Considering that two weeks ago, when my dad was visiting, it was so gross and hot and humid we had to turn on the Big Air Conditioner that I never use, fall has landed with a thud. It's cold in here! I'd been meaning to turn off the radiator in the maid's room* before the …
Month: September 2023
Refreshing the past
Nice to have a mostly-open Sunday after a very-overscheduled past week. The Friday before last weekend, my dad was due to arrive mid-afternoon from Durham. But the weather was all thunderstormy and everything got postponed or cancelled. They actually boarded his flight and got out to the runway, then had to turn back. Then, every …
Turn turn turn
One of my favorite writers asked, on FB, when (ignoring the calendar) we felt like the seasons changed. I think she was going for a weather-related feeling, but to me, it is the calendar, and not the official dates. Summer is Memorial Day to Labor Day, duh. Fall... well, undecided whether it goes until Thanksgiving …
The Toast Point Page 