Posted by forsakenbyman on October 17, 2002 at 07:46:05:
In Reply to: first night of fall weather.... posted by giveawayboy on October 16, 2002 at 22:50:58:
: Up till now we have only have had hints of it, or tastes in the air,
: here or there for brief moments. However, tonight is the first full-
: fledged, Autumn night down here in Tampa (for me at least) and I'm
: observing my annual first-night-of-Autumn rite. Each year on the
: first crisp, cool say-farewell-to-summer night, I turn OFF the air-
: conditioner, light candles, turn off all the lights and listen to my
: favorite fall CD, THE GIFT OF TEARS by Revolutionary Army of the
: Infant Jesus.
:
: Now, it's just a matter of days until All Hallow's and then All
: Saint's Day and All Soul's Day, Nov. 2nd, when I erect the altar for
: my Grandmother's memory.
: 
:
: On it I will place objects that will remind others of my grandmother,
: Ethel Barnes. I always place a crucifix on the altar and a picture of
: my 'Nana' and along with it I usually place a few things that
: reminded me and my family of her. Usually a wheat penny, since she
: always gave us those when we were kids, a mini-bottle of Coke, which
: she was famous for and a deck of playing cards. These are things that
: always remind me of her. I must mention that our altars for our
: departed loved ones are not the same as a sacrificial altar used in
: worship. These All Soul's Day altars are special sacred spaces
: created for contemplation, reflection and prayers. Just didn't want
: anyone to think I was into ancestor worship.
: Lovingly, Bill
fall is the one season in which the weather is actually bearable.
this is what i think