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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

That is such a lovely world gathering ode to Autumn,I can smell the leaves,the mist,the dampness of the woods,the chutneys and jams cooking,the apple pie and crumbles-YUM!๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ

I live in Spain so it's not cold yet,cooling a bit and the light has changed from intense white to a mellow light gold,but the nights are drawing in and I can watch the sunrise from my bed (how lazy!)again!โญโœจ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒ๐Ÿงก

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Spain must be wonderful in October x

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It is,we emerge from the heat and start to function again!We have two flowering seasons ,one in spring and one in autumn so the garden is a riot of colour again!

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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

Thankyou so much for recording it Lia - you have such a beautiful voice. It reminds me there's the Ffern podcast to look forward to tomorrow! And what a month of contrasts. I hope everyone is ok amidst floods and hurricanes.

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So glad you liked the recording! Iโ€™ll do it again x

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Wow, wow, wow, this is a mighty poem, so many delightful observations and descriptions of the passing month. And this month, the treat of listening to Lia reading it all. Thank you!

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Iโ€™m glad you enjoyed it! x

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Oct 1Liked by Lia Leendertz

Thank you for connecting all of us together as one even though we go about facing the changing season each in our own way.

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Isnโ€™t it a lovely thing x

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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

Amazing, and what a treat to listen to it too! Love all our voices coming together.

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Iโ€™m glad you liked that x

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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

Oh I LOVE the voice recording! Such a lovely soundtrack to my morning breakfast in the back garden.

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Oh good. I will keep it up x

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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

Love this so much. All those swims!!! ๐ŸŠ I'll have to listen tonight and then listen to the Ffern podcast in the morning, I think...

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Yes so many swims!

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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

It's always a thrill to read it Lia - thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Thank you ๐Ÿงก

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Oct 1Liked by Lia Leendertz

Joy!

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Thank you! x

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Oct 1Liked by Lia Leendertz

Itโ€™s wonderful to read your compilation and to sense a feeling of togetherness in our experience of seasonal change even though we live in different parts of the world. Simply lovely.

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Yes! Thatโ€™s what I love about it too x

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Sep 30Liked by Lia Leendertz

Thank you, Lia, I loved listening to that.

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So glad x

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Oct 1Liked by Lia Leendertz

I'm still on holiday in Crete, but reading that poem now whilst having a siesta and watching the grasses blowing outside my bedroom window, has brought me such joy and slight trepidation at the thought of what I will be returning to weather wise in the UK. Hopefully the rain hadn't caused too much damage and the crisp autumn mornings aren't too much of a shock to the system! Thank you so much once again Lia for such a beautiful offering. I will listen to your reading when I get home to bring me gently back to autumn ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š

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Rain has eased now but itโ€™s windy! Going to be a shock I thinkโ€ฆx

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Such a gathering of words that suit the season - still warmth in the sun whilst harvesting natureโ€™s hips and haws , the garden is blown over but still full of colour through the berries & the last of the nodding Japanese anemones that tap on our windows in the wind ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿƒ

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Amazing! Thankyou so very much..to all who contributed!! I listened to this lovely work while getting ready this morning. Blessings from Snohomish Washington USA

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Iโ€™m obsessed with listening to this! Your soothing voice is my migraine brain go-to and listening to all these seasonal experiences is such a beautiful way to mark a step into a new month. Thank you so much for recording this! I will have it on a loop until the end of October! ๐Ÿ˜†

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