Only
a week ago the holiday season was the last thing on my mind, and rows and rows
of Halloween
costumes, décor and candy in the stores by mid-September hadn’t garnered more
than an eye-roll.
But morning splashed the clouds today in
sparkling chardonnay, as bats dashed under eaves to claim the humble timeshares
relinquished by droves of feathered cousins engaged in harmonious daybreak
revelry. And in the air the crispness,
the unaccustomed dew, brought to mind the notion of long sleeves and pumpkin
pie and I knew. I knew the time was now, that change had finally come to soothe
the relentless heat of summer days and endless sultry nights, transforming our
yards into beckoning havens of barbeques and outdoor delights.
As I finished
my first cup of coffee, excitement began to grow. The holiday season upon us
and I had so much left to do! Foregoing a second cup, I headed for the ‘rows
and rows’; reminders I’d ignored, and found to my dismay—Christmas on display!
As a
consummate one-stop shopper, I avoid a multiple store shopping excursion the
way I do a steaming cow pie, providing I haven’t waited too long to shop
on-line. In this case I’m in luck, with
plenty of time to order for December festivities and nothing left to do but
work and write and wonder how in the world could a season I so anxiously await
arrive so sneakily?
Perhaps a
couple of inquisitive characters in MaxwellMadalot could explain how one can get so caught up in the here and now that
tomorrow is unthinkable.
Is weather a
trigger for your holiday excitement? And once hooked, will tantalizing aromas
waft from your kitchen?
Many thanks
to Liz Shaw for the prompt!
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