Changing of the season

For me the arrival of fall is heralded by the return of Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes and Cobs Bread pumpkin scones in combination with the drop in temperature and the darker skies. Thankfully the rain that Vancouver is famous for has not descended upon us just yet. So I wanted to take this opportunity to have a think about and document the things I wish to do in fall 2012. I hope I am more successful with this season than I was with summer. Upon reflection, my summer list was a bit of a flop and I have no one to blame, but myself, although I did have a pretty great summer. I only ticked off two things from my list - 2. Catch a Canadians baseball game and 4. Make a delicious summer-inspired cheesecake, as seen here. I am not completely sure that I can call the cheesecake summer-inspired, but I did make one nonetheless. Anyway this brings me to my fall 2012 list:

1. Drink copious amounts of Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes
2. Bake delicious pumpkin-based goodies using Kambie, my new KitchenAid stand mixer, who I introduced to you all here
3. Go to the Vancouver Aquarium, which was on my summer list
4. Come up with an awesome costume for Halloween
5. Scare myself silly at PNE's Fright Nights
6. Attend a Giants ice hockey game

I was aiming for a solid ten items on my list, but at the moment I can't conjure up that many. If this six aren't enough to keep away thoughts of the impending weather to come, then the things I already have locked in for the season most definitely will. These include Carrie Underwood and Snow Patrol concerts, Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in San Francisco and two weeks back home in Australia for my best friend's wedding. I guess my fall 2012 has all the makings to be a really good one.

My 2011 pumpkin scone attempt as showcased here