End of August Check-In

Summer is ending early for us as school begins *before* Labor Day this year.  And while a part of me feels I should feel bad about this, I don't.



I've been looking forward to fall and less to do--from yardwork to socializing, from summer activity to the next summer activity.



My calendar is quite empty for September.



There is a note on my desk that says:  Keep September open - Be the crystallized ginger.



(The crystallized ginger part is reference to a saying another writer friend and I ...