Some signs of autumn:
- The heating comes on intermittently. It’s a relief: we’re always worried about the heating in This Old House every fall: we’ve had enough worries about it.
- I wear jeans and flannel around the house. The mornings are chilly, as are the evenings: nothing is cozier than flannel.
- There’s always hot coffee or a cup of tea at my side.
- Saturday mornings are inside mornings.
Some more signs:
Birthday picnics continue into the darkness and include sweaters and oysters:.
I ask the Girl if she’d like to try one. The shells have her undivided attention; the goodies inside, less so.
“You want to try?” I ask.
She touches the freshly-steamed oyster, licks her finger, then says, “No! It’s gushy!”
More signs: Sunday night trick-or-treat.
