What I Did for my Summer Vacation

I remember driving with my Mom and telling her that, to me, fall felt like the beginning of the year. She agreed and thought it was a hold over from my school days. After all, this time of year is filled with excitement of starting a new semester, confident that you do well, and eager to catch up with friends you haven’t seen all summer.

Yes, Mom blinked and my sister has the ‘good’ picture.

When I was young, summers were spent in Wurstboro, NY, a small town in the Catskills. We stayed at the M...