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With summer coming to an end, the thought of Autumn beckons, the walks, the chilly evenings, the last Indian summer before winter sets in. Perhaps you need some inspiration for some autumny things to do? Stumped beyond walks kicking up leaves and picking blackberries? Alex Quick has ideas aplenty from the simple to the more elaborate a lovely inspirational range of ideas for young and old.
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Synopsis
102 Things to Do in Autumn by Alex Quick
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – and 100 other things, as suggested by the inimitable Alex Quick. Quick’s lively style makes this book a joy to read as well as a brilliant source of ideas. And it’s gorgeously illustrated too.
Example ‘things to do’
• Watch starling murmurations
• Guzzle oysters
• Take part in a conker moth alien survey
• Hold a Dumb Supper
• Make rosehip syrup
• Scan a fly
• Craft an apple doll
• Treat yourself to a pumpkin facial
• Botanize a walnut
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Publication date
3rd September 2013Author
Alex QuickMore books by Alex Quick
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Old Street PublishingFormat
Paperback204 pages
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