I confess that I can’t pick a favorite season. Each has wonderful aspects, and promises unique pleasures. But if Fall isn’t my favorite season, It is definitely a close second. Or third. After a long hot, humid summer, Fall is just such a relief! Around here, which is South Eastern North Carolina, the weather can be brutally hot, but around the last of September, first of October, something shifts…well, the earth, I guess. I know it is not fall yet, but I am sooo starting to look forward to it!
Now, that does not mean the hot weather is instantly gone, but the nights are cooler, and we start having milder days. It feels balmy like late Spring, for a bit, and then a bit Crisp by the end of October.
My neighbor puts out Halloween Decorations on Oct. 1.
Tonight I sat looking at her lit decorations with a sliver of bright moon in a blue night sky, thinking about how much fun this season promises. Carving Pumpkins, seeing the kids in their costumes, Harvest festivals and the gear up towards the Holiday season. I don’t like to rush it, but I can’t help the anticipation! I was truly Blessed as a kid, to have a mom who was fun loving and adventurous, and always knew how to give us a great experience.
I will never forget my mom driving through a Hardees Drive Thru to get us something to eat before going Trick or Treating, and wearing a Gorilla Mask! Now something like that would be scary (not to mention illegal) today, but 40 years ago, it was just good fun! Terrorists were not part of my childhood, I am happy to say!
I am just now starting to anticipate the first fire of the Fall and some hot cider! If you have young ones, you might like the Kid Friendly Halloween Recipes Collection I have started here. If you have some good recipes, please share!