When I had this book on loan from the library I took some photos of some of the pages to share on here on the First of The Month posts
Better put August away in the cupboard and get out the September Edith Holden Edwardian Lady plate and some autumnal decor. No new things for the shelf because I still like the autumn leaf swag and the wooden mushrooms. I think the September plate is especially good. I've put it right at the end of the shelves because I reckon the vine leaf tapestry that's permanently on the picture wall fits in well with the autumn theme.
The verse of a poem that's included on the plate is by Alex Smith (according to her Edwardian Diary Book) who I think must be a Victorian Scottish poet.
Best I love September's yellow,
Morns of dew-strung gossamer,Thoughtful days without a stir,
Rooky clamours, brazen leaves,
Stubble dotted o'er with sheaves-
More than Spring's bright uncontrol
Suit the Autumn of my soul
In 2019 I quoted a piece from my folklore diary
Autumn brings closure to a busy growing year and is time for tidying up and preparing for winter. In our lives we can use this time to bring things that have reached fruition to a natural close and to make ready for what is ahead of us.
September = Autumn either on the 1st meteorologically, or astronomically at the Autumn Equinox or Mabon on the 23rd this year.
The word autumn comes from Latin autumnus and it's use dates back to the C14. Of course in the USA and some other countries it is known as fall and both autumn and fall were used in this country until the C18, I wonder why we stopped using it?.
The September full moon on the 10th is called the Wine Moon or the Song Moon.
The Anglo-Saxons called September Gertsmonath, meaning the barley month.
Nowadays the grain harvest is usually finished well before September.
There are a few general weather sayings for the month that I have mention in previous September 1st posts.
The Anglo-Saxons called September Gertsmonath, meaning the barley month.
There are generally three consecutive windy days around the middle of the month, millers called these the windy days of barley harvest
Nowadays the grain harvest is usually finished well before September.
There are a few general weather sayings for the month that I have mention in previous September 1st posts.
September dries up wells or breaks down bridges
September rain is much liked by the farmer
Many haws and many sloes make many cold toes.
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I wonder what sort of weather we will get this year after our very dry summer.
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Sue
Not often I'm first on, Sue! September is my birthday month, I'm a Libra, so it is fitting that the Autumn Equinox falls later this month.
ReplyDeleteI set to publish early in the morning for a change so readers from around the other side of the world get to see the post first rather than last and I get to reply properly too. :-)
DeleteAs you go into autumn we head into spring. I always find that so amazing :)
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteI love Autumn color and coolness. Sadly, this year neither is happening. It still feels like mid-Summer with warmth and no rain. I, too, wonder about what Winter will bring. My ideal would be lots of snow and cold. I'll be happy to layer up after all the Summer and Autumn heat.
ReplyDeleteNot too much snow and cold here for us please - the price rises will hit those struggling even more
DeleteCharming, and evocative of the season.
ReplyDeleteThe plate is especially good this month I think
DeleteI love this post. The photos in that book are amazing and I love your decorations. I can't wait until Autumn. I am looking forward to cooler nights!
ReplyDeleteAngela Harding's prints are just so good. I might borrow it again to take some more photos
DeleteThe drawing of the owl on the Autumn page has a very flat face - I didn’t believe the person who told me but seemingly it’s true that owls have flat faces to help them hear.
ReplyDeleteAnd there are conkers on your plate. I haven’t thought of them for years.
Haven't seen any conkers yet this year I need to collect some
DeleteYour shelf looks really lovely and that's a gorgeous print of the owl. xx
ReplyDeleteThe book is full of her lovely illustrations
DeleteHow is September here so soon? I do like Angela Harding's art, and your Edith Holden plate is lovely. It's a hard time of year for me, full of six weeks of anniversaries. The Season of the Spider commences!
ReplyDeleteA.H's prints are just brilliant. Ive seen two huge spiders so far - put them out the front on the grass verge - I expect they turned round and came straight back again!
DeleteI always enjoy your start of the month sayings and those lovely engraved pictures too. When younger, I didn't like the scraper board art, now I love it. How we change.
ReplyDeleteI for one (and probably not alone in this) am praying for a mild - if wet - winter. If it's a cold one there will be SO much suffering and I really don't want to think of that. The poor folk having to stay in bed to keep warm.
We will blow the dust off our old sleeping bags, and thank heavens for all the quilts I've made down the years.
I'm hoping for a short mild winter too, to help my family
DeleteI love your wooden mushrooms and the owl art is lovely. It is like a switch was flipped here we were 90's and humid and today chilly and 50's. There is a bumper crop of acorns this year already I wonder what that foretells for winter?
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That's a very quick change in temperatures!
DeleteIs it just me or does that September plate seem a lot busier than usual. It is lovely though, just so much to look at. I love your little displays it sets the mood for the month doesn't it and the September page of my Angela Harding calendar is one of her simpler pictures, Highland Warblers.
ReplyDeleteHere in Michigan, upper midwest of USA, often the last couple of weeks of August begin to cool down, with nights of windows open instead of air conditioning. There is a different feel to the air signalling fall is nearly here. That is not to say we will not have more ridiculously hot weather later in September, but it can be short lived. Oh how I remember my children stumbling out of their school bus late in the afternoon, dripping with perspiration because of no air conditioning in the bus and temperatures in the high 80'sF well into the evenings. I much prefer the cooler temperatures of fall and winter because I no longer physically handle the heat well.
ReplyDeleteI can remember getting on school buses on hot summer days, they would have been waiting at the school for about 20 minutes and turned into ovens - horrible
DeleteAutumn is my favourite season of the year and your display is beautiful. Thank you for posting the facts about autumn-I really enjoy your forst of the month posts. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI worry that I'm just repeating myself but I guess a year has gone by since the last September notes
DeleteDid you cross stitch that framed piece on the wall? I love the colors of that! Such lovely work!
ReplyDeleteYes, a long time ago, it's supposedly a Roman tile. Done in half x stich
DeleteBeautiful display
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Thank you
DeleteI never know if autumn is a joy or a curse
ReplyDeleteI really love those wooden mushrooms. They are very lifelike.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I came here to remark the same as Jackie: those mushrooms are great. The plates were also a nice purchase. I've enjoyed seeing the new one displayed each month.
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