{"id":329,"date":"2020-08-08T23:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T07:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/?p=329"},"modified":"2020-08-08T23:39:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T07:39:08","slug":"nearly-summers-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/2020\/08\/08\/nearly-summers-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly summer’s end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our summers are so short here. It seems like summer has hardly begun, and then you look up and realize that a chilly undercurrent has crept into the nights, there’s a hint of that sharp autumn scent, and a few patches of yellow have begun to appear in the trees. I love autumn – it’s my favorite season – but I’m not ready to let go of summer yet, especially as it’s been a cool, rainy one, so it hardly feels like we’ve had much of a summer yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are plenty of compensations, like this afternoon’s rainbow …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or the little moose family that came through our yard a few nights ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I turned 44 in July, and enjoyed an extra-tall, frosted and decorated mini birthday pancake in lieu of an actual cake, provided by my Lovely Spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Things are cranking along on the story front. I’m sending out a new story every Tuesday on my mailing list. Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a sampling of some of the stories I’ve sent out over the last few months: <\/p>\n\n\n\n