Autumn's First Day
Today is the first day of fall-my favorite season. Because I work from home, I don't often allow myself to just sit idle and enjoy life. Work is always there, plentiful and waiting.
Today was different.
The Fresh Market sells fancy coffee that I love. Death By Chocolate is my year round favorite, but in the fall, only through October, they also sell Pumpkin Spice. It has a wonderful cinnamon flavor that I can't get enough of. On the first day of fall, I always have fancy coffee ready.
This morning, I got all the kids up, fed, and into the car. Before I left, I started the coffee brewing. Total trip time to and from school (not to mention flinging kids out onto the sidewalk) is 25 min. By the time I walked back through the front door, I could smell that lovely aroma in the air. The dog was waiting for me, wagging her stub tail as hard as she could. She likes this time of day too.
I poured the coffee, and added a wonderful Danish from The Gourmet Shop in Five Points (2 min trip, easy). Then, the dog and I went out to the screened porch at the front of the house and sat down. I watched mothers with jogging strollers, college students with bikes and backpacks, and trashpickers going through the cans at the curb looking for castaway treasures. The street had it's own activity and the day was heating up fast, but me and the dog? We were experiencing fall our own way. We just sat. I must do this more often...
Today was different.
The Fresh Market sells fancy coffee that I love. Death By Chocolate is my year round favorite, but in the fall, only through October, they also sell Pumpkin Spice. It has a wonderful cinnamon flavor that I can't get enough of. On the first day of fall, I always have fancy coffee ready.
This morning, I got all the kids up, fed, and into the car. Before I left, I started the coffee brewing. Total trip time to and from school (not to mention flinging kids out onto the sidewalk) is 25 min. By the time I walked back through the front door, I could smell that lovely aroma in the air. The dog was waiting for me, wagging her stub tail as hard as she could. She likes this time of day too.
I poured the coffee, and added a wonderful Danish from The Gourmet Shop in Five Points (2 min trip, easy). Then, the dog and I went out to the screened porch at the front of the house and sat down. I watched mothers with jogging strollers, college students with bikes and backpacks, and trashpickers going through the cans at the curb looking for castaway treasures. The street had it's own activity and the day was heating up fast, but me and the dog? We were experiencing fall our own way. We just sat. I must do this more often...
posted by CityWords at 9/22/2005 09:12:00 PM
2 Comments:
Very good writing. All are like a short story. Having lived in SC I can relate to many thing you have discribed.
My daughter was born on the first day of fall. It's a special day for me, too. Next year, I'll make sure I swing by the Fresh Market in advance of this special day!
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