October is the best month in the year
Loran Smith
October should last longer. How nice it would be if it could be renewed. Make it endure, make those comfortable temperatures linger. Sweater weather. Leaves turning and throwing off inspirational scenes that we savor and keep.
Early mornings there is coffee and a newspaper followed by a book in the evenings-both by a fire, which reminds you of the good that there is in this troubled world. If you start a fire and settle comfortably, you can only think good thoughts. Nothing negative can seep in when the fireplace is engaged.
Officially, October is known for many things-Clergy Appreciation Month, Eat Country Ham Month, National Pizza Month, National Popcorn-Popping Month, and Sarcastic Month, among others. I vote that all these titles be kicked off the calendar and that October be exclusively named National Fireplace Month.
Cool temperatures bring about the need for firewood in October, and with the help of a friend, Agnew Peacock, I am always ready. A cord of wood stacked on one
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