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Now that we are just past the autumnal equinox, it is time to shake up your beauty routine to adjust for the cooler months coming. The fall is a time of change. Making small and subtle changes now will help you look and feel your best this season. Here are some Fall beauty tips that are easy to incorporate into your routine.

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When the summer heat breaks and the first cool days arrive, I feel melancholy, because it means the end of our local farmers market is nigh and the variety of summer produce will soon be gone.  While I savor the rest of our ripening tomatoes, my thoughts turn to fall’s produce, with its rich red and orange hues, mirroring the turning leaves.  Fall produce reminds me of rich, hearty dishes that fill you up during the harvest season.  Here are five fall fruits and vegetables (and meal ideas) that are great sources of nutrition and the basis of many delicious dishes.

Found these LED tea lights, and they’re awesome, and it’s a good deal!

Don’t call us the Grinches of Halloween just because we eat our pumpkin rather than prop it up as a doorstop decoration. Actually, we’re on a mission to resurrect the reputation of the poor pumpkin. Once a meaningful Fall mealtime staple, pumpkins epitomize seasonal autumn eating with hearty flavor that have, unfortunately, been relegated to craft supply.

For those wanting to incorporate more local and seasonal foods into their diet during the fall

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Sadly, our little green pumpkin that was doing so well deflated and turned yellow.  "Where’s my pumpkin go?" my poor son asked.  The plant hasn’t stopped blooming, but I don’t know if I expect more pumpkins or not.  Our raspberries look like they’re doing okay despite the fact that little bugs attacked the leaves this year.  We got maybe an ear’s worth of popcorn.