Makayla Love 10/25/25 Makayla Love 10/25/25

A Project Flowers Writing Update

WIP Title: Project Flowers

Genre: Dark Fantasy / Adventure

Today’s Word Count: 1,610 Words

Total words: 1,610 words

Makayla Love 10/18/25 Makayla Love 10/18/25

Pumpkin Carving Day! 🎃

So, dearest Folk of the Hollow, we had a bit of a . . . well . . . a set back with our plans a couple weekends back.

We were supposed to go to a pumpkin patch and an apple orchard—we had everything planned out. I spray-painted my wicker basket so it was nice and cute for the apple pickin’, I spent all morning trying to pick out an outfit (and, by the way, the whole morning was bright and sunny) and do my make-up, only to realize that as the time drew closer to the time for the farm to open the skies had grown darker and it began to rain.

Meaning, there would be no apple picking or pumpkin patch for us.

Makayla Love 10/8/25 Makayla Love 10/8/25

📚🕷 Decorating The Cottage Library for Halloween! 📚🕷

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

Today I wanted to share with you guys how I decorated my cottage library! Now, we decided to be a little frugal this year when it comes to buying Halloween decorations—we’re saving up for a big home renovation project that, frankly, absolutely takes priority—so this is probably the most we will decorate this year. But that’s okay! You don’t need to buy a ton of decorations and be the biggest house on the block to still have a fun Halloween!

Makayla Love 10/5/25 Makayla Love 10/5/25

Build-a-Bear Timeless Teddy Bear Review 🧸 Meet Augustus!

Hi there, Folk of the Hollow!

I have always wanted one of those vintage teddy bears—one of the ones that you might find in your grandmother’s (or great-grandmother’s?) attic from her childhood in the Victorian era. One of those toys that you can see the absolute outpouring of love it received in the shabbiness of its fur and the looseness of its eyes. A real Velveteen Rabbit situation. I thought that maybe, because I was born so late for that kind of thing, I might have to just resign myself to not getting quite the doll I was looking for. Like—I would get a teddy bear, but it wouldn’t be the Winnie-the-Pooh, Velveteen Rabbit kind of teddy bear that I would have wanted.

Makayla Love 9/8/25 Makayla Love 9/8/25

Don’t Let the Forest In 🍄🌲🍂 A Book Review

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

So back in the summer, I had stumbled upon the Instagram page of author C.G. Drews and, after browsing for a bit, found their (I’m not 100% sure on the pronouns that this author goes by, so instead of accidentally using the wrong ones I figure it would be okay to stick with ‘they’. I’m also pretty sure the author goes by ‘they / them’ pronouns anyway but again, not positive)

I read about half the book and decided I couldn’t finish it—because this felt more like an autumn book than a summer book! I knew that if I finished it in the summer, it would be forever locked in my mind as a “summer” book, and I wanted this to be one I reached for in the autumn. So I begrudgingly put this one aside until the leaves started changing and the temperature began to drop. When the time came to finally be able to pick up my autumn reading list , this was the first book I went for.

Makayla Love 8/27/25 Makayla Love 8/27/25

Rainy Day Studying ☔ Linguistic Notes, Coffee, and a Cozy Night In

Great news, Folk of the Hollow!

Makayla Love 8/2/25 Makayla Love 8/2/25

🍂 My First Dollar Tree Fall Haul of 2025 🍂

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

Everything about today was a surprise. I hadn’t intended to go out shopping, and I hadn’t intended to write a post about it today—but earlier today I talked myself into venturing out into the village to check out our local dollar tree to see what they’ve got out on this beautiful August 2nd.

Makayla Love 8/1/25 Makayla Love 8/1/25

🍂 How I’m Romanticizing Autumn in 2025 🍁 Book List, Movie Recommendations, Activities, ect.

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

Listen, I know it’s only August 1st. I know that technically fall doesn’t really start until sometime in September. But what I also know is that this is my blog and I decide when the fall content starts.

Makayla Love 7/30/25 Makayla Love 7/30/25

The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living🌷 Being Your True Self

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

I want to start out this post by talking a little bit about this new, like, series that I’m calling The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living. The idea behind the guide is to provide inspiration to the denizens of the Hollow (that’s you!) to find ways to romanticize life and find the beauty and whimsy in the everyday. I hope that my little guide will help you be able to see the magic that is all around you!

Makayla Love 7/6/25 Makayla Love 7/6/25

Rainy Days are Meant for Writing 🌧️🖋️ A Little Ivywood Writing Update

WIP Title: Little Ivywood

Genre: Dark Fantasy but inspired by Cozy Fantasy. So like, a Dark Fantasy / Cozy Fantasy hybrid?

Makayla Love 7/3/25 Makayla Love 7/3/25

🎃 Cozy Summerween Reading Day 👻

Hello there, Folk of the Hollow!

It’s been a minute since my last post, hasn’t it? I’m sorry to say that as the summer heat has rolled in over the cottage, my energy levels have dropped significantly. I always forget in the springtime, when we are fresh out of winter and all the possibilities of the outdoors is once again open to us and the weather is a cool and inviting 70 degrees, but I am simply not built for warm climates. Most people feel the seasons negatively affect their moods in the winter—but I, dear Hollowfolk, feel those pains in the summer.

Makayla Love 6/22/25 Makayla Love 6/22/25

I Started a Cozy Fantasy Novel!

Makayla Love 6/7/25 Makayla Love 6/7/25

A Plant Haul! 🌷🌱

Last Saturday we went to the absolute cutest little outlet plant nursery.

Since last autumn I’ve been mentally planning my garden—how I was going to design it, what kinds of plants I wanted, romanticizing the idea of sitting out on my porch in the early mornings with a book in my hands and a nice hot cup of chai tea on our little garden table—and now that the warmer months have finally rolled in it was time to get started at last!