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When fall leaves turn, the air takes on a distinctly dry, crisp character, Mother Nature has given the gift of autumn. It is no simple gift – it’s one of nostalgia and joy, wrapped like a gift, waiting to be experienced with the twinkling of an eye.

There is nostalgia for first days of school and their limitless possibility. For the fun it was to wear the Best Halloween Costume Ever! For the town you lived in when you first tasted pumpkin ale. And there’s the joy of walking down the sidewalk, intentionally stepping on leaves to hear the satisfying, distinct crunch.

We listened to Deers on Twitter sharing their autumn experiences. Here is what we heard:

• @durhamtownship : Lastest blog post - American Beech tree in autumn colors
• @craftycrafty : Some great autumn-themed projects and inspiration on the site today.
• @Tossey : Autumn sunrise Morning commute No better way to start a work week - colors are gorgeous!

Richard Clayderman - Autumn Leaves - Click here for more amazing videos

• @Zaferroni : Watch this video http://metacafe.com/w/1726588/ on Metacafe - Richard Clayderman - Autumn Leaves

Here are a few of our ideas for giving the gift of autumn:

• Rake leaves for a neighbor who may not be so able anymore.

• Make a new hot drink every day of the week for you and your friends or family to enjoy after work or after dinner. (Have you ever made authentic Indian chai from scratch?)

• Donate old winter coats. When the temperatures change is when coats are in the highest demand for those in need. As an added bonus, you keep them out of the landfill.

This fall, go leaf-peeping … Dancing Deer style! Try our rich autumn-colored Maple Leaves & Gingerbread Acorns as a gift for someone special or a special treat for yourself.

 

COMFORT FOOD

From smallest girlhood,
well into teen years,
now with accelerating age,
cookies have comforted me.

My grandmother’s “receets”—
her only tangible legacy—
made chewy molasses cookies
a family legend.

Any self-respecting nutritionist
recommends a handful of oatmeal cookies
heavily laced with raisins
as a healthful breakfast.

Cookie-baking lessons are
the first for young cooks.
Holiday cookies decorated by small,
eager hands are treasured by all.

All chocolate addicts appreciate
that melting madness called “Toll House.”
At desperate times, some of us will
finish a batch from the bowl, unbaked.

Named “biscuit” by our British mothers,
accompanied by tea,
cookies are the highlight of a civilized day
or ought to be.

Children of careering mothers
will settle for an after-school
welcome—a treasure-hunting dive
into the cookie jar.

I’m still wearing on my small frame
the globular residue
of every comforting cookie
I ever ate.

Barbara J. Rios, Santa Cruz, California ©

I found this cool site called The Curious Dreamer where you can search for the hidden meaning of any dream symbol. First on my list… cookies!

Cookies Eating cookies can mean you feel like treating yourself, or perhaps you're embracing your inner child.

..I had a feeling that cookies were the true fountain of youth. Next up, my favorite treat, brownies.

Brownie (chocolate dessert) A brownie can symbolize a "denseness of sweet emotion,"

..Aerosmith must love brownies.

-Tara

Source: http://www.thecuriousdreamer.com

Check out that good looking cookie in the background! Now that Dancing Deer goodies are available on Northwest Airlines flights, I thought it might be fun to see if I could find any reviews from their travelers.



Meal: Dinner - Salad with Roasted Red Pepper Dressing
Warm bread
Beef Casserole
Dancing Deer Sugar Cookie
Drink: Pepsi
Comments: ...The cookie was the highlight of the meal....

-Tara

Source: Airlinemeals.net

We’d like to know what food reminds you of home and hear your comfort food memories and recipes.

Tell us in a tweet or a blog post. And when you do, tag 7 friends as well.
Together we’ll use our tweets and blog posts to raise awareness about family homelessness, our company’s cause.

Now, we’re going to pass the torch to these people:
  1. Chris Perrin, Blogwelldone.com @blogwelldone
  2. Karen Wise, http://verbatim.blogs.com/, @wisekaren
  3. Bryan Person, www.bryanperson.com, @bryanperson
  4. Beth Kanter, http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/”> http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/, @kanter,
  5. Rick Liebling, http://eyecube.wordpress.com, @eyecube
  6. Steve Garfield, http://stevegarfield.com, @stevegarfield
  7.  Chris Brogan, www.chrisbrogan.com @chrisbrogan

**And the rules**
Link your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post.
* Share what food reminds you of home
* Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
* Let them know that they’ve been tagged
*Please Copy and paste the description below:
Dancing Deer’s Sweet Home Initiative raises money for scholarships to help educate homeless women and end family homelessness. As a part oft his initiative, our CEO, Trish Karter, will be riding her bike 1,500 miles from Atlanta to Boston visiting family shelters in each city to raise awareness about this cause (see: http://tinyurl.com/dzynh5  ). She’ll also be recording stories from the women she meets along the way asking them about their experiences. One question she’ll ask them are what foods remind them of home.

From Webb in Watertown, MA…

“Comfort food is food you make. Every time that I make food for others I am filled with a sense of love, contentment and connection to those that receive and enjoy the food that I have prepared . I also feel a deep connection to and gratitude for all the things from which the food was made. No ingredient escapes my praise. It is comforting to know that if we are available to that surrounds us, it rewards us with its essence. Food and its ingredients live in the present capable of awakening us to that moment.”