Fall Bucket List 2021

 I figured it was time to share our fall bucket list since it really is starting to feel like fall here.  The temperatures are cooler and I've even noticed some of the leaves starting to turn yellow already.   Here are a few of the things I've been thinking I'd like to do before the winter weather and snow sets in.



Read some cozy fall themed books

Make pumpkin scones

Hike either Mt. Monadnock or Mt. Greylock (or both!)

Go apple picking


Celebrate Evan's birthday

Go hiking as much as possible

Take the boys' yearly photos

Bake up some apple pies


Make candy/caramel apples again

Plan a weekend getaway for my husband and I

Decorate the house for fall

Pull out some new puzzles


Keep a gratitude list for November

Make chili & cornbread

Drink apple cider

Buy some mums and decorate the front porch


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Comments

  1. HollySeptember 15, 2021 at 6:18 AM

    Love this list...you are well on your way!

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  2. Andrea NineSeptember 15, 2021 at 6:32 AM

    You know I love this, Fall is my jam!

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  3. Tamar SBSeptember 15, 2021 at 6:33 AM

    I am so excited for fall!

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  4. Veronica LeeSeptember 15, 2021 at 6:34 AM

    Wish we had fall here. I'd love to do most of the things on your list.

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:38 PM

      I do love living where we have 4 seasons; though I wouldn't mind if winter was shorter.

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  5. Kim CarberrySeptember 15, 2021 at 8:25 AM

    We're not having one day the same here. It felt like Autumn yesterday and today it feels like summer again.
    What a great list. Pumpkin scones. I have never tried them, I think I need to and I am looking forward to get some apples from my dad's trees so I can make some pies. x

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:38 PM

      We have a bit of that but mostly it feels like fall.

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  6. Lindsay's Sweet WorldSeptember 15, 2021 at 8:51 AM

    Ooooh please share the recipe for your pumpkin scones! Scones are one of my favorite things in the whole world and I've never had a pumpkin one!

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:39 PM

      I don't have one yet; but when we made some scones I'll make sure to post it.

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  7. Dara @ Not In JerseySeptember 15, 2021 at 9:01 AM

    Looks great! I ordered mums from the orchestra sale at Gabbie's school and I'm excited for them to come!

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:39 PM

      I plan to pick up some mums next week when we go to the orchard.

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  8. EllibelleSeptember 15, 2021 at 10:06 AM

    Great bucket list with such fun fall activities! Those pumpkin scones do sound delicious! I need to be sure to plan some hiking this fall, it's my favorite time to hike! And apple picking is a must for us!

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  9. Memphis BridgesSeptember 15, 2021 at 10:21 AM

    What a great list! I bet fall up north is so pretty!

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:40 PM

      Thanks! It is real pretty up here with all the colors.

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  10. Nancy 's Fashion StyleSeptember 15, 2021 at 2:14 PM

    You can send me some caramel apples! Lol.

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:42 PM

      We've made our own a few times and like them better than the ones we can buy.

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  11. ratnamurtiSeptember 15, 2021 at 3:46 PM

    What a lovely way to look ahead. I've never made cornbread, it's not a New Zealand "thing" to eat, but always wanted to.

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    1. Joanne September 15, 2021 at 4:44 PM

      I'm not a huge fan of cornbread but my family loves it.

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  12. Sparkles and LattesSeptember 15, 2021 at 5:07 PM

    I will be baking an apple pie too. I just baked a peach pie and it was really good. Looks like you have a fun Fall ahead.

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  13. margiSeptember 16, 2021 at 4:27 PM

    A great list! I love apple pie.

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    1. Joanne September 17, 2021 at 5:20 AM

      We do too; it tends to be a whole family affair where we make a few of them together.

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  14. DawnSeptember 19, 2021 at 8:19 AM

    Great list!
    Blessings, Dawn

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  15. Christie HawkesSeptember 25, 2021 at 4:14 PM

    Your fall plans sound lovely, Joanne. This year I decided to build my fall bucket list based off ideas I found on other bloggers' lists. You post inspired me to add "finish my jigsaw puzzle" and "take a week off work and spend it in Southern Utah with my husband." Thanks and happy fall!

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    1. Joanne September 25, 2021 at 7:38 PM

      Thank you! So glad I was able to inspire you.

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  16. onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.comSeptember 25, 2021 at 8:15 PM

    I like the idea of reading fall themed books during the season. Great activity. Maybe working a fall puzzle, too. My BFF gave us a really cute Texas puzzle for all of us to work on the family trip we took to the beach. But we didn't get to it. I think I will break it out now.

    Come make your chili for my recipe swap and blog hop!! Would love to have you join me.

    I saw the cutest arrangement of potted mums with tiny pumpkins inside the pot around the base of the flowers. It was so cute. If I thought I wouldn't kill the mums, I would buy some and do that myself.

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  17. KirstinSeptember 29, 2021 at 11:52 AM

    Great list. I'm making chili and cornbread next week while we're on vacation. I love puzzles and hope to start one while on vacation...I just purchased mums at Costco a week or so ago. They always have such a great deal.

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    1. Joanne September 29, 2021 at 4:40 PM

      I went out to buy some mums today and came home without them; I totally forgot with all the other stuff I was buying!

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