1. Watch The Sky Light Up From a Balloon
What better way to observe the sunrise on a September morning? There are many companies that can arrange this for you. One of these is: Buy A Gift. This is their description of their trip:
2. Beat The Light and Race
Enjoy the fresh September wind in your face from a horse, bike or go-cart! Or just watching some racing outside on a fresh September day. One of the most famous English races in September is the St Leger in Doncaster. Today is Ladies Day and the big race is on Saturday!
'Don’t miss Eighties superstar Martin Kemp, who is set to add a touch of "Gold" to the iconic festival when he plays a DJ set after racing on DFS Ladies Day.
Martin - who's renowned for his acting, radio and television presenting work as well as his music, will entertain crowds with a 90-minute DJ performance, which will include musical classics from his career as well as well-known tunes from the 80s through to modern-day tracks. Please note, the Martin Kemp DJ set is situated in the County Enclosure, only accessible if you have County Enclosure tickets, Premier Enclosure tickets or Hospitality tickets.
Fashionable Ladies from across the region will be upping their efforts to stand out in the style stakes, in a bid to claim the coveted Best Dressed Lady title and win a bumper prize package so make sure you get your best dress and heels at the ready!
Naturally there will be an abundance of the finest fillies out in force, hoping to secure the Best Dressed Lady crown. The winner of the coveted title will then go on to represent Doncaster Racecourse in the final of Yorkshire’s Best Dressed Lady 2018.
Attracting more than 15,000 people from across the country, DFS St Leger Ladies Day at Doncaster Racecourse is a day not to be missed!'
3. Lighten and Brighten Your Bathroom
Strapped for cash and need a quick bathroom makeover for autumn?Maitland Quitmeyer BuzzFeed Staff makes a number of good suggestions. Here's three of her ideas:
1. Put your potions into classy bottles
2.Make a inexpensive bath shelf
3.Recycle an old window into a stylish medicine cabinet
4. Create a modern towel rail
4. Enlighten Yourself By Learning a New Skill
Surprise yourself this autumn by producing something new! The cooler afternoons of the early autumn and the fresher mornings seem to give many of us an extra surge of creative energy. If so it might be the perfect time to challenge yourself to learn a new skill. Painting? Poetry? Website design? chutney- making?
BBC FOOD Mango Chutney
Ingredients
- 4 large mangoes, peeled, stoned and sliced
- salt
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 450g/1lb caster sugar
- 2 baking apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 tbsp English mustard powder
- 1 tbsp grated fresh root ginger
- 600ml/1 pint white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
Method
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Put the mango slices in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt. Leave overnight. In the morning, drain off the juice and rinse the fruit.
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Put the garlic, sugar, apples, mustard, ginger, vinegar and cayenne pepper in a pan and, over a low heat, dissolve the sugar.
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Bring to the boil and add the mangoes. Simmer for 30 minutes until the chutney is thick and syrupy. Spoon into sterilised jars and seal.
Put the mango slices in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt. Leave overnight. In the morning, drain off the juice and rinse the fruit.
Put the garlic, sugar, apples, mustard, ginger, vinegar and cayenne pepper in a pan and, over a low heat, dissolve the sugar.
Bring to the boil and add the mangoes. Simmer for 30 minutes until the chutney is thick and syrupy. Spoon into sterilised jars and seal.
5. Enlighten Yourself With Some September Culture
What better way to celebrate the month than to read some September poems and listen to some September songs? Here's a few to get you started!
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 - Poem by William Wordsworth
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth, like a garment, wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
september songs
- See You In September
- September
- September Morn
- Wake Me Up When September Ends
- September Gurls
- September When It Comes
- Pale September
- September Song
6. Chop Some Apples and Light The Oven
In my garden in England the apples and pears were always ready at the end of September/ beginning of October. Chances are it's a similar case for you. What better way to spread some light than to as
k some friends around to enjoy your first autumnal meal!
BBC Apple Crumble Recipe
Ingredients
For the crumble
- 300g/10½oz plain flour, sieved
- pinch of salt
- 175g/6oz brown sugar
- 200g/7oz unsalted butter at room temperature, cubed, plus a little for frying
For the filling
- 450g/1lb apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in pieces
- 50g/2oz brown sugar
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Place the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mixture. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Place the fruit in a large bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir well being careful not to break up the fruit.
- Butter a 24cm/9in ovenproof dish. Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.
- Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling.
- Serve with thick cream or custard
7. Chop Some Brambles and Light a Candle
Celebrate Michaelmas by lighting a candle. This festival has been celebrated since the sixth century.
Michaelmas, or the Feast of Michael and All Angels, is celebrated on the 29th of September every year. As it falls near the equinox, the day is associated with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days.
It used to be said that harvest had to be completed by Michaelmas, therefore it It was the time at which new servants were hired or land was exchanged and debts were paid. This is how it came to be for Michaelmas to be the time for electing magistrates and also the beginning of legal and university terms.
St Michael is one of the principal angelic warriors, protector against the dark of the night and the Archangel who fought against Satan and his evil angels. Legend tells us that Satan was driven out of heaven on this day and landed in bramble bushes. Therefore it is traditional to have bramble or blackberry pies, desserts or jam on this day.
8. Send an Unexpected Gift and Spread The Light
Remember the last time you received a gift when it wasn't your birthday? Struggling? You see then what I mean about making someone's day! Why not complete the following quiz and think about what would light up your eyes before going out to buy a gift for a loved one? Chances are they'll like something similar!
https://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofpresentsdoyoulikequiz/
