Well I haven't written in a while and I apologize for that, I find that I am being pulled in every direction.
I am still looking for a cottage, my son and I are still attending at Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto and I have been trying to get stuff done around the house. The weather has been great although I haven't been up north enough to really enjoy it.
The summer is fast approaching the end of its glorious run and although it is still 30 degrees outside I know that winter is coming. I don't like the cold, I'm not happy with the heat unless I am near water but I love, love, love the fall.
The fall brings warm days and cool nights great for sleeping. The trees become a flash of color and shine so vividly in the sun light. There is nothing better than a drive in the country back roads with the windows open and the beauty of nature all around.
It is the time when people start to think about canning their wares to store for winter. Roasted peppers, beets, salsas and of course the tomato sauce for pasta. Trips to the farmers markets and flea markets bring bags and bushels of fresh veggies and the smell of fresh baked goods seems to be every where.
The best craft shows are the fall fairs and with the cooler weather you can wander around taking your time to be sure to see everything. If you are in Ontario, there are fall fairs every weekend and they bring you out to the cutest little towns.
I love to see the pumpkin patches and the fields of sunflowers. It is only august but some stores already have Halloween decorations, Thanksgiving table ware and some even have.... dare I say it... Christmas stuff. I shudder at the very sound of the word. I want to send electrical charges through the computer at all those people on facebook that cheerfully announce its only 20 weeks away...YUK.
To me fall is the absolute best time of year. I wish it would stay twice as long as the other seasons or better yet maybe we can abolish winter and just have two seasons of fall? I would love that. I really don't like the winter. I don't skate, ski, snowboard or any other nasty thing that brings me out into the cold. I would just as soon stay hibernated and sleep for the 3 months like a big old bear.
Now back to fall, some people do the big clean up in spring but for me it is the fall. I love to purge the old and reface some of the things I have. I love to paint the whole house and rearrange the furniture. The more I can get done the better. Again, I think this is in preparation for the hibernation period.
My husband and two sons are hockey fanatics. They love to play hockey and watch it on TV. I enjoyed my days of being the hockey parent (for the most part) and celebrated their success on the ice. I miss those days. Now they are grown up and no longer a part of that. They still go out to the local rinks and play shinny but I don't go watch, remember, I hat the cold.
Although I love the fall, I do not like the summer ending because I know that soon enough the world becomes this barren waste land of brown and gray. The ground is covered with a layer of dirt and the days are dark and gloomy. The beginning of the end is the arrival of the Canadian National Exhibition, then the pools close and the kids go back to school. Everything settles in to a humdrum of boring existence.
From the early spring we watch as the farmers fields start to poke through. I watch the corn grow from little sprouts to full height. That is my gauge for the summer fun to end. When the corn is ready for picking the summer is coming to a close.
My 17 year old is back to school soon for his final year. This will be a year of change and a year of growth. I can't stop the time, the changing of the seasons or the aging process so I guess I better just be ready for it and enjoy the fall to its fullest.
Hope you all get out and enjoy the up coming season and finish up summer with great times and family and friends, I know I will not want to waste a single day of it. Be safe until next time.
