The temperature in Stroh was near 70 today with sunshine and low humidity. It was a beautiful fall day in Northeast Indiana. The old folks always talked about Indian Summer. Indian Summer usually follows some freezing temps. We had those; a few frosts and even some snow, so this would probably qualify. According to the weather man we have 40's for highs coming this weekend. It is that time of year.
This fall weather always takes me back to Autumn days of the past. I love the smell of leaves burning, wood smoke from fires, and sometimes I can almost swear I smell smoke from a coal burning stove. That's what we heated with when I was a little boy in Kentucky. I remember burning my butt on that hot stove one time when I was little. My potty was next to it and when I went to sit down my butt hit the hot stove. I don't know how old I was but that memory stuck with me.
Fall reminds me of going back to school. In Kentucky I went to a 3 room school house through second grade. It set alongside the creek bank and we had a dirt playground. Marbles was the game of choice for the boys, most of the time. But the older kids played basketball and baseball. As it got colder we always had a milk break in the morning around a big pot-bellied coal stove in the middle of the room. I remember that the milk had slushy ice in the cartons. I always looked forward to that.
Have a nice fall.
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