Tag Archives: fall

Treats I Have Known and Loved

Posted on October 6, 2026 by mitchteemley

Classic kidtreats My Real Memoir: Treats I Have Known and Loved It was fall. I’d just started 4th grade, and already I couldn’t wait for the holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Because holidays meant treats! Of course, my idea of treats … Continue reading →

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It’s Ahhh!ctober!

Posted on October 2, 2026 by mitchteemley

It’s Aaaa!ctober! If you search online for “landscape paintings,” over half the images you see will have been painted in October. Continue reading →

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Summer 2026: Thanks for the Meme-ories!

Posted on September 25, 2026 by mitchteemley

Summer 2026: Thanks for the Meme-ories! Continue reading →

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Autumn Makes Me Sing!

Posted on September 24, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image created at craiyon.com Autumn Makes Me Sing! Happy Autumnal Equinox to all of my fellow Northern-Hemispherians! (And Happy Spring Equinox to all of my Southern-Hemispherian friends!) OK, so technically the equinox (“equal night”) was two days ago — or … Continue reading →

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Feeling Sympathy for the Little Devils

Posted on December 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

Last week, I wrote about being attacked by yellow jackets while blowing leaves near their underground lair. And about the far more disastrous results of my defense campaign. Result? Several days later, my wife Trudy and I committed full-scale waspicide. … Continue reading →

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I Was Attacked by Yellow Jackets!

Posted on November 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

A few autumns back, while blowing leaves into rake-able piles, I was assaulted by a group of tiny kamikazes called yellow jackets. A week later, I was still treating my arm for the itching hives when the yellow jackets attacked … Continue reading →

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It’s Goodbye Autumn and Hello Fall!

Posted on November 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

Why does this season have two names? Dictionaries devote multiple paragraphs to the answer. I can do it in two pictures: AUTUMN FALL Any questions? Good. Now get back to raking! How do you get rid of leaves without raking? … Continue reading →

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You Can Always Give Something

Posted on November 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

“You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.” ~Anne Frank ζ

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One Final Dose of Autumn Beauty

Posted on November 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

This is my final gallery of pictures from our October getaway to Maine. Last week and the week before I posted photos Trudy and I took in Portland and Rockland, along with a few from Acadia National Park. This batch … Continue reading →

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Too Beautiful for Just One Post!

Posted on November 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

Last week, I posted pictures Trudy and I took on our autumn getaway to Maine. I honestly thought I could finish today, but there are just too many wonderful sights to share with you! So, here’s Part Two–with Part Three … Continue reading →

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