September is rapidly winding down and handing over the reins to October. I find it hard to believe we’ve only three months remaining of this year. 

It’s a chilly morning with dampness on the ground and in the air. I had hoped to tackle some leaf removal in the front yard but the wetness is prohibiting that. 

Today and tomorrow, we’re expected to have temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, followed by five straight days in the 80s. A week from tomorrow the temperatures will plummet twenty degrees, resting in the sixties for the near foreseeable future. 

My friend, Jeffrey Carter, recently spent some time in Nashville, Tennessee, and toured President Andrew Jackson’s home, The Hermitage. Since childhood, I’d always wanted to visit the plantation but time and travel never worked out. In 2004, on our Spring break return from Florida and Disney World, we cut across Tennessee to pay a special visit to The Hermitage. 

I loved the spacious home. While we were there, curators and restoration artists were meticulously cleaning and touching up the mural wallpaper in the front hall and up the winding staircase. They worked on one square inch at a time and they were kind enough to allow me to observe them for quite some time  It was impressive and fascinating and much like the restoration that was being conducted on the legendary Fort McHenry Stars and Stripes at The Smithsonian Institute of American History. 

I’m in the bus to place an Amazon return of one of the several keyboards sent to me. I think I shall grab some lunch while I’m in this neck of the woods – near the Dayton Mall. 

Make it a great day!