• Nov. 8, 2008 - Unconventional? Me?? No! ....Well Maybe...when it comes to Autumn Leaves!
Recently a friend remarked in a 3-sided conversation that I was unconventional! It rolled off her tongue as if she thought I would perfectly agree...
Inside my own head, I thought..."Whatever does she mean? Me? Unconventional? How??"
So I ventured forth, "What do you mean I'm unconventional?"
She laughed, "Don't you consider yourself unconventional?"
"No, I've never thought about it, but not really"
"Oh, come on Amy! You've drug me through meadows and to lakes looking for animal tracks, you've gone to a friend's sister's husband's grandmother's house to collect ginkgo leaves for goodness sakes! Yes, I would say you are slightly unconventional!"
"Oh...humm... yes maybe I am..."
"Though, doesn't everybody when finding out about the exquisite, leathery gingko leaves, search high and low to find them??? So that they can do a leaf pressing project with their children? No, I guess not...but they were worth the search to me! Actually, a friend knew of my search and having remembered seeing them at a family get-together told me about them! and then she kindly called the grandmother to ask if I might visit with my chirdren. That's not so strange is it?
When we arrived at the home of this said grandmother, it was an Autumn Wonderland. EVERY tree in her yard was ablaze, my children squealed with delight! We stayed there for hours, quite literally. The children were able to climb into the branches of several of these blazing beauties and pick perfect specimens of every leaf in every color of the fall pallette! What a memory, though this took place two falls ago I remember the joy as if it were yesterday!
Every year I can't let Fall pass by, something within me just has to hold on to it! Definitely the best way I've found is by collecting, pressing and microwaving leaves! Coming soon! How to press leaves PERFECTLY!!
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