Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. What it means to me.

Prompted by WordPress’s own Daily Prompt, I get to thinking about what the change of seasons means for me.

What I won’t be doing this autumn season

I won’t be sitting down to write a poem about it. Keats did it better than I could.

Regular readers will know it means I won’t need to tramp through the vineyards much more taking photos for the Wednesday Vine Report. The harvest is almost finished – much later this year than I can remember. Mademoiselle Merlot has gone to the cooperative along with all her cousins and we will meet again soon in a bottle of the lovely red stuff. The Wednesday slot will be taken up with visits to different Domaines and some very serious wine tasting. What a treat! I can’t wait.

season's Merlot
good health to you!

I won’t be wearing what I’m wearing today for much longer. Here in the south of France afternoons are still pleasantly warm, but the wind changed today and there is now a definite chill at night and in the early morning. Flip flops and thin cotton shirts won’t be enough.

I won’t let myself rush into winter, though. One of the things I enjoy about living in France is they don’t hurry you straight into preparation for Christmas. They celebrate autumn here with seasonal displays in shop windows featuring mushrooms and chestnuts. In the hairdresser’s there might be a few fairies and elves, too, sitting on tree branches – maybe a gnome and toadstools.  Colour charts will tempt you to come inside and have your hair turned to burnished copper or bronze to match the season.

The French make chestnut everything from soups and pâtés to delicious sweets and desserts.

 

season chestnuts
chestnut season
chanterelles
much sought after

Chanterelles grow wild in the hills. They hide in leaf litter under chestnut trees. They are highly prized and wickedly expensive. Nobody will tell you exactly where you can find them and who can blame them. Fried lightly in butter, they are sinfully delish!

What I will be doing this season

Drinking more red wine. This is a certainty. There are so many more Domaines to discover and somebody has to do it.

I will bring down my winter woollens from the loft and take up summer clothes and beachwear to hibernate till spring.

I might just pop into the coiffeuse and have those auburn streaks put in my hair.

And I will be writing, writing, writing. I still haven’t decided which novel to polish first for publishing on Amazon. One day I lean toward the family saga, the next I want to do something darker. How about I work on all three?

Well, you know I love variety in my life!

Thanks for visiting my website. PLease call again. Leave a comment and I’ll get back to you.

Cheers!

Celia

24 thoughts on “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. What it means to me.”

  1. I think what you posted was very reasonable. However, think about this, suppose you were
    to create a awesome title? I mean, I don’t wish to tell you how to run your blog, but suppose you added a title
    that grabbed people’s attention? I mean Season of
    mists and mellow fruitfulness. What it means to me.
    – Celia Micklefield is a little vanilla. You ought to look at
    Yahoo’s home page and see how they write news headlines to get people to open the links.
    You might add a video or a picture or two to grab people excited about everything’ve got to say.
    In my opinion, it would bring your posts a little livelier.

    1. Hi. It wasn’t my title. This post was in response to the WordPress Daily Challenge where they set the title. I agree with you, though. Titles are very important. I changed the title of my first novel just before it was published. I always knew something needed changing about it but it wasn’t until my MC spoke the words I realised what the title ought to be!
      Cheers, Celia

  2. Have you ever considered creating an ebook or guest authoring on other sites?
    I have a blog centered on the same information you discuss and would really like to have you share
    some stories/information. I know my readers would appreciate
    your work. If you’re even remotely interested, feel
    free to send me an email.

  3. Hey there, You’ve done a great job. I’ll certainly digg it and personally recommend to my friends.
    I am confident they’ll be benefited from this website.

  4. I’m impressed, I must say. Rarely do I come across a blog that’s both equally educative and amusing, and without a doubt, you’ve hit the nail on the head.

    The issue is something that not enough folks are speaking intelligently about.
    I’m very happy I found this in my search for something regarding this.

  5. Superb blog! Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?
    I’m hoping to start my own blog soon but I’m a little lost
    on everything. Would you propose starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m
    completely confused .. Any suggestions? Cheers!

  6. Hi, i feel that i noticed you visited my site so i came
    to go back the want?.I am attempting to find issues to enhance my site!I guess its
    good enough to make use of some of your ideas!!

  7. I got this website from my pal who informed me regarding this website and at
    the moment this time I am visiting this website and reading very informative articles or reviews here.

  8. You can definitely see your skills within the work
    you write. The sector hopes for even more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to mention how they believe.
    Always go after your heart.

  9. I tend not to comment, but I read some of the responses on this page Season of
    mists and mellow fruitfulness. What it means to me. – Celia Micklefield.
    I do have a few questions for you if you do
    not mind. Could it be only me or do a few of these responses come across like
    they are written by brain dead folks? 😛 And,
    if you are writing at additional online social sites, I’d
    like to keep up with everything new you have to post.

    Could you list of every one of your shared sites like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed?

  10. Hello I am so excited I found your web site, I really found
    you by mistake, while I was looking on Askjeeve for something
    else, Anyhow I am here now and would just like to say thanks a
    lot for a fantastic post and a all round thrilling blog (I also love
    the theme/design), I don’t have time to read through it all at the moment but
    I have bookmarked it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be
    back to read a lot more, Please do keep up the fantastic b.

  11. I was pretty pleased to uncover this great site. I want to
    to thank you for your time for this fantastic read!!
    I definitely enjoyed every bit of it and I
    have you book-marked to see new information in your site.

  12. Greetings from Idaho!I’m bored to teears
    at work so I decided to browse your site on my iphone during lunch break.
    I enjoy the information you provide here and can’t wait
    to take a look when I get home. I’m amazed at how fast your blog loaded on mmy cell phone ..
    I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyways, wonderful blog!

  13. After exploring a number of the blog articles on your website,
    I truly appreciate your technique of blogging. I
    saved as a favorite it to my bookmark webpage list
    and will be checking back soon. Please visit my web site as
    well and tell me how you feel.

  14. You are so interesting! I do not think I’ve truly read through a single thing
    like this before. So nice to discover someone with a few
    genuine thoughts on this subject. Really.. thanks for starting this up.
    This site is something that is needed on the web, someone with a little originality!

  15. Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I’ve really loved surfing around your
    blog posts. In any case I will be subscribing to your rss
    feed and I am hoping you write once more very soon!

Leave a Reply

Your e-mail address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.