autumn
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A Field Guide to People You Meet in Autumn
Considering my name is Autumn, I suppose it would be rather embarrassing if summer were my favorite season. Luckily, my parents chose well, because I absolutely love this time of year. The cooler mornings, the changing leaves, the sweaters, the… Continue reading
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A Dictionary of October
October seems to have its own language, and somehow we all understand it without ever being taught. We know it in the first morning that’s cold enough for a sweater, in the smell of somebody’s chimney before we can even… Continue reading
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September Is the Softest Goodbye
September is almost over, and lately I’ve been noticing all the small signs of summer slipping away. This month doesn’t rush us into the next season, it hangs around in warm afternoons, green trees, open windows, and tomatoes that are… Continue reading
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Things That Feel Like Wealth to Me Now
It’s funny how the things you once barely noticed can become the things you want most. When I think about being rich, my mind doesn’t immediately go somewhere extravagant. It goes to a kitchen full of groceries and knowing I… Continue reading
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The Rosewood Society, Folded & Stamped
I’ve been working on something new for The Rosewood Society, and I’m finally ready to share it. Beginning this month, you can get The Rosewood Society in the mail! I’ve wanted to do this for a while because as much… Continue reading
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An August Afternoon and a Basket of Tomatoes
This afternoon I stood looking at a basket full of cherry tomatoes and wondered what on earth I was going to do with all of them. They were red and gold and piled on top of one another, with a… Continue reading
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Why Does August Always Feel Like 5 PM on a Sunday?
I saw someone describe August as five o’clock on a Sunday, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it because it is such an oddly perfect description of the month. Five o’clock on Sunday is still technically the… Continue reading
