Not done with summer yet
Over the weekend, a few of my acquaintances were expressing their delight with the impending autumn season on Facebook. To them, I say: Phooey. All through the long weekend, I had a sense of...
View ArticleBack to baking
There’s something about the fall season that puts me in the mood to bake. Maybe because I’m inclined to turn the oven back on after a few months of meals cooked on the grill. Or maybe autumn and the...
View ArticleHoliday phobic
I begin to get a sick feeling in my stomach every time the word “holiday” comes up, and it’s been coming up a lot in recent days. That’s because the “holiday” to which they refer is Christmas, and I’m...
View ArticleFall’s fleeting beauty
Some of the flowers in my garden beds are at their most brilliant right now. The strawberry pot has turned into a big ball of pink begonias; the hues in the copper-amethyst osteospurmum have...
View ArticleAutumn jaunts and jottings
I’ve been playing catch-up all week, having returned from some vacation days to an inbox chock full of emails (many of them junk, but still needing to be gone through) and a long to-do list at work. In...
View ArticleKicking and screaming into fall
I am launching a formal protest against the arrival of autumn. According to my calendar, it begins in just three short – and growing shorter by the minute – days. I simply am not ready for it. I’m not...
View ArticleSearching for fall
I’ve previously voiced my despair regarding fall’s arrival —only because it means that winter will soon be on its heels. (In fact, you didn’t have to venture too far west last weekend to get a BIG...
View ArticleOne Person’s Opinion On The Change Of Seasons
It’s that time of year again, when the temps get noticeably cooler, the days are shorter, the teeny-weeny gnats bite a little harder … and the squirrels begin to try my patience. While others expound...
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