About a hundred years ago, James Whitcomb Riley wrote “When the Frost Is on the Punkin.” This delightful poem sums it all up where the autumn season is concerned.  Here’s a small excerpt to inspire you to go locate the poem in your favorite book of American poetry or on the Internet. 

“When the frost is on the punkin…
They’s something kindo’ harty-like about the atmusfere
When the heat of summer’s over and the coolin’ fall is here…”

The poem goes on to make us chuckle, to smile, and to yearn. As fall comes, there are the things we miss about summer and yet a feeling of warmth and anticipation that enters in where the things we love most are concerned. There’s also the rakin’ of leaves, the preparin’ for winter, and the fixin’ of yummy holiday foods. 

Autumn is officially the time to celebrate the harvest and to give thanks. It is a time for family.

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