fall

I would say has fall officially started. Suddenly the shop is cold in the morning, and doesn't heat up during the day. My workmates and I come back from lunch and put on a layer of clothing to go back to work. Windows are being closed in the Rettie household. Not all of them, that takes a serious cold spell, but some. And Gris-gris appears next to me at 4:00 am seeking warmth. It could heat up again, but the light has changed and the leaves are trying to. Mike and I decided this was okay, for now. By December we will be ready for summer again. If we were independently wealthy we'd live in two hemispheres. We try to think positively. November the feast of St Dungeness occurs. And we keep thinking of field trips and outings to plan for the winter months. And October is baseball month. Listening to games recalls memories of my father and the early days of transistor radios.

The garden  flowers are gone from the window sill, I have to be content with red grape leaves on the fence. Trader Joes has candles in stock again. They consider them seasonal. A silly concept to me, we dine by candle light nightly. But now we can add more candlesticks to the table. And all my knitwear can come out of storage.