So is Chowderfest the new Labor Day or what? Seems like we had an extra month of summer and now things are finally slowing down. Who’s hosting the blinking lights party? I don’t expect to see my summertime neighbors down for a while, so I just cut all the flowers out of their gardens and put them in a vase in my kitchen. Hey, what do they need them for?

But I really love this time of year and especially the lead-up to Halloween.