It’s a sunny Sunday in October, one of those peculiar days in that time of the year when it’s warmer outside than it is in the house. I feel like I have to open the windows to let some warm air in. The angle of the sun is just so warming, I wish I was sitting in the back yard instead of the cold living room. Peter is replacing some of the screens in the doors with storm glass and that for sure is a sign summer is over!
1. The Morning Glories are getting really scraggly and dying, and pots of purple, rusty red, orange and yellow mums are omnipresent on porches all over town.
2. We made our seasonal pilgrimage to Delicious Orchards, loading up on apples and cider donuts. If this were summer, we’d be at Matt’s buying corn and tomatoes.
3. Hard as it might be to believe, I have packed away my flip-flops and even my Tevas, not sure how my feet are going to react to real shoes.
4. Somewhere between Labor Day and Columbus Day, the urge to take the crock pot out overcomes me and I begin to think about Hearty Beef Minestrone, Chilli, and One Pot Chicken. Slow cooked meals are a hallmark of Autumn.
5. The air conditioner units are out of the windows and put into storage, the door-draft snakes are out of storage and the lawn furniture is cleaned and ready to store for the winter.
Mum's the Word!
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I love the fall/winter but I hate having to put away my beloved flip flops and break out the boots.