Autumn Blog Posts | Discover Autumn Now — These Days with Devon

A smiling man with gray hair and a beard, wearing glasses and a black jacket, sitting in front of a mural of New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty.

Would you believe us if we told you that we've had the incredible privilege of meeting a living, breathing human rainbow? An individual so overflowing with color, passion, and life that it's like experiencing an explosion of vibrancy! Explore the artwork of the talented Sitka!

Sitka: Contemporary Expressionism

A woman with long blonde hair wearing green sunglasses, a pink floral shirt, and jeans, standing in a garden with various pink, red, and yellow flowers. She is holding a bouquet of red flowers and smiling.

An Amazing Autumn

Land's Sake Farm is not only a place for agriculture but also a community hub that promotes education, sustainability, and the appreciation of nature. It serves as an exemplary model of how local farms can contribute to building stronger, more connected, and environmentally conscious communities. Devon concurs!

Land’s Sake Farm

Roast turkey on a decorative platter surrounded by berries, lemon slices, and greenery.

Many families have established their own traditions over the years, and we have many of our own traditions, and Dev is spilling the secrets on her best her family recipes!

Turkey Day Traditions 2025

Sunset over a city skyline reflected in a body of water with ducks swimming, boats docked, and lush greenery.

Since her blog is called These days with Devon, and you all seem to genuinely enjoy it, we thought we would write about One Night out with Devon, just for you our loyal readers!

Follow along on our journey through Boston with the best tour guide, dine out, and shopping companion ever!

A Night Out with Devon

Side-by-side images of outdoor nature scenes: the left shows a lush green yard with trees and sunlight, and the right shows a snowy forest at sunset with bare trees and orange sky.

Daylight Savings 2025

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a practice that involves setting clocks forward by one hour in the spring (to "spring forward") and setting them back by one hour in the fall (to "fall back"). There are some potential advantages to setting the clocks back in the fall, which we will do on Sunday November 2nd 2025.

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Veterans Day is celebrated to honor and show gratitude to all military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday, observed on November 11th each year, has its origins in the Armistice Day holiday that marked the end of World War I.

Here are some key reasons why Veterans Day is celebrated:

Veterans Day 2025

A glass mug of tea on a rustic wooden table with a tea bag inside, surrounded by dried leaves and fairy string lights. In the background are lit candles, an open book, and a lantern, creating a cozy ambiance.

Fall and winter offer an array of seasonal teas with flavors that match the season. Think of spiced chai, apple cinnamon, pumpkin spice, or peppermint teas…

What’s in Your Teacup?

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Spine Chilling Soirees

Embrace the Halloween season this year (2023) with our favorite festive events and spooky stories at the best local bookstores in Massachusetts.

Autumn landscape with colorful fall foliage, a lake, and distant mountains under partly cloudy sky.

Devon, being Devon, and surely in the know, asked that we include info on this super fun spot for her readers. Who knew that they host fabulous seasonal events year-round? Well, Devon did.

Wachusett Mountain

A pile of small orange pumpkins stacked together.

While you are visiting the local bookstores for some chilling and thrilling tales, or at your favorite local farm stand, why not stop and pick up a pumpkin on the way home?

Everything Pumpkin

Pumpkins, mums, lanterns, and a wreath decoratively placed on the front porch of a house for fall or Halloween.

Find out everything you could want to know about Halloween but were afraid to ask… Including tips for costumes & treats, cozy halloween plans for adults, and the neighborhood competition everyone is talking about in 2025!

Halloween 2025

A row of black beer taps on a metallic bar, with warm lighting in the background.

Here are some of the best breweries in the Bay State to celebrate Oktoberfest in style. From traditional lagers to creative craft brews, these spots have something for every beer enthusiast. Grab your favorite and let the festivities begin!

Oktoberfest 2025

Colorful light display featuring a large fox head with floral decorations, surrounded by illuminated pink, blue, and white flowers, and blue string lights with people walking underneath.

Zoo Lights 2025

Luminous animal and ocean scenes, traditional Asian lantern displays, a stunning 164-foot-long phoenix, and more will light up the night sky, and dazzle you away! We be-dazzled! We’ve been to a similar event and we highly recommend this utterly brilliant experience! Come on, get down there. When was the last time you were enchanted?!

Close-up of numerous red and pink small berries, with a few dark purple ones mixed in.

Devon loves Cape Cod and this time a year it’s worth the trip to check out the cranberries, ripe, and waiting just for you! Cranberry farming started on Cape Cod in the mid-1800s in Massachusetts continues to grow an excellent crop of native berries. Here in Massachusetts the acidic soil in the coastal wetland environments are favorable for their growth.

Crazy for Cranberries

Pink apples hanging on a tree branch with green leaves against a clear blue sky.

Apple-Picking Season - 2025

From August to November, you can pick from dozens of varieties of apples at a local orchard. From sweet to sour, the many types of apples provide a delicious snack. Picking your own apples to have fresh fruit or for baking in a pie is a great way of welcoming autumn.