Try the season’s apple cider — celebrate Cider Day in western Massachusetts’ Franklin County (413-773-5463; ciderday.org). Or, look for fall ales, on tap or bottled. Two popular brews made in New England are Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale (Maine) and Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale (New Hampshire).
Yum — candy apples at Jaswell’s Farm (401-231-9043; jaswellsfarm.com) in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It’s right in the heart of “apple country” and has made these crunchy delights a specialty. Eight choices, including traditional cherry-red candy-coated, caramel fruits, and blue raspberry candy-coated.
If I had the grace of autumn / then I’d know just what to do / I’d hold on ’til the time was right / and let go with brilliant hues. — “Autumn,” from the album The Harvest by Colrain, Massachusetts-based singer/songwriter Erica Wheeler
Capture fall color forever with a Stillwood Pottery piece. Kassie Hennessey shapes and glazes terra-cotta clay to look like oversize leaves. Each one is beautiful as a tabletop decoration — with or without a tea light candle — or as a soap dish or change tray. Prices $8.50-$85. Made in Orono, Maine. 207-947-3765; stillwoodpottery.com
I took it during the morning when she was still sleepy so she wasn’t all over. Shes my best bud.
