* September *

September's Special Days

• Monday, the 7th ~ Labor Day


• Sunday, the 13th ~ Grandparent's Day


• Monday, the 14th ~ Exaltation of the Holy Cross


• Friday, the 18th ~ Rosh Hashanah (begins at sunset)


• Tuesday, the 22nd ~ First Day of Autumn


• Sunday, the 27th ~ Yom Kippur (begins at sunset)


• Tuesday, the 29th ~ Michaelmas

September's Seasonal Activities

• Back to School


• Apple Picking and Preserving


• Autumn Family Yard Work Day (followed by a special annual dinner and dessert)


• Decorating for Autumn

September's Decor

• Apples


• Fall Flowers (mums, Michaelmas daisies. . .)


• School Supplies (glass jars of pencils, rulers, and paintbrushes; chalkboards or slates and chalk. . .)

September's Food

• Last few chances to grill out


• Pesto


• Fresh apples, applesauce, apple pie, apple cake, apple cider. . .


• Casseroles


• Harvest stews


• Stuffed poultry


• Winter squash (pumpkin, butternut, acorn. . .)


• Nuts (whole or in baked goods, oatmeal, or icecream)


• Warm biscuits with butter and blackberry jam or honey


• Baked potatoes