Time Passes . . .

So much has happened in the past weeks -- August, September, October flashing by faster than you can say Jack Frost or read O. Henry's "The Last Leaf."

Let's face it, Summer is over. And out on the deck in the back yard, it's impossible to sit for more than 5 minutes without announcing, "Hey, I'm freezing."

And we all know, at least those of us who don't live year round in Mexico, that we're in for a lot more cold as we descend into earlier and earlier darkness and pray for the Winter Solstice to bring back the light.