I have said in August you can feel a hint of fall in the air. Today is such a day. It is a welcome respite to not have air you can wear. Autumn is my favorite season. The hope of falling leaves hot chocolate holidays and more is inspiring.

Maine is just around the corner. I love Maine. This will be our seventh Maine Holiday. Our dear friends Margo and Jeff will be joining us. It will be fun. When I am in Maine I am at home. Maine inspires me to write. Brock and I are working on a story about our Maine Adventure last year.

I purchased a pair of Skecher’s Slip-In Shoes for the airports and my Maine stay. Amazon had my size. I told MJ that I might get lobster next Tuesday in St. Louis until she reminded me that soon we would be in Maine where I would eat lobster daily. Lobster brings a smile to my face.

When I see folks who have never liked my Facebook photos before showing their approval…again a smile. Voracious describes my daily photo shoot. It affords me great pleasure. Shari has become my Facebook friend. I see her at Giant City occasionally. She is a lovely person with some wonderful friends accompanying her…Molly and Jade. They dutifully accompany her and they are good dogs.

I love the Olympics! The Olympics makes me feel the community of humankind. The participants zeal their dedication to their fellow athletes and the concept of fraternity is inspiring.

Aaron’s birthday is November 16th and mine is October 24th. We are Autumn People. I enjoy Halloween and my memories of Frankenstein Dracula The Mummy The Creature From The Black Lagoon and The Wolfman. As a youngster, I constructed several models painted them, and had them on display of the Universal Studios Monsters.

Christmas is the Holiday Of The Year for me. It has been since the days of Laughing Santa. I received Laughing Santa at 3 years old he was captivating. I turned the crank on his back and he cackled a most unusual expression of pleasure. Neva J Dad and I had our photo taken under our massive Christmas Tree and I was addicted to Christmas!

September began for me with the Jerry Lewis Telethon. This was a right of passage for me each year. Jerry’s demonstrated dedication to helping kids inspired me. My most vivid memory of MJ and my visit to El Paso, Texas was that there was a branch of the Lewis Telethon televised from the hotel we were at.

Each morning I awake searching for a surprise. Daily I find one…