THE SCENT OF AUTUMN

Even though we've had some highs in the eighties, I am in full fall mode. I want nothing to do with summer. I'm ready to wrap myself in my favorite cozies: sweaters, scarves, and wool socks. I love the smell of spice and only have one use for my crock pot (

this chili

) so I thought it would be amazing to use it to fill our house with the warm smell of cloves, cinnamon, apple, and orange. A jolt of fall into our seasonally challenged home. We also decided since we had everything on hand, to whip up some hot apple cider - and then I started sweating and we had to turn the air down.

Autumn Potpourri

based on

this recipe

You will need:

the peel of one orange

one cut up apple

2 large cinnamon sticks

1 T cloves

1 T vanilla extract

1 T almond extract

1.5 cups water

Place all ingredients in a crock pot on low and enjoy!

ps i really don't like the word potpourri.

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