Partly cloudy, 94/72. That’s our forecast here in
Short Pump for the next few days. Not that we can really complain since this
has been the best summer ever. Still, mid-nineties and humid is unpleasant
whenever it shows up, especially over a holiday weekend.
This Labor Day has been a bit of a bust in the
Dunnevant house, which is my fault. It snuck up on me and I made no plans. As a
result, Pam and I have been knocking around the house resting and eating and
whatnot. Whenever we thought about going somewhere, we would walk outside, get
blanketed by the warm embrace of humidity and think better of it. You know it’s
bad when it only takes ten seconds for your sunglasses to fog up and you’re
only in the garage!
We are ready for Autumn in the worst way. When the
leaves start to change and the temperature drops 25 degrees, I intend to make
up for my lack of a Labor Day plan, by taking some weekend trips. There’s apple
picking and the Shenandoah Valley. There’s Patrick in Nashville, Kaitlin and
Jon in Columbia. There’s even the beach, an underrated October destination. There’s
also the Smokey Mountains, a sort of mid-point between us and our scattered adult
children. A cabin rental over a long weekend might be very nice. Then there’s
also that most elusive of trips…the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown, New
York. It’s quite a drive because it’s essentially in the middle of nowhere, but
I’m told that the best time to go is in October. The leaves are stunning.
So, I have my work cut out for me. So many
destinations, so little money.
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