WriteOut of Her Mind

There is a large Maple tree in our front yard that has yet to fully shed its leaves, but it’s a matter of days. 

With Halloween upon us, I figure there are two types of people in this world: those who love horror films and those who do not. I trust you know that I’m the latter. 

He loves me. 

I almost fell for it. It seemed legit. To be fair, I was on vacation. I was in a different headspace.

Thanksgiving again. A fine tradition that has me ordering desserts because I don’t bake pies and I’m okay with that.

I don’t have a medical degree, but I used to read the back of cereal boxes, which in the current political landscape appears to be the same thing. 

That headline is false. Nobody involved was turned on. 

It’s fair to say that I enjoyed the 188th Fergus Fall Fair last weekend. Well done, everyone.

I knew summer was over before it was over, kind of like how I knew that college boyfriend relationship was over before the end of first term, but with more dread and less drama. Good things come to an end to make way for better things.

They don’t tell you this about marriage, but trust me when I say, a little rivalry is a good thing. 

My one and only vacation of the year is happening while you’re reading this. I’ve earned it. I plan to enjoy it, quietly. I’m eager to turn my phone off. Power down. Spirit up. Recharge. 

It’s official: I’ve exhausted myself from entirely too much local festival and event fun these past few months.

Congratulations to the staff, board of directors and volunteers of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games on another awesome event. Eighty years is a community feat. Thanks for letting me join in this year. I had a great volunteer experience.

I am not Scottish (apologies, naturally) and I’m not sure I can identify as a lass any longer either, but this weekend I will be among the masses celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Proudly so.

I don’t know what the rest of you do when you get home from work, but the very first thing I do is remove my work wear and slip into something frumpy.