Tuesday 4: September

 

September

Welcome to Tuesday 4 where we honor the memory and legacy of our dear friend Toni Taddeo who started the concept of Tuesday 4 years ago.


Since this week is the first week in September and autumn is on the way, lets discuss that topic,
okay?


1.What memories does September bring back to you of school, autumn, songs, movies? Would you share with us?
September is probably my most favorite month of the year because it is also my birth month! I always got excited (and still do) when September rolls around because not only did we get to go back to school and see all our friends after being away for summer vacation, but I knew that my birthday would be a special day with a birthday cake, and many happy surprises. When I got a little older my mother would bake me an apple pie instead of a cake because that is what I asked for. (and she was an expert pie baker).


Here are a few "vintage pictures" from some September memories:


Me on my first day of school, first grade!

And this picture isn't very flattering, but it was me, blowing out the candles on my birthday cake when 

I was 8 years old. I sort of resemble a monkey. LOL.

And here is my tenth birthday...L to R: neighbor Kim, my cousin Becky, me, my best friend Rhonda, and a former neighbor Linda. That was the birthday my grandma gave me my first (and only) Barbie doll! I still have it...and she will be 60 on this upcoming birthday, so that is a clue as to how old I will be...

And here I am many years later with an apple pie for my birthday. Sadly, my mother didn't bake this one. 

She had already passed away, and so my sister Doris took over that job and now bakes 

me an apple pie every year for my birthday! She's a good sister.

September also meant the beginning of football season at school, and cheerleading for me. 

 This was before cheerleaders had to do all those acrobatic/gymnastic feats to qualify. 

I wouldn't have been able to do all of that back then. All we had to do was jump a lot and make lots of noise! I was good at that!

2. September is the first of what are called the "ber" months. and the end of summer and beginning of autumn. Which do you enjoy more, summer or autumn and why?

I definitely prefer autumn to summer. Here in Florida, where I live, summer is very very hot and humid. 

I really do not enjoy being out in the heat or sun that much, being fair complected and I burn and 

freckle very easily!  

Autumn doesn't really get here until October, but September starts to change to a little bit cooler, or 

a little less hot.  The nice thing about autumn in Florida is that it stays a lot longer than it does up

north. Our winters are very mild, and more like fall. So we enjoy about 6 months of very pleasant 

weather normally.

3.Have you ever gone apple or pumpkin picking or gone into a corn maze? What was that like?

Oh yes, when we lived up north we went apple and pumpkin picking. I've never done a corn maze, however. Not sure I'd like that feeling of being lost in a corn field. I tend to be claustrophobic and that just doesn't appeal to me.  But when we lived up north our usual Saturday morning routine in the fall was to take a nice ride into the country in search of an apple orchard. They often also had pumpkin patches too. One place I remember in particular always had hot apple cider and fresh homemade donuts for sale. That was our "breakfast" while we looked for the right apples and pumpkins to take home.  And then of course the apples became a wonderful apple pie or applesauce. The pumpkins became a jack o lantern sometime around Halloween, but until then they just decorated the front porch.  I miss that so much. Yes, there are pumpkin patches here, but not where they actually grow the pumpkins.  They are still fun to to go to and pick out the perfect pumpkin.

4.Are fall weekends different for you than summer weekends? What do you enjoy in autumn?

We often have some kind of family get together on the weekends in the fall. I love bonfires and s'mores, hot dogs cooked on the fire and hikes in the woods.  Just being outside more because it is cooler.

S'more anyone?

A couple of years ago with my son Scott and my grandson Noah, roasting marshmallows and making s'mores.

I love gathering wildflowers and making pretty bouquets...

And this year I am really looking forward to doing some porch sitting now that we have a real porch to sit upon!

So those are some of my September memories and pleasures. How about you? 

Most of all I pray that September will be a healthy and safe month for us all.

From today's devotional readings:

Psalm 145:18-19

18.  "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,

To all who call upon Him in truth.

19.  He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;

He also will hear their cry and save them."

Happy September everyone!

Our thanks to Annie at Cottage by the Sea for hosting the Tuesday 4 each week. You can visit other bloggers who have joined us HERE.