I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.—Nathaniel Hawthorne
Activities
Dyeing Silks with Marigold Flowers
Feasts, Festivals, and Holydays
Michaelmas—September 29
St. Francis—October 4
Hallowe’en—October 31
All Saints Day—November 1
All Souls Day—November 2
Martinmas—November 11
St. Nicholas—December 6
Conception of BVM—December 8
St. Lucy—December 13