Pushing the Calendar

Are we pushing the calendar a bit this year? I went into a local store last weekend and the first thing I saw was a Christmas tree. Yes, that’s right. It was almost 100° outside and weeks before Halloween and the store has a Christmas tree.

Call me old fashioned, but I really like to enjoy the entire fall. Although we do not get cool, brisk weather or beautiful colors in the trees, I like to enjoy fall things, like football and pumpkins and Halloween. By late October we usually have cool enough weather to enjoy a fire on the patio and I’d like to have at least one fire before we get to Christmas!

I know the retailers need to sell their wares during their most important time of year, but it seems we start pushing Christmas earlier and earlier every year. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Christmas season, but was hoping to have Halloween and Thanksgiving before I put up the tree.

Oh well, I guess it will give me plenty of time to shop and decorate. Maybe next year I will make Christmas cookies for the 4th of July!