Mandy Nash

If I hadn’t known that Sept. 22nd was the First Day of Fall, I could have felt it in the air. Cooler temperatures and clearer air are two very pertinent signs that summer is over. Yes, it’s still 81 degrees in the Sacramento area by mid-afternoon, but the mornings are dark and cool, the leaves are changing their color, and pumpkins have made their way to the front of grocery stores. 

I am starting