10 Things to do in Autumn or Fall

What can you do in Autumn or Fall?

Around this time of year you may want to be curling up at home rather than staying out and no doubt you'll be cooking food with richer and fuller flavours to help warm your senses.

There's lots of things you can do in autumn. Here's a few ideas you could try.

1. Carving pumpkins 
2. Making pumpkin soup or pie
3. Watching a fireworks display
4. Kicking up leaves on an autumn walk
5. Go on a lantern trail in a park
6. Go to village scarecrow festival
7. Drink hot chocolate
8. Pick apples
9. Curling up on the sofa to watch a film or tell a scary story 
10. Visit a maize maze

There's sure to be something you'll enjoy doing.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Super creamy and warm, this soup is perfect for a cold winter day.

Ingredients
¼ cup medium diced onion
¼ cup medium diced celery
¼ cup small diced carrot
3 cups medium diced butternut squash (or pumpkin)
2–3 cups chicken stock
½ cup heavy cream or evaporated skim milk
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 drops Cardamom oil
2 drops Cinnamon Bark oil

Instructions
Roast first four ingredients in 350° F oven; when nicely browned put in sauce pan.
Add two cups chicken stock, heavy cream, salt and pepper.
Simmer until just boiling, place in food processor.
Puree until smooth, add more stock if needed for smooth, soupy texture.
Add Cardamom and Cinnamon Bark oils.
Add more seasoning if needed. Serve hot.

Discover doTERRA Harvest Spice the gathering blend.

Harvest Spice is designed using oils associated with heartwarming memories.

The unique and thoughtful blend of Cassia, Clove, Eucalyptus, Cedarwood, Nutmeg and Cinnamon Bark creates a warm, spicy, smooth aroma reminiscent of Autumn. 

This blend is perfect for the Autumnal months when the nights are closing in and the days getting shorter and creates feelings of warmth and happiness.

When applied topically, Harvest Spice may help boost mood due to the addition of Eucalyptus essential oil. In addition, Cedarwood essential oil is known to provide grounding benefits.

USES

Add a drop to your favourite doTERRA moisturiser. 

Gift to friends and family to celebrate the changing seasons. 

Apply topically to enjoy the warm, spicy, Autumn-like aroma. 

Roll on the bottoms of your feet for a warm and grounded feeling.

Diffuse to boost your mood and to create a warm, cozy and inviting atmosphere in your home.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE 

FOR TOPICAL OR DIFFUSION ONLY

For massage, mix 5 drops with ≈ 10 ml carrier oil. For bath, mix 5 drops with ≈ 5 ml carrier oil. For perfuming, mix 1 drop to 10 drops carrier oil. Add 3 to 4 drops to your diffuser.

dōTERRA goes to great lengths to create their  CPTG Certified Pure Tested Grade™ essential oils. The purity and power of their essential oils comes from plants that have been grown and harvested in their ideal environments and then distilled and tested for purity and potency. These careful processes produce high-quality, pure, and potent essential oils. 

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