Martha’s
Vineyard ferry boats, idyllic Jersey Shore beaches, summer stock theater,
watching movies under the stars on warm nights, going for a midday swim at the
town pool. Good bye to all of that (at least for the next nine months)!
Remember
the (very recent) days of surfing warm waves on a boogie board, cooling off in
mountain grottoes and riding the subways late at night without the benefit of a
“just in case” sweater? Well until next summer, those days are over. It’s
mid-September. Summer is gone---though that doesn’t discount an oddly
sweltering afternoon, quickly followed by a cool evening, now and then.
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And
though we must say goodbye, at least for now, to beach balls and maillots and
destination t-shirts, fall brings its own joys. Sweaters and squash, matzoh
balls and maple syrup, academic calendars and extracurricular activities…And
one of the very best things of all: Fall brings an all-out, no-holds-barred
commitment to drinking hot coffee and espresso drinks (as well as chai, hot
chocolate and tea).
Starbucks
has reintroduced its seasonal fave, all things Pumpkin Spice. Pumpkin spice
brewed coffee, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice instant Via coffee, and comforting slice of pumpkin loaf to accompany
any of those choices.
Hot
coffee, cold mornings, good health---they all go together. So here’s wishing
you a very happy, grounded, laughter-filled, hearty and active,
apple-picking-trick-or-treating-fire-building-foliage-watching season.
