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    Laura B. says

    I love the apples, changing leaves, and Halloween is pretty fun too. I like giving out candy to the kids.

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    Janice in Vermont says

    I enjoy the burst of energy that comes to me from the crisp air, bright foliage, the most varied array of fresh vegetables and fruits, a new season of books and arts offerings… and before I retired, new students. Autumn is a time of new beginnings for me, more so than in January.

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    Teresa M Edington says

    The cooler temps!!! It gets soooo hot here in the summer and I am tired of “it’s a dry heat”. Yah it is dry… and hottern’ Hell stacked 3 times. So I am absolutely on board for Fall.

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    Bonnie Soliz says

    What I love about Autumn are the beautiful trees, making apple sauce or pie filling, making pie filling from my sugar pumpkins that I grow myself and pulling up the carrots to see how much they’ve grown!

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    Marlyn Anderson says

    I love the gorgeous colors on trees and shrubs. I’m always amazed those colors were there all season- just hiding under the green.

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    Paulette says

    My favorite things about Fall is that I can go full on with baking, making bread,canning and freeze drying!

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    Karen says

    The chance – even though a very slim change – that I might be the winner of the beautiful mixer.

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    Shawna Adam says

    I like the cooler evening air so I can sleep at night. Here in So CA, it’s still in the 70-90’s during the day so not like the Fall weather in other states.

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    Sharon kanOSKi says

    As a midwestern woman, I appreciate this season to pu my house in order and ready it for winter, putting it to bed!!! The gardens, my house, the garage, my car, my clothes, and my cupboards..
    GRAss &leaves are removed, the flower stalks left standing for the birds. I have cleaned the house & garage. GAve my car a cleaning & readied it for winter. My winter coats and scarves and mittens and boots are awaiting! MY salt bucket is standing by waiting for snow and ice. AND the best part is i have all the makings for chili and stew and soups to ward off the winter cold. I Am like the squirrels, I am ready for Old Man WInter!!!!!

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    Jen says

    I love that this time of year I can start baking as much as I want without over-heating the house.

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    Linda Carlson says

    I love the fall colors, the cooler weather, and harvesting the last of my garden for canning. The apple tree is ready too.

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    Jeanie Sy says

    Change is in the air. Time to light the woodstove and make cider with my old fashioned wooden cider press

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    Kate Laughlin says

    I especially love autumn’s sunny crisp days and cool nights. Great sleeping weather!

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    SONIA SHAPIRO says

    I love collecting the hickory nuts on beautiful walks. (Cracking them is not as much fun).

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    Andeea Wylie says

    Hot apple cider, pumpkins, decorating for Halloween, watching the leaves change, stews and soups in the slow cooker, and fall fashion!

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    Valerie D Curtiss says

    Relief from summer’s heat, the air is clean and crisp and the colors are magnificent.

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    Meryl says

    My daughter’s middle name is Autumn, I love this season so much. The smell of the air is magical. There is so much to love but I’ll go with that, the first thing that came to mind. ❤️

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    Lynda Jovanovic says

    I love the onset of ‘coolness’ so that sweaters can again be worn and more can be knitted!

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    Mary Ann Wood says

    Cooler temperatures of Autumn way down in Mississippi means I can begin taking it easy on watering hydrangea (50+), azaleas, Japanese maples, Jane Magnolias, Drift roses, Double Red Knock-outs, ferns, all.those.boxwoods and numerous other shrubs!

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    Tressa says

    I love everything about it! The only thing I don’t like about it is knowing winter is soon to follow.

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    Lori says

    I love sitting on a blanket under my dream tree (Amur Maple)with the leaves blazed in rich colors of burgundy, oranges and yellows while my grandkids talk about their dreams. Granted with the 4 year old, it’s all about the next tractor I should buy him, but some times we have a mini picnic there, even tho it’s by our road. And the dogs join us for a lazy snooze and with hopes of getting the bites the grands don’t want. That didn’t happen this year bc as soon as the tree was alive with brilliant color, we lost the leaves to hard winds and cold temps the following day. I was lucky enough to get a picture of the tree branches as I laid down to take the photo.

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    Kathy says

    Love the deep blue skies, cooler air,colored leaves and awesome sunsets–so glad I get to enjoy the beautiful fall season in Pennsylvania!!

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    Carmen says

    I love everything about fall… the colors, the smells, the crisp air, sweaters, bonfires and the fall harvest foods!

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    Kathy A Pollock says

    Start your ovens is what I like best .All the delishes dishes you can make now that the weather is cooler.And of course the beautiful colors of fall.

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    Toni Burgau says

    Walking outside and smelling the fall leaves and feeling the crisp air. Nothing can be
    better.

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    Sandra says

    I love the change in the air when I take our dogs outside in the morning. I love cleaning out our flowerbeds to get ready for the winter.

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    Debbie Collins says

    Getting in the car and leaving the cold Wisconsin weather behind for the lure of the warmer climes in South Carolina!

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    Sonya Gerdzhev says

    What I love most about autumn is the gorgeous palette of colors.

    Thank you for the generous giveaway!

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    Lu Narine says

    Bagging crisp fallen leaves to put on top of my many perennials. The leaves are excellent insulation and the bag is simply picked up in the spring and the contents added to the compost. No more crawling on the ground in spring removing cold, soggy, slimey leaves! So – bagging leaves to put on top of newly planted bulbs etc.

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    Teri Dalco says

    Apple Cider doughnuts fresh at the orchard – Honey Pot Hill in Massachusetts has the best!

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    Vicki McCown says

    Kevin–I very much like you and have recommended you and your expertise to friends and family. Thank you for your humor, self-deprecation, inspired recipes, insights into gardening, and so much more. However, I think “Columbus Day” as an appellation has lost its luster; in fact, I believe this day has been renamed to Indigenous People’s Day. But this smacks of political correctness, a philosophy of which I’m not really fond. So can we find a new designation? Best Political Experiment Day? Day of Sharing and Mutual Appreciation? Most Delicious Day? I leave it to you to come up with something creative and fitting.

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    Cornelia Vick` says

    Three of my 5 grandchildren were born in October, as was my daughter. The month is a happy time to celebrate many things—love, steamed oysters, soups that I have wanted to make all
    summer, tuberoses, bluebirds, and all of your great recipes !!! Happy fall……

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    Joan Sego says

    Crisp air, fall foliage. autumn veggies, the start of the winter holiday season when friends and family unable to make summer reunions gather together for the winter celebrations.

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    Lisa says

    I love the light in autumn best, how the sunlight comes at an angle. Especially when it shines through the colorful leaves! I didn’t have fall color until moving here in 2011, so it’s still special.

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    Rosemary patterson says

    Red maples, golden oaks, yellow aspens. The scent of wood fires. Cool breezes and starry nights.

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    Diana Ellis says

    Crisp mornings, mulled cider and woodsy smells. Gathering acorns for the squirrels and making peanut butter and diet pinecones for the birds.

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    Linda Hulsey says

    In the Fall, making apple and pear butter, apple pies and pear bartlets,putting up herbs and the last of the garden blessings,this causes the baker and homemaker to come out in me.

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    Karyn Harrington says

    I live in Florida so I love the lower humidity and cooler weather. I really wished we had some leaves that would change.

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    Kathleen Rainieri says

    I love hiking! Nothing like hiking in the Hudson Valley with the beautiful leaves and cool crisp air

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    Lynn MacKay says

    I love driving in the mountains and seeing the beautiful fall colors. Listening to the leaves rustle in the wind and crinkle under my feet when I take a walk.

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    Margaret Black says

    This is my favorite season—and I could give a good home to that mixer! Thanks for doing this Kevin. We love your recipes. 🙂

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    Susan says

    What I love about Fall is the crispness in the air and the changing colors of the leaves. Living in AZ, I don’t get to see too much of Fall, although I do enjoy the cooler temps! I love, love, love the color of this green mixer. And, I would love using it to try some of Kevin’s recipes! Good luck to me!

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    Marie d Fickas says

    The crisp fall air and beautiful leaves that crunch under your feet. Apples and pumpkins and other fall vegetables. Harvesting the last of the herbs and garden vegetables. Making stews and chili and baking bread.

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    Jeannie Pancurak says

    I live in the woods. So I love the sights, sounds and smells of fall. Oh, and my birthday is in October, so there’s that. I’ll be 35 again!

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    Joey Boyd says

    I live in Los Angeles and garden year round but my favorite fall aspect is going to New York City for a week of theater and the beauty of Central Park.

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    Christina says

    I love the autumn colors – especially in the Finger Lakes region of NY. Oh, and of course cider and fried cakes!

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    Pam R says

    Once we get away from 90, hopefully in a couple or so weeks, I’ll love the cooler weather here at Florida’s Gulf Coast. Then a little gardening!! Love getting your emails, Kevin!!

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    Kathy G says

    Everything fall…..here is Texas just the change of temps and the idea we could eat different fall veggies!!!! Love!!!

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    Cheryl Black says

    CHANGE! The colors, the temps, the smells – all of it changing & getting ready for the cozy days ahead.

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    Mary Beth M Skorich says

    My favorite part of fall is the harvest. New root vegetables, squash, and the rest of the garden. It is also a time where we say goodbye to leaves and wait for the snow. The rustling of leaves will be replaced with crunch, crunch.

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    Sally stein says

    I love the softness of the colors-brown earth, golden cornstalks, fading grass, the burgundy of my big sedum flowers and of course the Yellow, orange and russet leaves against the grey skies. Seeing the earth go to sleep before winter is so peaceful

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    Mary G says

    Love cool crisp days, and something wonderful simmering all day on the stove (tomato gravy)!

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    Beth Moore says

    By far the best season in New England. The colors are spectacular. And we can start making soups and stews and all the other cold season fare.

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    Rebecca Margolese-Malin says

    Cooler weather!! So I can garden again in North Carolina after a very hot and long summer.

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    Aurelia says

    Leaving my windows open 24/7. Makes my house smell like clothes that have been hanging on the line.

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    Marquesa says

    I love the smells of Autumn, the crisp cool air inviting me to bundle up, a cup of warm cider and cinnamon. Oh the cinnamon in drinks and baking together sometimes with nutmeg,cloves and allspice. It is so delicious that the smells are almost orgasmic. Then rides in pumpkin patches together with family. Finding the perfect pumpkin to bring home and bake into a lovely pie, or something else. Sweaters are brought out to wear on the brisk evenings and mornings. The leaves are not just changing colors and falling but their scent is so pleasant besides. Knowing these actions are only a reminder of waits for us after the winter with a rebirth of life. These are a few reasons why I love fall.

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    Valerie C. says

    I love walking with the kids and the pup enjoying the foliage and just the comforting feel of fall weather!

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    Janet says

    Oh My Gosh, I love the way Autumn makes me feel. Even here in Florida. The little bit of crispness & coolness. Makes me want to experiment & make a Kevin recipe..

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    Katy Lamb says

    I love the cooler weather, the beautiful colors of the changing leaves, the smell of wood burning fireplaces or wood stoves, and the taste of hot soups.

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    Edna E. Vaines says

    I love the colours, the pumpkins and the feeling of the last rays of sunshine on my head when walking through the leaves.

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    Jean Marie says

    I love the changing of the trees and the pumpkin spice everything …. crockpot meals … such a beautiful time of year!!!

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    bren english says

    sunny warm days, cool nights, bugs gone, trees turning color,harvesting the garden, sipping wine while harvesting the garden, putting on the first ‘braise’ of the season because the house is cool enough for the oven to be turned on. Sharing it. More wine.

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    Becky says

    My favorite thing about fall is the cooler weather and the color. The dogs and I take lots of long walks.

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    Mary Ann Leonard says

    I love the crisp, cool feel of the air. Mother Nature is giving me final notice to clean up the yard, stack firewood on the porch and prepare for a wonderful winter.

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    Christina Blais says

    Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the cool air and lack of summer humidity.

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    Joyce says

    I love the cold, crisp days, where the sun is shining and the sky is blue and the dry leaves on the ground.

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    Sharon says

    I love the excitement of pulling back the leaves on the ornamental corn to see the beautifully-colored kernels! Only happens in the Fall when they are ready

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    Maire M Masco says

    Autumn is the changing angle of light creating shadows of the sunflowers in the pumpkin patch; freezing zucchini Kevin’s way and putting out the bird feeders; the wonder of the first frost and saying goodbye to the annuals of the last year; bundled up little kids on their way to school, laughing and pointing at the purple Halloween lights in the yellow Katsura tree.

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    Jackie P. says

    I love the cycles of Mother Nature, especially in Minnesota. Plants prepare to die or sleep. The humidity is gone.

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    Vickie Cook says

    I love it all the cooler weather and even though I don’t have any in my yard I love to see big beautiful trees with leaves showing all the colors of Autumn!

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    Carolyn says

    For an Irish girl, green is my favorite color. My kitchen is full of green tomatoes waiting to be made into bread, cakes and green tomato salsa.

    This mixer would be a big help.

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    Mariska L says

    I love the crisp mornings, the warm colors and the tiny warblers passing through my yard and , of course thanksgiving.

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    Liza says

    Mother Nature puts on quite a show as the seasons transition and I love to take it all in— the Canadian geese flying south, the trees changing into brilliant colors, the frosty air in the mornings, and the smell of wood fires. Enjoy!!

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    Angela Willis says

    I love EVERYTHING about Fall/Autumn! The crisp cool weather, the warmth of the home with cozy plaid blankets and glowing light, or even in the food we eat or the spices we consume, warm drinks, snuggly sweaters, the beginning of the holidays, the changing leaves that flutter to the ground and crunch when you walk on them, fall plants and flowers, picking up pecans as we walked (when I was young), and the color… ohhh, the color!

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    Beth says

    Like lots of others, Fall is my favorite season. The changing of the leaves and crisp cool weather. It also means Thanksgiving is right around the corner. My favorite holiday to spend with my family. Lots of baking and cooking and quality time with my children and grandchildren.

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    Patricia says

    Believe it or not, I love to see the flower/shrub borders looking slightly tattered–grasses flowering, mums and asters surviving the early frosts, yellow and gold foliage on dying perennials, leaves bronzing or coloring…..

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    Gail says

    The various shades of gold after the crops have been harvested and the early snow in the mountains.

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    Katrina Spears says

    Being able to play my Favorite Jazz Song “Autumn Leaves” Preferably by Wynton Marsellis and Sarah Vaughn. Apples, Caramels and all fall foods! The colors of the leaves are the most beautiful this time of year. I love being able to wear sweaters and drink wine in front of the fires in my Victorian home. Book readings, flannel sheets. Things slow down and I get to enjoy my home more. Fall is the best season of all.

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    Gretchen B says

    I live near Yellowstone Park, so I love driving there after most tourists are gone and elk are bugling. I also love fresh apple cider!

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    Katie Zack says

    I love the cooler weather with the slim possibility of rain (Southern California). I’ll be able to bake!!

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    Linda says

    I appreciate and love autumn as it means to me a time to view the beauty of the landscape as it changes color along with the cooler temps. The harvest is coming to an end and I give thanks for the abundance from the gardens.

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    Ann Knott says

    With fall weather finally reaching us after 90+ degree days a week ago, I’m getting in the mood for more baking. My 25 year old stand mixer could use an upgrade!

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    Merry Mindy says

    I love the changing leaves’ color, but most of all I love our friends’ annual pumpkin festival. To watch children have so much fun is what life is all about.

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    Beth says

    I love all of the smells- crips air, pines, dry leaves, wood furnaces, campfires, harvest soups, hearty breads, cinnamon tea, and more. It’s all so lovely!

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    Marsha Lockhart says

    I love everything about Autumn; the color, crisp air, oven meals, pumpkin rolls and apple pies.
    I’ll enjoy every minute it of Fall including raking the leaves, and patiently wait until spring, my next favorite season.

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    Mary E Smith says

    Fall is planting time in Coastal North Carolina as it cools off enough so you don’t drop dead of heat stroke. Lovely clear blue skies, cool breezes but not much color in the trees. Love it anyway!

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    Porter says

    The renewed energy from the cooler temperatures and glorious autumnal colors! It helps me attack the garden tasks waiting for me.

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    Bonnie says

    I love being outside, seeing the light and shadows and the beautiful clear colors! Love sitting out having my coffee watching nature!

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    Joan Heiser says

    My kitchen faces the woods behind our house and watching the leaves change colors is my favorite thing about autumn.

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    Ines says

    Collecting flower seeds, enjoying still sunny days that remind me of the summer while the change gradually happens. Pumpkin pie.

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    Cindy S. says

    What I love most about fall is the cooler weather, which brings sweaters, candle lighting, and cuddly evenings.

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    Diann MacRae says

    Fall is lovely for leaves, of course, but I like the change in the weather which brings our wintering birds back: swans, geese, ducks, and lots of little ones!

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    Arlene Martinez says

    Love, love the color of Fall. This year promises to be spectacular. Memories of jumping in a pile of leaves, bread baking and apple cider make eager for company coming for the holidays.

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    mau in norcal says

    I love this transition time from too hot to too cold! I enjoy all the tidying away and putting safely to bed in the garden….and in the house.
    Thanks so much for the chance at the mixer which looks like high summer leaves to me.

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    Hope says

    My goats get their winter coats and look poofy. It is also mating season for the goats. So even when we are seeing the death of the leaves and thinking about “endings”, my goat are reminding me that autumn is also the beginning of new life.

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    Peter says

    My goats get their winter coats and look poofy. It is also mating season for the goats. So even when we are seeing the death of the leaves and thinking about “endings”, my goat are reminding me that autumn is also the beginning of new life.

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    Kimberly J Gorski says

    I love being able to turn on my oven to bake without feeling guilty about the AC being on. Also, it’s good to cook Pot Roast and veggies after a long hot summer.

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    Sarah Slingerland says

    I still love shuffling through dry, fallen leaves! All the beautiful fall colors- red, yellow, orange, even the browns, and sometimes set against the dark greens of pine, spruce and fir trees. I also love warm cozy clothes the beginning of fireplace fire season.

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    Devon says

    The brilliant trees here in VT, leaves swirling around the car as you drive through a “hall” of maples. Hearing geese overhead as I don a sweater to do yard work outside. The long shadows highlighting brilliant greens, gold and reds in the evening pastures around us. The sense of peace as the summer’s heat and humidity gives way to softer colors and cozier times.

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    Patrice says

    What do I love about Autumn. The cooler days, the beautiful fall colors, longer nights, and it means Christmas is getting closer. Take care

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    Dawn Rees says

    Oh, without doubt a beautiful orange Kari Squash, roasted with garlic, onion, fresh tomato, fresh chilli and carrot all marinated in a little orange juice, an inch of cinnamon stick, lots of olive oil, a spoon or turmeric and a spoon of smoked paprika. When roasted, drizzle with pomegranate molasses, pile into a bowl and eat with warm bread and maybe just a drizzle of yogurt! Yummy scrummy.!

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    Colleen Carroll-Nibett says

    Fall is my favorite season!! The temperate weather is the most enjoyable of all the seasons, our northeast scenery is amazing with its beautiful fall foliage, and gardens and farmers markets are brimming with delectable produce. The best of everything! How can we not love fall!

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    Dana Brown says

    Hello! Here in sunny California I am awaiting the color change in our trees. I do love the crispness of mornings and afternoons with a hot mug of pumpkin chai latte.

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    Beverly DiBell says

    I love driving into Pennsylvania and seeing the bright autumn colors displayed on the mountains.

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    Jenna Forster says

    Here in sunny Sonoma county, the grape harvest is in full swing. Inhale deadly and you can smell the Pinot grapes in the air. So beautiful!

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    Adriana Nowacki says

    I love the cooler days and getting out the cozy sweaters and blankets. Also, the glorious leaf colors and putting the gardens to “bed” until spring, when we get to start the wonderful process over again!

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    Niki Sanders says

    All the work of spring garden in Texas is over!! Cooler weather!! The Potatoes Anna – wonderful!

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    Elaine says

    The beautiful fall colors of aspen trees & crisp mountain air in the San Juans of Colorado ~
    Thanks for a chance to win!

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    Lisa Castro says

    I love the smell of fall. The cooler weather and the anticipation of the holiday season

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    Margie Pierce says

    I love fall for its warm days and cool nights, the fall bounty from the garden, and the hunter’s moon.

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    KM says

    Thank you again for a wonderful giveaway! Love all every aspect of autumn; my favorite season.

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    Julie says

    My favorite thing about Fall is picking fresh apples at the local orchard and making apple butter. Thank you for the opportunity to enter your sweepstakes! She’ll look great in my green kitchen!

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    Mary Verzwyvelt says

    Riding my horses in the cool crisp air! The woods are beautiful and it’s my favorite season

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    Marjory Wilkin says

    The wonderful scent of apple desserts baking in the oven, fresh apple cider and fresh apple butter.

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    Mike Martin says

    I’m looking forward sharing my childhood antics (raking leaves into a pile then jumping into them) with my new neighbors who recently moved to the US from Somalia. A bit timid, these kids are experiencing more and more each day, appreciating the SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE so many take for granted!

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    Diane Bunting says

    I love the beautiful colors, of course, and the fall vegetables – like winter squashes, and I love, love sleeping under a quilt in the cool nights!

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    Elaine Wilmes-Pandolfo says

    It is jigsaw puzzle time. I sit by the window working on a puzzle and looking out at the beauty.

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    Gene says

    The sounds of migrating birds, the smell of smoke from the fire place, the color of leaves, the feel of the cooling breeze, and the inner peace that comes with the continual passing of time.

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    Denise Ryan says

    I love baking and fall cooking. Lentil s,butternut squash,sweet potato’s,soups stews and sour dough bread

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    Patrick Teehan says

    I live for Fall colors in the NE, amazingly Beautiful. Columbus day also reminds me of my Mom who is no longer with us. She would come and visit me in San Francisco every year for fleet week.

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    Diane Hinkle says

    This year……..this very hot year………I will enjoy the cooler temps that autumn ushers in. It felt so good to be outside today and it has not since early spring. So, I am going to enjoy every minute.

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    J Holmes says

    I Love the smell of Autumn leaves and soil and the slant of strong autumn sunlight through leaves and grasses.

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    Jo Anne Kassner says

    I love the crisp cool mornings, watching the leaves change color, and visiting the apple orchard to purchase the many varieties of apples locally available and fresh apple cider.

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    Barbie says

    I am so grateful that in New England we have the fullness of all 4 seasons to enjoy. In fall the chilly nights and end of summer gardening are balanced by the warm golden colors and tastes of apples and squash.

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    Caroline Statkus says

    I love photographing the colors of autumn to make them look like a pastel, watercolor, or oil painting.

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    Aurora Loiselle says

    I love the Fall season because its wonderful happy colors feeds the spirit positively preparing all very well to face the cold weather and the wonderful feast of Thanksgiving.

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    Lucille E Leerhoff says

    I love the comfort foods, warm blankets and many delicious scents of the gathering season.

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    Lindsay says

    I love the colours of autumn, the smell of dampness, the sound of crunching leaves, the cooler temperatures, the spectacular sunrises and sunsets, the birds and squirrels busy gathering and storing food for the upcoming winter . . . .clear skies at night with piercing stars, the reflection of the moon on the ocean . . . .the sounds of owls and other nighttime critters going about their business . . .

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    Barbara McIntyre says

    The first chilly Sunday dinner of pork roast, mashed potatoes, green beans and homemade applesauce. Yum!!

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    Evelyn. Graham says

    Nature’s colourful canvas. The vivid change of the depth of colours of the leaves, and the sweet smell of wood fires from peoples homes makes you transcend into a new season of the year.

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    Nancy says

    I love getting to see a new season and having a fire. Also love being able to smell autumn in the air. Thanks for offering the mixer give away 🙂

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    Katrina Hall says

    The first frost, the gorgeous leaves and colors, the sharp scent when you walk outside, – anticipation of the seasonal changes – and the scent of apples from the orchard and the wood fire in the wood stove or fireplace.

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    DIANNE DANSBY says

    Hot homemade chocolate while sitting on my back patio wrapped in a warm throw, while looking out over my garden. The very Garden that I got most of my ideas from your web site. What to plant, when to plant and how to plant. Thank You Kevin!

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    Nanci Thompson says

    My favorite thing about fall is the changing colors of the leaves. Every year I drive my mom around the lakes in our area to see the fall colors.

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    Mary Ellen Chodur says

    The beautiful colored leaves and the wonder foods that are the flavors of Fall – pumpkin, apples – yum!!

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    Jeanelle H Davis says

    I love brisk walks in the woods with our dog beneath the trees ablaze with color.

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    Amy Stong says

    Campfires, the beauty of the transformation of the different species of trees, cool crisp refreshing air to breathe, watching mother nature provide warm coats for the horses, fresh apple cider mulled with spices, and attending fall festivals of many varieties!

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    Mary Laiuppa says

    The hot weather is finally almost over and so if fire season. Oh, and here comes Halloween!

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    Kenneth R Fechtler says

    I have a Fox stealing my chickens. My goat is dry now, so I now don’t get fresh goat milk. I’m happy its getting cooler. Perhaps I will mow my yard one last time before I put the mower away for winter. I’ll mulch the present leaves. I’m getting more duck eggs than chicken eggs. I will change the girls feed. It finally rained so I spent hours looking for morel mushrooms. Nothing. Sadness. I’ll keep looking on the next warm day. Meat loaf , mash potatoes, green beans and corn bread today.

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    Maralee Thompson says

    I love the fall color on the trees. Simply beautiful. I also enjoy the harvest in my garden

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    Loretta says

    I like the cooler weather and the changes in the light. The leaf colors add great beauty to the scene.

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    Sunni says

    Thanks for chance on the big green machine. Reminds me of a John Deere tractor out in the fields harvesting for fall. Autumn is the precursor to winter which I dislike. I can appreciate the colors and smells of the season. Orchard apples on the table is inviting.

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    Lauren K Leggett says

    Fall is somehow both the beginning and ending and the days are still warm enough to be outside but cool enough not to sweat.

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    Megan Black says

    Freshly-pressed apple cider, looking up through the golden leaves to the autumn sun, harvest moon rise and weather once again cool enough to be able to bake! I love following you and thank you for all you offer us.

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    Yuki Tsumori says

    EOW this many people, then it may be almost impossible to win it. But no comment, no mixer.

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    Patricia Small says

    Apples, pumpkins, and leaves turning colors. Also snuggling under the covers on chilly mornings!

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    Janel says

    I love EVERYTHING about Autumn! It’s my absolute favorite season. The change in the air, the crispness, is exciting to me. The beautiful colors of the autumn leaves. Leaves all over the ground (my neighbors hate it, but I love it). To me, there’s an excitement in the air. The heat of summer is over, but the days are beautiful and the weather so pleasant.

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    LJ says

    Turning and sifting my compost, assuredly a promise of future organic produce for us and to share with others.

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    Dianne says

    I love the cooler temperatures… very energizing for gardening and other outside activities! Also love the beautiful fall colors!

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    Mary says

    I love the change of temperature, all things pumpkin and cranberry and I especially love Thanksgiving!

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    Carleen says

    I love the colors, cooler temperatures, and the slowing pace after a summer of gardening and mowing.

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    C. Seltzer says

    I love the cool night time temperatures and the crisp days picking apples and shuffling through the falling leaves.

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    Maureen Ardzeck says

    Hi Kevin! I love autumn because of the cooler weather & the glorious colors of the trees! It’s kind of a sit back & relax season! 😉

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    Frances Goodson Wang says

    Golden Leaves waltzing in the Wind down, down to Earth, backlit by the street Light on the corner, shedding Golden Light upon their descent into Fall.

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    Susan Bryan says

    I love how in Autumn everything is just “better” and more “comfy” – the baking is easier and the resulting smiles get even bigger ❣️

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    Rhonda says

    I love autumn because of the bounty of beautiful naturally ripened harvest fruits and vegetables and their flavours that inspire me to cook and bake. My garden herbs are lush and fragrant. I feel abundant and grateful for Nature’s bounty. I love the cooler weather….its almost time to “squirrel” away my nuts…and share a bunch with anyone who looks like they need a good meal.

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    Tiffany George says

    I love EVERYTHING about Autumn! The leaves changing in the mountains, the cooler nights, making soups, and my most favorite thing is wearing my fab sweaters!

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    Linda Hans says

    Sleeping in on weekends, snuggled under a down comforter with a window cracked open just a smidge. It is especially great because our Chihuahua would rather snuggle with us than waking us up to let her outside.

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    Elizabeth says

    The changing colors and the crispness in the air! Also the first rains that end our annual high fire risk season.

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    Laura Ruesch says

    My favorite thing about autumn is switching out my summer petunia window boxes with the fall mums and pumpkins.

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    KIP MISTRAL says

    I love the real relief of having the heat dial down and be able to walk outside my home without dodging from shadow to shadow. (Seriously, Tucson, AZ). Thank you for your great cheer and camaraderie on your journey, Kevin 🙂

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    susan rieske says

    Fall cooking! Hardy soups from the garden, applesauce, cider reduction cream sauce for pork. Leeks!

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    SUSAN CHASE says

    I love the autumn fall leaves turning brilliant colours , the crisp air , the honking of migrating Canada geese and harvest of my veggies ready for picking!

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    Janet says

    Best thing I love about fall, Hot August is behind us. Next best thing, color in all the trees!
    Love you Kevin

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    N. MacGregor says

    In my book there are a lot of reasons to love/enjoy fall. I will briefly list some of my thoughts regarding why I love fall as follows:
    – the beautiful leaves (when they change colour)
    – harvesting the garden and enjoying fresh veggies from the garden
    – cooler weather – which makes it easier and more comfortable to work outside
    – enjoying bon fires while we clean up the yard

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    Frank Turner says

    The foliage is fantastic now, time to plant next years flower bulbs, garlic, shallots and more.

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    SHARON H. says

    I AM ABSOLUTELY “GREEN” WITH ENVY IMAGINING AN AUTUMN CHILL & LEAVES CHANGING COLORS HERE ON THE FLORIDA GULF COAST… HAVING A “GREEN” MIXER WOULD DEFINITELY LIFT MY SPIRITS!!

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    Joanne says

    The golden larch mixed with the green spruce and pine and the snow capped Rockies beyond.

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    Heidi says

    I love fall baking – it’s the time of year when I start making bread several times a week, baking pies, and plotting my annual Halloween themed cake

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    Vanessa Miller says

    I love cool autumn air, pumpkins, cinnamon and cloves, candles, and spooky walks through the woods, the sound of logs crackling in the fire, and snuggling up with a good book on a dark chilly night.

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    Sallie Grover says

    Pumpkins are the best part of Fall. There are so many different kinds to love. Also, walking through an empty corn maze in the morning, watching flocks of black birds spin across the sky, geese in formation and neighborhood children on Halloween.

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    Malti says

    The chill in the air and on my skin, the leaves turning orange and red and crunchy, the chestnuts on the pavements.
    Most of all knowing that the joyous season of Christmas will soon be here.

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    Susan Iseman says

    I love fall especially October because it’s my birthday month. The beautiful crisp days and fall foliage can’t be beat!

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    Malti says

    The chill in the air and on my skin, the leaves turning orange red and crunchy, the pavements strewn with chestnuts broken and some whole. And most of all knowing that the joyful season of Christmas will soon be here.

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    Dixie Johnston says

    I love that sultry summers here in Georgia are over, we can wear shorts and a sweatshirt and be comfortable!!! And my dogs love to play in the leaves!

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    Cheryl R says

    Apples. Apple pie. Apple crisp. Apple cake. Apple strudel. Apple oatmeal.
    Pumpkin. Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin cookies. Pumpkin bread. Pumpkin seeds.
    Anything apple . Anything pumpkin.

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    Keila says

    I love the cooler, not cold, weather! I also love decorating for fall. Happy fall y’all!

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    Todd Helms says

    Autumn air has a crispness that comforts me, reminding me of the excitement I felt as a child. When the air turned cold and the heat was turned on for the first time, I knew Halloween was not far away. The skies would darken earlier each evening and all things became a bit more mysterious. I knew my grandfather would start building fires in the fireplace, quilts would come out of the closet, and pumpkins would appear on doorsteps. Even though the leaves would have to be raked, I would be entranced at their journey to the ground and enjoy watching them tumble and dance in the wind. The heat of the summer would slowly leave afternoon by afternoon until it finally gave way to the blessed peacefulness of snow and the wonder of Christmas.

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    Andrea says

    My favorite thing about this time of the year is that all the plants are at their absolute biggest–the grasses and wildflowers on the roadsides are their most colorful and rich and many of the plants in my garden are producing seeds that birds eat. The weather is also generally more pleasant in Virginia (where I live) so I enjoy more time outdoors!

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    helen warnock says

    What could be more enjoyable than a walk in the crisp air, kicking the autumn leaves up in the air and enjoying their beautiful colours, scent and rustling noise. Best followed by a cup of fresh coffee and a piece of blackberry and apple tart. Magic!

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    Lynne Burns says

    Hey! I thought I left a comment yesterday but don’t see it..
    Trying again:
    The quality of the light in Autumn …

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    Marina says

    I love fall in North Carolina: fresh crispy air, orange leaves, deep blue sky, often overcast, wearing sweaters and rain jackets, going apple picking, making hearty soups, apple cider and pies, Halloween and Thanksgiving and so much more….
    Love your blog!

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    Vicki S says

    Fall colors, the smell of autumn leaves, hot mulled cider, walks in fall woods… – oh, so many things to love about autumn!

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    Linda C Cramp says

    Picking pumpkins from the garden and buying more pumpkins to decorate the outside of my house with

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    Pat C says

    Baking with pumpkin and apples. Making soup and having the kitchen windows all steamed up. Cool, refreshing days and snuggled in on cooler nights. Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming!

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    David says

    I enjoy preparing the garden beds and especially getting the garlic in. The oven is usually busy and the outcome just warms my heart. <3

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    Lynn Cheney says

    I love that Fall feels like a beginning as opposed to an end (of summer). Time to begin the process of getting things ready for winter, time to be able to cook all of the “heart-warming” foods, time to put the gardens to bed.

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    Kristi Perry says

    Our Family Tradition of making cider. This year we had 4 generations at the sink washing apples. Love it!

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    Isabelle Lalonde says

    Bonjour Kevin, probably can’t win because I live in Montreal, but it’s still a good opportunity to tell you that I enjoy your blog every week. You are very knowledgeable and quite humourous. I don’t know what I would do with a green mixer but I would certainly take it out for St-Patrick’s Day and whip up a batch of something green. Thank you and please continue your wonderful work.

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    Lynda Kowalski says

    I love coming inside after raking leaves or enjoying a fall walk to the smell of something cooking in the crockpot or baking in the oven. The warmth generated by the oven makes me feel all cozy in my home.

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    Michael Rauh says

    Autumn is conundrum for me. I dread the winter and Autumn is a herald of cold times ahead. However, it is also the end of the growing season and the harvesting is very active. All that work through the summer is now paying off!

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    Carol Langford says

    I love the change of the seasons, the harvesting of the autumn bounty, the migration of birds, the feeling of being cozy with a cup of tea and friends.

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    Susan says

    I love the crisp air. I crack my bedroom window for the night at sunset & watch the urban bat colony (!) in my neighborhood fly out. Honestly: it is a thrill.

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    Sandy Abalos says

    The drop in temperature & humidity & presence of mosquitoes is what I enjoy about autumn, which allows me to spend more time gardening here in deep east Texas.

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    Kim Wooster says

    Hi Kevin, I love how the garden looks in the fall. The alyssum never looks better, the osteospermum is harmonizing with the dahlias, the word blowsy comes to mind

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    Liliana Blanco says

    I love to watch the birds in my backyard, getting as many seeds and last little insects as possible. Squirrels and chipmunks are also in such a frenzy. That, plus the smell of apples and wet wood, amazing trees changing colours and… dark purple sunsets!

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    Glen says

    I love everrything about the autumn season, such as, the moaning noise of a leafblower and the smell of dog excrement on the bottom of your shoe.

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    Peejay says

    Down here in San Antonio, we don’t have much fall, but I love it when the temperature drops precipitously, and suddenly, I can finally, finally plant lettuce.

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    Patricia Nadreau says

    I love how it makes me want to head for the kitchen and indulge myself with cooking and baking comfort food. I have to take a break from the diet and get out my recipes for beef stew, pork roast with gravy, mashed potatoes and carrots. Beef vegetable soup, blueberry muffins, apple pie and the cravings just continue on and on.

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    Vickie Halteman says

    I love when its sweatshirt weather – not too hot and not too cold. I can work inside or outside without being hot.

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    Marsha Ruff says

    I live in Florida so what I love most about autumn is we drop to temps of 85 instead of 95!

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    Kathy says

    Here’s what I love about fall in St. Paul, MN.
    Smells: chili simmering, wood fire smoke in the air, damp earth from al the rain, pumpkin bars baking
    Sights: sun shining through the colored leaves, kids in those thin worthless knit gloves, pumpkin patches, gourds and ornamental corn at the farmer’s markets, bright blue skies above the red and gold maples, the breath taking beauty of the Mississippi River valley, last of the garden produce being gathered
    Sounds: the rustling of dried leaves still clinging to the trees, cheers and sounds from the band playing at the U of M football stadium, my granddaughters running into the house yelling, Happy Fall Gramma!

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    Mark Adams says

    Driving the Natchez Trace on a weekend with the top down in a vintage Mercedes SL – sweater and scarf as needed, gloves, and listening to Steely Dan on a bluetooth speaker.

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    Kimberly DuVall Renteria says

    The promise of fall
    Leaves crisp, snap orange, green,red.
    Dappled, yellow sun.

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    Helga B. says

    Cozy sweaters, colorful leaves, the scent of apples baking in a pie — I love everything about autumn!

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    Sylvie from Montreal says

    The green, yellow, and red colors blending to make the most spectacular landscape.

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    AllisonK says

    While I can enjoy soup in any weather, autumn signals the return of hearty soups and stews!

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    Jessica Anne says

    Haunted hayrides, leaves crunching under my boots, hot tea, our indoor fireplace, and spooky movies.

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    Ellen Collins says

    Apple harvest, pumpkins and hay stacks in the fields, crisp air! I love it all (except leaf raking). 🙂

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    Joy Lester says

    I love how the trees change color with the cooler temperatures, with bigger swings in temperature bringing more vibrant colors…and the sunsets are the best this time of year!

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    Alexis Penzell says

    Cool enough for weekend lunch outdoors and cozy indoor dinners with comfort foods, long cooked and leisurely eaten with a glass of wine! Anything with apples, pears or squash is a sure crowd pleasure!

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    Lisa Garcia says

    In Florida , fall means I get to start opening my windows and planting my winter garden.

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    Vonda Gunnells says

    I was born on Thanksgiving, which is still fall here in Tennessee, so autumn has always been so special to me! I think I was six before I realized all the family getting together wasn’t just for me!!

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    Dea Edmondson says

    The colors in the Blue Ridge are beautiful and the cooler temps make yardwork much more comfortable.

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    Laura says

    Autumn to me is like being able to feel, relive, enjoy and savor life’s memories over and over each year. It brings back childhood and life’s memories so sweet. It brings in the holiday spirit by painting the world with so many beautiful colors, leaving us filled with it’s natural art in all its glory. It allows us to feel each memory of our lives autumns and holidays.

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    Charlotte says

    Happy Thanksgiving To you from a Canadian ,Celebrating Thanksgiving I love
    Autumn because it’s so colourful in the rolling hills where I live Also It’s like the song “It’s. A Wonderful World “. I see skies of blue , hills full of colour, Children playing in leaves ,A Walk in the Maple Sugar Bush and the earthy smells, Kicking and rustling through the leaves as you walk,A Thanksgiving Supper with my Family and there is soooo Many of us, It’s a lot of fun & to being thankful for having a very close and caring Family . Hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving Too. Charlotte

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    Blanche Harris says

    I love that it is cooling off outside so I can get in the garden more. I also love the seasonal dishes that I associate with fall…pumpkin pie, apple dishes etc!

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    Wendie says

    I love the fresh crisp clear morning air and sky, perfect for walking with coffee or tea and an open mind to start the day!!

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    Marcia Chambers says

    The cooler weather, baking bread in the kitchen, lots of harvested things to eat, the scenery and the smells.

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    Janice MacLean says

    The crisp morning air, the smell of my clothes when I bring them inside from hanging on the line – the smell of my kitchen when I bake with cinnamon and nutmeg, and the smell of my kitchen when I am making one of your fabulous dishes ❤️ Butternut squash — the colours of the trees and the sound under my feet.

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    Misty L Riedel says

    Autumn is the best jeans-and-sweatshirt, hot cocoa, s’mores, wall-in-the-woods, high-school-spirit, Pennsylvania-in-bloom, glad-my-girl-is-a-libra time.

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    Amy G says

    I love scuffling leaves on a walk in the park, and appreciate the beautiful fall colors, especially the reds and purples. I also love all the plants on sale at the nurseries! 🙂

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    Sabrina says

    I love the endless supply of apple green mixers that you seem to have! Apples remind me of Autumn and the fall in general.

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    Anne O'Malley says

    I love autumn with it’s brisk air and breezes; I love the smells and the fallen leaves; I love a pork roast with rutabagas, onions, apples, carrots and parsnips. I love autumn!

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    Karin Soderberg says

    Even tho’ the new year starts in January, I always feel autumn brings a fresh start after the tired lazy days of summer. The cool crisp air is invigorating and propels me forward to get things done!

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    diana cardenas says

    Love the colors of fall leaves , The brilliant color of mUm flowers , love the smell of butter squash, A field of pumpkins waiting to be picked , kids on hayrides , picking apples to bake a the perfect apple pie.

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    Tana says

    I love the colors and smells of fall. Plus we can turn the oven on again and make those delicious comfort foods.

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    Sharon Grossman says

    I love that first bowl of oatmeal, that first hot chili of the season, mulled cider…
    all those things that seemed to hot to eat in summer. Of course all the varieties of tart-sweet apples draw me to the farmers market.

    It’s the end and the beginning at the same time.

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    Julie says

    A change of season has finally come. Less yard work and more time to just enjoy the sights and sounds of fall. Geese heading south, deer munching on my hostas, enjoying the beautiful colors of mums and turning trees. Best of all, family will soon be together to share a Thanksgiving feast.

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    Deena Sowell says

    Oh, Kevin, there’s so many things to love about Autumn, isn’t there?!
    Nowadays, I’d have to say what I enjoy most is the morning air, the sights and sounds of falling leaves, comfort food and soft blankets. I also love that this season brings the anticipation of family gatherings and the soon approaching celebrations of the advent and birth of the Lord Jesus!

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    JanetRinn says

    I love getting finished with work and starting a fire before dinner time to take the chill out of the air!

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    Kelly Hicks says

    Love the clear blue color of the autumn sky, filtered through worn yellow, orange and burgundy leaves, cooking new comfort foods, and settling in with a good book. Cheers!

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    MpT says

    I come from a place where there is no fall or seasons at all exept Summer which is not that bad for me. However, now that I am experiencing a real fall season I can see the overall change, in weather, mood, well being and my favorite part: the wonderful fall produce, ah, the possibilities!

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    KellyM says

    The very best thing about Autumn is the smell of the leaves once they have fallen. It’s like a ‘comfort smell’ and always makes me smile. Great giveaway. Thanks.

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    Marianna says

    Every season has its positives but I think fall is my favorite. The colors here in northern WI never disappoint. But it is also the cooler temps, the apples of course and the beginning of a nightly fire in the fireplace to enjoy.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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    Regina says

    I love the crisp air, cooling temperatures, falling leaves, football and the first homemade apple cake!

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    Margaret Tucker says

    So many things to love about fall. Making chili rellenoes with my homegrown poblano peppers, less need to water, more baking and the baseball playoffs!

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    Cheryl Elwood says

    As the lush greenery thins the views into the forest around us are once again revealed.

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    Barb Gilligan says

    Fall, besides all of nature’s show. Fall reminds me to pack my bag for a trip to Colorado. My daughters husband goes on a musicians tour to Europe with an 11 piece brass band, out of Brooklyn NY every year. I help with my grandchildren, while he is away. I am from Minnesota, so I enjoy 2 Autumns every year. Have a beautiful Autumn Kevin.

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    Meredith Hill says

    I love autumn because of the crisp air, sunny cooler days, and walking our dog in the fallen maple leaves on our 8 acres in the woods.

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    Shawna Yaple says

    Fall is all about embracing change and reveling in the beauty of diversity! Each leaf a different hue and each tree a glorious reminder of harmony in nature. As the weather grows colder the colors continue to evolve and amaze.

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    max says

    What do I love about Fall? Many of the things already mentioned as well as the fact that it is like a gift to prepare for Winter that will arrive sooner than I am usually prepared to greet. And I must say, it is fantastic that so many other people read and enjoy your blog along with me!!

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    Rachel Rife says

    Autumn is just a beautiful season. Temperatures go down, colors come up
    That are just gorgeous. People also seem to get more hopeful and kinder like life is just better due to the beauty of autumn. You can just feel peace in the air it seems. Love your posts! Thank you for making me think about Autumn today, I needed it.

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    Ken says

    I love that you can harvest both summer fruits and fall veggies/greens here in the mid Atlantic. The best of both worlds!

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    Connie McKinley says

    THE LIGHT! it’s softer, warmer in color and makes everything look better. I’m an October baby, so this is my time of year. The cooler air in the morning when I walk. The softer light in the afternoons. It’s just a joyous time of year for me.

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    Trenda T says

    I live in New Hampshire, the fall colors here are out of this world! My favorite is by far the array of colors!

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    Annette says

    What I love about autumn is the variety of produce. It inspires me to cook and bake more.

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    Susan Wilburn says

    What I love about Autumn is the cooler days that make you think of chili and hearty soups. Playing in the leaves as a child. Getting cozy is my favorite part! Time to fill the house with smells of fall from pies baking and Thanksgiving dinner !

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    Merry says

    Love walking in my favorite conservation area and watching the daily subtle color changes in leaf and grass, and the branch structures slowly revealing themselves! And – that still warm sun!

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    Sonja Jones says

    I love that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s my favorite holiday (and right after my birthday!). Plus Pumpkin Spice Lattes!

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    judy desreuisseau says

    Apple pie or any pie,soup,fresh bread baking.. I like Autumn but I don’t like winter..Someday I’ll have a pretty mixer..

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    L. Wayne Brimley says

    I love the beautiful colors Mt. Olympus, eating, canning, freezing the produce from our garden, the cooler evenings with still warm, sunny days. Autumn is my time of year.

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