Julia Slaughter

Posts Tagged ‘Fall’

It’s funny how my moods are tied to the weather, because when I opened the door and the hot air hit me in the face – I felt myself deflate. I suppose this is Indian Summer. The temperature is rocketing towards the upper 80’s and the humidity makes the air feel like a hot wet towel. Sadly,  the weather was at its nicest while work was at it’s busiest, but I’ve had a taste of Fall and I’m hopeful that more is coming soon!

Yesterday I retreated from the heat to my local bookstore, but the clock was ticking as Rascal was at home waiting to be let outside. I wandered among the aisles and picked up a book, but on my way out I spied this sitting on a table:

At first I thought that surely it was a joke, but upon further investigation I find that it’s not a joke, per say, but rather a parody. See, Pride and Prejudice is in the public domain which means the copyright has expired, it’s why you can download a copy of someone reading it for free from Librivox, so someone decided what Pride and Prejudice really needed was, of course, zombies.

I had rather mixed emotions about this book, see I like Pride and Prejudice. I’ve read it half a dozen times and listened to it about a dozen times, so I wasn’t sure how I felt about anyone messing with Miss Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy but I have to admit – I’m intrigued. I read the plot summary on Wikipedia and I think I might actually buy it.

What is so tantalizing to me is that the author managed to right a few wrongs. There are some characters that I always felt that Austen let get off too easily, but not so now that Seth Grahame-Smith has interceded. It looks like the dastardly Wickham is going to get his just desserts! (Even more so than just by virtue of marrying the flighty, superficial Lydia!)

I have another stack of books on their way from Amazon, but once it starts to dwindle – bring on the undead!

Yesterday I woke up and opened the door to let the dogs out and I braced myself for the worse. I was prepared for the heat to wrap itself around me like a damp hot towel, and instead I was pleasantly surprised when cool crisp air welcomed me. I stepped out in the cold dark morning  in my bare feet and night gown and reveled in that feeling that perhaps Fall is finally here. I drove to work with my windows down and stopped by Starbucks to indulge myself with a Spiced Pumpkin Latte, which sounds horrible but is absolutely delightful! It’s deliciously Fall, in a way that can only be eclipsed by the smell of freshly baked Pumpkin Bread.The five day forecast promises more of this Fall weather, and I refuse to look past those days in case there’s an Indian Summer lurking around the corner.

I love Fall, like some people seem to love Spring. I long to go home and open the windows and let the fresh air in to touch all the dark and shadowy corners that have been untouched since Summer set in around me. I long to fire up the oven and make Pumpkin Bread and warm soups and stews with savory smells. I wish I had a hammock and I would spend the day in the dappled sunshine, reading and napping to my heart’s content. I just love this time of year.

I think for other people Fall is the threat that Winter is coming, but for me it’s the promise of Winter. I love Winter too. Of course I live in a part of the country where Winter is pretty mild, there’s no snowstorms to keep us home bound, in fact there’s hardly any snow at all. (Every few years we get an inch or so.) Fall and Winter bring some of my favorite holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course Mardi Gras.

Sadly, I’m at work so instead of getting to enjoy this beautiful Fall day, I’m sitting at a desk day dreaming but in my heart I’m in a hammock with a book in my hand, dozing off.