As temperatures slowly fall, we are starting to give thought to putting away the warm weather clothes and hauling out the cool weather styles. Not the real cold weather stuff, mind you, as that's too much of a reality check. If it's not snowing, you don't need to get out the insulated parka that will protect you down to -20°F just yet.
Thing is, the weather can still get quite warm and the clothing apparel this time of year has to run the gamut from short to long, from light to medium weight, and there is often a need for layering to allow for a cool morning warming into the afternoon and back down to chilly in the evening hours. Judicious planning for the day can keep the summer wardrobe going for at least a few more weeks.
But there's something else. There's a psychological aspect to giving in to washing, folding and putting away the summer duds. To put the clothes away means that summer has really gone. No more beaches, no more barbecues (I think I just heard a howl from the diehard BBQers), no more summer fun. It's an admission that we're sliding toward cold weather and we're into the final months of yet another year. We can say that we're simply making the most of all our wardrobe options by keeping out the tank tops, the shorts, even the sandals, when it's really a case of defying, or denying, the season ahead. Each of us has their own timetable for when all the things that represent summer shall be stored away with a heavy sigh and heart until next we see them.
Mine's around the end of October – how about you?
Only 2 days until Fall.
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