Fall is here at last in my home of Missouri. Three days ago brisk winds blew in thunderstorms and chilly weather. Leaves are falling from the trees already. All the beaches we love to play and walk on have been temporarily drowned in the swell of the great Missouri River (but that didn’t keep us from building a fire this afternoon to warm ourselves as we watched the river flow by!). I’m looking forward to more craft shows, fall festivals, lots of hot chocolate and cozy reading, and our annual fall-is-in-the-air-now-it’s-time-for-a-Harry-Potter-movie-watching-binge which, coincidentally, will be starting TONIGHT!