All words used to describe that shift from the heat and humidity of summer to fall here in Chicagoland.  It is quite literally the calm before the storm as winter brings some doozies here.  We often have days with weather that changes 30 degrees in a single day.

As the days shorten, I find that we race to pack in extra activities "before winter".  We say to each other sentences along the lines of: "we better get in that last trip to the zoo" or "this might be the last weekend to golf".  But somehow even though we are filling our schedule, it does not seem rushed.  Maybe it is that we are so enamored of the changing color of the leaves or that the lovely weather allows us to linger, but fall fun is rarely frantic.   

Although I would describe myself as a summer gal, the colors of fall have always been my favorite.  Each year I promise myself that soon I will retire to a warm locale, but I know that I will miss the shades of fall.  There is something so rich and warm about the hues. 

This means I am a sucker for all things fall when scrappy shopping.  I just cannot resist adding paper after paper to my shopping cart.  Give me gold, orange, brown, red, green, and blue and I am off to the scrappy desk.  I even try to mimic the season when I scrap in these shades.

I strive for crisp, cool, and calm in my fun fall pages.

I wish you a fantastic fall!

Chat by Dora Phillips

Supplies: Paper, Alphabet, Die Cuts: American Crafts, Chipboard: Jillibean Soup, Font: Distressed Typewriter, Other: thread, sewing machine.

Design Notes: I love to document conversations between my kids.  It is surprising how much fun it is to eavesdrop on them!