Comments on: The 2022 Fall Fun List https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/ Writer, Author, Speaker Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Anne https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-414379 Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:13:11 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-414379 Please ask for music suggestions in your winter list again, love all these tips!

]]> By: Caitlin https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-400100 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:08:45 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-400100 Pianist George Winston has a lovely album called Autumn—actually he has one for just about every season, I think. My mom played him while I was growing up and when I got homesick in college, particularly during my first semester in the fall, I would put on his music and feel comforted.

I live in New Hampshire and we’ve started making fall trips up to Littleton, which is a super cute town and close to a theme park called Santa’s Village that I grew up going to. It’s actually a pretty nice theme park and good even for littler kids, and they are open on weekends through October. It has been fun to go back with my parents, my brother and his family, and my family now that my brother and I are adults with families of our own.

I also love all of these music suggestions and Fall Fun ideas!

]]> By: BethC. https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398309 Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:52:20 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398309 Going on a cruise through Maritime Canada with a couple of stops in New England this fall. Portland is a stop and a lobster roll somewhere is a must. I second the recommendation for Scales, and would also add The Holy Donut (pre-order online to avoid standing in line) or Two Fat Cats bakery. They have a nice farmer’s market if you are there on a Saturday.
My list:
1. Soak up whatever fall things we see on the cruise. We start in Quebec City, which I have never visited-very much looking forward to that. After the cruise, we’ll be at our Marco island timeshare for several weeks, where I am hoping not to have to work remotely too much. I’m a little sad about missing the peak October fall season in the Mid-Atlantic, but our soon-to-be forfeited 2020 cruise credits needed to be used or would be lost.
2. Enjoy September Thursday noon hikes in a local park with a local hiking group. This is a weekly little adventure, made all the more fun because I have made 2 new friends as a result of my prior participation.
3. Meet up with 2 friends who live about an hour or so away (so too far to make spontaneous plans). One will join me on a local hike this Sunday (with coffee beforehand) and the other will meet me for lunch later this month and impart the Quebec City wisdom that she gleaned from a family trip this summer.
4. Watch the changing of the guard in the UK as the Queen is given a final farewell. We attended the Braemar Highland Games near Balmoral 8 or 9 years ago and she was there. I got chills as the crowd sang, “God Save The Queen” while she was among us. Her limo also passed within 10 feet of us as we were walking back to our car. Charles was there and was quite enthusiastic as he watched the “tossing of the caber.” Picture hulking men tossing something resembling a telephone pole that tumbles end over end…..
5. Go to see Ringo Starr in concert, which will mark the 3rd Beatle that I have seen performing live.
6. Celebrate the 90th birthday of my husband’s aunt at a cousin’s reunion. She is an example of someone who enjoys continuous weekly adventures even at an advanced age-she hosted Wii bowling with friends in her apartment every week until she turned 89, and still posts jokes on Facebook.
7. Find somewhere local to pick apples right before our cruise and figure out how to store them in a cool place so that they last until we get back.
I love all of the music suggestions!

]]> By: Sarah K https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398216 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:02:47 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398216 We want to:
-go to a pumpkin farm where they have kid activities
-go to a college soccer game
-decorate for Halloween
– for the adults, attend some kind of Oktoberfest thing
-for me, have at least one Pumpkin spice latte (they are so overly sweet but also so good)

]]> By: Elisa https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398180 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:50:41 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398180 I was just in Portland, Maine, and loved Scales restaurant for seafood! And Tandem Coffee.

]]> By: Fan from Boston https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398156 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:25:54 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398156 Perhaps as a choral singer you already know these, but the Requiem masses by Durufle (https://youtu.be/c-RiYOpaYVw) and Faure? Our church choir sings these each year on All Souls in early November, so they have an autumn association for me.

]]> By: Marthe https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398109 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:11:49 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398109 Danse macabre from Camille Saint-Saëns is nice and spooky for Halloween!

]]> By: KDR https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398100 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:56:35 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398100 In the high school band we played the song October by Eric Whitacre. It’s really beautiful.

]]> By: SHU https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398097 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:51:30 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398097 Truly love this list! I have certain singer/songwriters I associate with fall — Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird, The Mountain Goats.

I will create my own list next week. This one covers a lot of bases, though! I feel like mine will include something to induce fall scents since we don’t really have any natural ones around here!!

]]> By: Elisabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/09/the-2022-fall-fun-list/#comment-398026 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:39:06 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18745#comment-398026 Fall is my favourite season. It is one huge benefit of living at our latitude. Warm days, crisp mornings, fresh produce…and stunning natural beauty. I love everything about fall…and then tend to loathe just about everything about winter. Nevertheless, I try to soak up all the unique adventures and pleasures associated with this glorious season and know even though the snow will start to fly eventually, there is so much joy to be experienced over the next few months.

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