Happy Friday!

Even though I don’t want summer to be over, that crispness in the air

has arrived, along with the low mists over the blueberry fields I pass on

my way to work.  There are crunchy leaves in the parking lot and, sadly,

I know in my heart that it is farewell to summer and on to fall.  That said,

fall means I can start cooking heartier foods, comfort foods, some wonderful

soups, stews, curries and casseroles.  Plus, some of the fall book releases are out

now (hooray Louise Penny!) so the to-be-read pile will be getting taller but with more

time indoors due to the almost guaranteed rain to come,

there will be even more time for reading.  I haven’t gone to school for a long time now

but somehow September feels like the new year for me; a fresh start, time

to get to projects that have been put off and maybe even time to buy new clothes and shoes.

Hope you had a fabulous summer and that you will have a wonderful fall.

Happy New Year and have a great weekend!

Dot