“She saw the world not always as it was, but as perhaps it could be.”
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.
📚🕷 Decorating The Cottage Library for Halloween! 📚🕷
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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!
Don’t Let the Forest In 🍄🌲🍂 A Book Review
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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.
🍂 My First Dollar Tree Fall Haul of 2025 🍂
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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.
🍂 How I’m Romanticizing Autumn in 2025 🍁 Book List, Movie Recommendations, Activities, ect.
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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.