Caramel Apples, Yellow Jackets And Other Signs That Summer Is Over
What I've Learned So Far...
Over the past couple of weeks two things have happened. First, Nan and I, who have been sharing partners for more than 34 years, have shared a really interesting case of the of the flu. Since I haven't written a medical column in a while, you may be hearing more about that next week.
Second, my book is just about to go to press; What I've Learned So Far... Part I: Bikes, Docks & Slush Nuggets. This means that I've been pretty busy approving cover designs and so forth - whenever it's not my turn to lie on the couch groaning. Because this hasn't left much time for writing, I'm sending you a column that you may have seen a little over 4 years ago:
Caramel Apples, Yellow Jackets And Other Signs That Summer Is Over
October in Michigan is a magical thing. The leaves are beginning to change, the nights are cooler, and the kids are back in school. From the football stadium, the festive sounds of the marching band, the referee’s whistle, the tearing of ligaments, and the snapping of bones fill the crisp autumn air.
We’ve all been spoiled by a long wonderful summer of warm-weather activities, when we could go out to the lake or the golf course or the chain gang on just about any afternoon and enjoy soaking up enough ultraviolet radiation to toast a bagel. But now the boats are snuggled away in their shrink wrap and the old nine iron is resting peacefully on the bottom of that pond near the green on number twelve. It’s time to switch over to Fall Fun.
One thing I always like to do is visit the neighborhood Cider Mill And Yellow Jacket Wasp Preserve. This is a place where you can enjoy cinnamon donuts, caramel apples, fresh apple cider, and stinging insects motivated enough to swipe a Coney dog right off your paper plate.
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- mike
Mike Ball
Author of What I've Learned So Far...
Winner of the 2003 Erma Bombeck Award
Web: whativelearnedsofar.com
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