1. It’s the best time of year for horseback riding on trails. So, riding as much as I can to take in the fall foliage is at the top of my list.
2. Visit my favorite pumpkin patch and corn maze with my grandsons and carve our pumpkins afterward.
3. Watch some football, go to a Steelers game, and enjoy a visit to Pittsburgh.
4. Enjoy a campfire or bonfire with friends (at least once!).

I can’t wait to savor these special moments and all the others fall will bring!

1. Attend the Chicago Seminars, which is a points and miles based conference. Travel hacking actually got us around the world this year, but there are always opportunities to learn more.
2, Attend a milestone high school reunion. I wasn’t that excited about going, because there has been a lot of Facebook….political divisiveness among my classmates which is super annoying, My best friend from my class just told me that 2 of our other close high school friends are attending, so I’m excited that we’ll be together again.
3. Figure out what to do with the about-to-graduate-from college son of Japanese friends who will be visiting us in November. I was worried about food preferences, but he wants cereal for breakfast, hamburgers and “all the American foods” for lunch and dinner, so I think we’ll be fine.
4. Spend time at our timeshare in Marco Island Florida, in part with our daughter and her West Coast boyfriend.
5. Pick apples and get some apple cider donuts.
6. Try out some new easy recipes, as I am in a rut.
7. Get into a rhythm of reading for an hour of a physical book and an hour of an e-book on nights when I am home and am not watching tv with my husband.
8. Go to a local trivia night. I’ve found that I’m decent at trivia, so it’s worth a try.
9. Continue working on decluttering, To my horror, I counted no less than 21 kitchen towels that were ready to be donated today. I donated them, and still have some left.
10. Use up the last of our summer produce. It was a crappy season, but my mesclun lettuce is growing like gangbusters, and we will still have tomatoes, peppers and beets to enjoy. Zinnias to admire too!

I too love the fall flowers. I have one more botanical garden to visit this year, and that’s scheduled to happen Sept. 14. And after a summer void of patio flowers at my place (long story), I finally have a plethora of pots with luscious colorful blooms on display, so that may become my own private botanical garden for fall. 🙂

@Elisabeth – oh, I’ve definitely had some goal-less seasons. I’m taking two trips this fall anyway that will involve cool scenery so if nothing else happens, it’s all good. But we shall see!