Around the Corner

I absolutely adore this time of year. I love the bright fall colors, the nip in the air, the foggy morning walks, and the smell of burning hickory. But the thing I like best about autumn is the sense of anticipation it brings. The holidays are almost here. Halloween is only nine days away. There won’t be any Trick-or-Treaters at our door, but we’ll celebrate all the same. We’ll have a hot bowl of chili with cornbread and watch something appropriate on DVD, like Ghostbusters or The Witches. Thanksgiving will be a quiet affair, too. Unless we invite someone to join us, there will only be three at our table. But we can still have turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie. And in only 64 days it will be Christmas! Decorated trees, holiday lights, cookies, stockings, cards and presents! I can hardly wait!