Remember those leave piles in your back yard? Did you jump into them? Did you hide inside them and let the fall sun tickle your skin?

When I lived in the US with my parents and my sister, I had the possibility to enjoy a real autumn (actually quite a few), not one of those cold soggy ones I am used to in Europe. No, it was a fall with golden leaves, squirrels hiding nuts, dears eating crabapples, warm October days…

Watching all these events unfold lead my always creative mother to write a book illustrated with water paints. A present for my sister, and a happy memory spiced up with a little magic.

But see for yourself, the story written in 2002 is slowly unfolding on @themusicinyou_ my mother’s post humous Instagram channel. Can you tell who’s who?

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This is the Story about a little girl. She was living with her sister and her parents in a little old house. The house stood alone in the middle of a big field. In the field there were also many big, tall trees. The little girl loved to play in the yard. Sometimes she played there with her older sister, and sometimes she played alone. When she was alone, she often liked to swing. Her father had hung a swing from a strong branch of a big maple tree. #afallfairytale #nicolawerner #carpediem #fall #automn #indiansummer #littlegirl #swing #aquarelle #fairytale #chestercounty #devonpa #fall2002

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One beautiful autumn day she was just sitting on the swing watching the squirrels. She noticed how the squirrels ran up and down the trees and jumped from branch to branch, collecting nuts and acorns and burying them in the flowerbeds around the house. “ Oh,” she wished, “ just once I would love to climb in the tops of the trees like the squirrels.” #afallfairytale #nicolawerner #carpediem #fall #automn #indiansummer #littlegirl #swing #aquarelle #fairytale #chestercounty #devonpa #fall2002

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Then her eyes fell on the huge pile of leaves in front of her. Her sister had raked them into a big pile for her. She started swinging and when she had gotten high enough she let go and flew off into the great big pile. #afallfairytale #nicolawerner #carpediem #fall #automn #indiansummer #littlegirl #swing #leaves #aquarelle #fairytale #chestercounty #devonpa #fall2002

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While she was doing that, a young squirrel was watching her carefully, and he thought to himself, “ I’m sure I could have lot of fun with that little girl. I wish she were not so big. If she were as small as she looks from here, I would have the courage to approach.” #afallfairytale #nicolawerner #carpediem #fall #automn #indiansummer #littlegirl #swing #leaves #aquarelle #fairytale #chestercounty #devonpa #fall2002 #squirrel

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