Looking for some festive fall craft ideas check out this site.

http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/thanksgiving/

I especially like the pinecone wreath. Start the adventure with an outdoor scavenger hunt to collect some of the supplies you will need:

Grapevine wreath
Pine cones, leaves, acorns and any other item from nature that will give your wreath your own personal touch.
Hot glue gun
Wired edged ribbon

How to make it:

Hot glue the pine cones two to three wide across the grapevine wreath, depending on the size of the wreath and your preferences. Be sure to put plenty of glue on the bottom of the pine cone to give it enough stability.

Let the wreath sit and dry for awhile.

Add any other items from nature you collected (acorns, leaves etc)

Add the wired edged ribbon in and around the wreath. Tie a piece in a bow and add to the wreath by either tying on or hot gluing it on the wreath.
Be sure to hang with a heavy duty hanger as this wreath will be heavy!

Tips:

The pine cones could be spray painted prior to gluing.
Orange and black pine cones with added trinkets or ribbon would make a great Halloween wreath.
Silver and gold pine cones with added trinkets or holiday ribbon would be perfect for a Christmas or winter wreath.
This project will take a lot of glue sticks. As a note, it's best to work with clear glue sticks so that the glue does not show. Use a heavy duty glue if possible.

Eat Locally

One of the greatest things about Fall/Winter, is it gives me an excuse (sometimes) to stay inside and catch up on some reading.

I am currently reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.

http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com

Another great read that's got me thinking about what I buy and from where. I had already started getting our milk, eggs, cream, butter and some vegetables at Sherman's farm, a near by farm that I use to go to as a child with my best friend, when her Mom worked there in the summer as a strawberry picker. It's grown quite a bit since then from a road side farm stand selling jam and relish to a mini grocery store.

http://www.shermanfarmnh.com/index.html

Next year I intend to grow more vegetables, do more canning and have already put more thought in to my purchases and buy locally whenever possible.

In Maine, that shouldn't be so hard.

For more on how to buy locally check out http://www.mofga.org/Resources/FindLocalFoods/tabid/221/Default.aspx