afaerytalelife:

November comes, and November goes
With the last red berries, and the first white snows.
When nights come early and dawn comes late,
And there’s ice in the bucket and frost by the gate.
The fires burn and the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest until next Spring.
— November, by Elizabeth Coatsworth.

Artwork: November, by Kelsey Garrity Riley.

Source: afaerytalelife

Apple Cider, Halloween (but past tense obviously), Leaves

Apple Cider: What’s your favorite seasonal drink?

It’s a pumpkin spice latte. If you needed more evidence of my basic-ness

Halloween: Do you plan on going out for Halloween this year? And as what?

I planned on it, but i ended up at a funeral instead. Bummer. I was thinking about being Rosie the Riveter, though

Leaves: What’s your favorite color the leaves turn?

I love those bright reds and burgundies. There’s a couple trees at work like this right now. I love them

Autumn, bonfires, fuzzy socks, rain, scarves – pretty please ;*

Autumn: What’s your favorite thing about Autumn?

Call me a basic bitch, but I love pumpkin flavored things

Bonfires: Do you prefer going out or staying in on a fall evening?

If the weather is nice, I love to go out and do fall things, like apple picking and haunted houses. But if it’s cold, I hate to leave the house

Fuzzy Socks: How do you spend a night in in the fall?

I’m spending this particular fall night on the couch, wearing fleece, under a blanket, drinking with my roommates and, you guessed it, watching Jeopardy

Rain: How do you spend a rainy day in?

I love to get up on a rainy morning and drink my coffee and write. If it rains all day, I like to cuddle up and read

Scarves: What’s your favorite album to listen to in the fall?

I like Simon and Garfunkel in the fall, or Hozier, although he’s really an all-season fave tbh

Autumn Asks

swilmarillion:

Autumn: What’s your favorite thing about Autumn?

Apples: What’s your favorite type of apple?

Apple Cider: What’s your favorite seasonal drink?

Bonfires: Do you prefer going out or staying in on a fall evening?

Boots: Favorite pair of shoes/boots you own?

Candles: What’s your favorite fall scent?

Caramel Apples: Favorite Halloween candy?

Fairs: Have you ever been to a state fair? How was it?

Flannel: How many blankets do you sleep with in the fall/winter?

Fuzzy Socks: How do you spend a night in in the fall?

Halloween: Do you plan on going out for Halloween this year? And as what?

Hot Chocolate: How do you make/order your hot chocolate?

Leaves: What’s your favorite color the leaves turn?

Mini pumpkins: How do you decorate for fall/Halloween?

Pumpkin: Do you carve a pumpkin for Halloween?

Pumpkin Spice: Is pumpkin spice worth the hype?

Pumpkin Pie: What’s your favorite autumnal dessert?

Rain: How do you spend a rainy day in?

Sweaters: What’s your favorite sweater?

Scarves: What’s your favorite album to listen to in the fall?

moringottos:

Let’s Help Bird Beat Cancer

You probably all remember this post, back when we all hoped that @thulimo’s tumor was benign and she would be able to go home after surgery and relax and try to recover from said surgery. Sadly, that was not the case, and she’s been diagnosed with Stage II Endomterioid Ovarian Cancer, confirmed by pathology. It came with a complete hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and other medical disemboweling. In short, not a fun time for her, and she spent three days in the hospital recovering from her surgery, the weekend after back in the emergency room due to complications, had a chemo port placed on 10/28, and begins the first of six cycles of chemo on 11/5.

She’s having a really shitty time of it, guys. She’s exhausted, she’s hurting, she’s scared and who can blame her. Chemotherapy is rough, and she needs a lot of care and help while she adjusts to this new, however temporary, reality. her chemotherapy is six cycles, every three weeks, for the next approximately five months. I believe her end date is sometime in April, at which point the oncologist will start testing and scanning to make sure she is cancer free and we go from there.

We’ve both been pretty out of it, are constantly exhausted, and I am having to take time off work in order to try to get our lives under control and prepare her first chemo treatment and whatever is coming as a result of it. We need help, which is why I am posting another one of these.

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP

We have a GoFundMe. We also have ko-fi; mine, and Bird’s. We also have a shared PayPal account. If you can’t afford to donate that’s completely understandable and we totally get it. Reblogs and words and messages of encouragement mean a lot to Bird and me and are just as important. Bird needs care items as well, such as loose fitting, chemo accessible clothing; hats and scarves for when she loses her hair; face masks for going out in public to help keep her from getting sick while her immune system is compromised; stuff to keep her warm as she already runs cold and she’s having the majority of her chemo in the winter months so she’s going to need more blankets and socks. Recommendations for books and movies and shows to watch during those long, six hour chemo sessions, and easy to digest recipes are also greatly appreciated! If you have ever been a caregiver and you have tips or advice for me, I would really love the help. Also, if you or someone you know is a cancer survivor and you have advice for either one of us, we would gladly welcome it!

I’m probably forgetting something, or a bunch of somethings. If you can think of something I’ve missed, yell at me. If you know of resources, yell at me. Thank you to everyone who has helped us so far, and thank you for your continued help and support. I love you, and whatever happens and whatever you do, be good to your fellow humans, whoever and wherever they are.