When autumn sweeps in and we start to feel that little nip in the morning and evening air, many people turn to thoughts of the boisterous oompah bands, overflowing foamy steins, and traditional costumes of Oktoberfest -- a festival of beer and Bavarian heritage that takes place during the two and a half weeks of late September and early October.

These days, the changing leaf colors and a drop in temperature aren’t the only indicators of the arrival of fall. Another sure-fire sign that autumn is imminent are the never-ending ads for pumpkin spice (fill in the blank). (My answer would be EVERYTHING, btw.)

I don’t know about you, but between the pandemic, and worries about the strange start of the school year we’re experiencing, planning a fabulous Labor Day party is not really at the top of my priority list.

Once I’ve decided on a topic for my weekly blog post, I often find myself starting to “compose” the blog in the back of my mind. This week, all I could hear in my brain was that TV commercial that had a dog thinking, “Bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacoooon, BACON!!!”