Days have gone by and I have been enveloped in the changing of the season. The next season has been on my mind as the last bits of summer are put away (the grill and cabana are still at the ready!) and preparations for winter have begun. The heat pump should be installed next week. The flower gardens have been dug up and plants moved around, and beautiful rock edgings have been put in place. The "Genny Shed" a little building for my generator is going to be built in the next few days. Flannel sheets are on all the beds. And I picked up my friend Marcia from the Bangor airport a week ago. We will have a month together, the longest time that Marcia has stayed for her annual Maine getaway. The fall colors greeted her all along the ride back to Patten, and we spent a couple of nights at home settling in before making our way to the Mid Coast. I am fortunate to have good friends who have a cottage in Ocean Point, and they offered saltwater respite time for us both.