Madrid is temperamental. Especially its weather. One day you will be walking around and everyone will be complaining about the heat (well, almost everyone--I would never complain about gorgeous sunshine) and the next you wake up and can't throw enough layers on. A drastic change. Overnight. Getting out of bed the past few days has been extra difficult: staying in a warm bed with a comfortable comforter seems infinitely better than stepping onto the chilled tile floor and walking outside to darkness (sunrise is 8:25am). Summer left and winter [quickly] creeped in. Where did fall go?
But what do I miss most about fall? Fall flavors! I always crave pumpkin and ginger, but this years these cravings cannot be quenched. Warm pumpkin soup and roasted butternut squash. Roasted root vegetables of all varieties and caramelized onions. Pumpkin cupcakes with goat cheese frosting. Chewy pumpkin cookies with dark chocolate chips. Pumpkin patches, jack-o-lantern carving contests, apple picking (or apple-stuffing-your-mouth-to-try-them-all), berry picking, squash blossoms, Yale Farm tours, and, of course, fall leaves. You are all severely missed.
Fall, you are my favorite season--can't you just stop by for a bit?
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