Reader on the Roof

 

It's official, autumn is here.  At this point every fashion, photography,

and food blogger can be seen twirling joyfully like Maria in The Sound

of Music (sans the mountains and song-bird voice). In the land of four

seasons - not to be confused with the 1960's American band that shares

the same name - everyone celebrates the death of nature. This is most

evident through the smiles we display whenever we hear that crunch

of dead leaves beneath our feet - oh, how sadistic our pleasures can be!

I'm no different than the rest of them, my uniqueness does not apply

to autumn, I too get school-girl giddy over the season. Who doesn't

love the ability to layer after a summer of relentless heat? I know

I do - I mean, boy, can Canada ever get hot! This is the time of year

we all get that itch to bake. Cooling temperatures are less apparent

when you're boiling up in the kitchen from all that heat emanating

from the oven. And speaking of autumnal baking and cooking, our

desire to be in the kitchen revolves around the basic human need to

fatten ourselves up before winter - let us not pretend it is anything

but! Before the age of grocery stores with their never-ending supplies

winters were hard and people actually died. This is what my mind

turns to when I think of autumn - that and red, lots and lots of red. 

Outfit:

Glasses c/o Firmoo

All else thrifted