{"id":4250,"date":"2010-09-23T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T01:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2010-09-30T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T20:30:46","slug":"welcome-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/welcome-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, Fall!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fall is HERE!\u00c2\u00a0 According to the calendar anyway.\u00c2\u00a0 Since we&#8217;ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/21\/gi-update-surgery-and-recovery\/\">a little busy lately<\/a>, I&#8217;m just now breaking out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/22\/my-house-was-made-for-fall-decorations\/\">fall decorations<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Although I&#8217;m dreaming of a more neutral color scheme for my downstairs, fall decorations are a natural fit with my yellow living room and kitchen walls and red dining room.\u00c2\u00a0 My entry rug is just perfect for fall!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Entry-Rug-Close-Up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4252\" title=\"Entry Rug Close Up\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Entry-Rug-Close-Up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Entry-Rug-Close-Up.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Entry-Rug-Close-Up-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I changed out our living room pillows for the season, too.\u00c2\u00a0 There are other fall pillows on the couch, but our ultrasuede couch doesn&#8217;t photograph well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Living-Room-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4259\" title=\"Fall Living Room 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Living-Room-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Living-Room-1.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Living-Room-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t changed or added much (yet?) from last year except for my new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/17\/halloween-ribbon-wreath\/\">Halloween Ribbon Wreath<\/a> and my dining room table centerpiece (using stuff I already had).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Dining-Room-Centerpiece-2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4254\" title=\"Fall Dining Room Centerpiece 2010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Dining-Room-Centerpiece-2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Dining-Room-Centerpiece-2010.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Fall-Dining-Room-Centerpiece-2010-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My house feels cozier already!\u00c2\u00a0 I just need to stock up on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathandbodyworks.com\/product\/index.jsp?productId=3515839&amp;cp=2484529.2083089\">Pumpkin Patch candles<\/a> (my most favorite fall scent), get a replacement <a href=\"http:\/\/www.potterybarn.com\/products\/faux-fur-throw\/?pkey=cthrow-blankets\">faux fur throw<\/a> and I&#8217;ll be set.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m planning to try some new pumpkin recipes this year, but here are some of my tried and true favorite fall foods that I can&#8217;t wait to enjoy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/27\/autumn-pumpkin-bread-with-pecan-streusel-topping\/\">Autumn Pumpkin Bread with Pecan Streusel Topping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/22\/pumpkin-crunch-cake\/\">Pumpkin Crunch Cake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/23\/pumpkin-spice-granola\/\">Pumpkin Spice Granola<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/18\/all-american-beef-chili\/\">All American Chili<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/11\/smoked-sausage-butternut-squash-and-wild-rice-soup\/\">Smoked Sausage, Wild Rice, and Butternut Squash Soup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/14\/butternut-squash-bisque\/\">Butternut Squash Bisque<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>What are YOU doing to welcome Fall?\u00c2\u00a0 Any favorite fall foods?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sharing this post with the following parties:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hookedonhouses.net\/2010\/09\/28\/fall-open-house-show-us-how-you-decorate\/\">Hooked On Houses Fall Open House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/welcome-fall\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall is HERE!\u00c2\u00a0 According to the calendar anyway.\u00c2\u00a0 Since we&#8217;ve been a little busy lately, I&#8217;m just now breaking out my fall decorations.\u00c2\u00a0 Although I&#8217;m dreaming of a more neutral color scheme for my downstairs, fall decorations are a natural fit with my yellow living room and kitchen walls and red dining room.\u00c2\u00a0 My entry 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