Yom Kippur greetings to all our Jewish friends and neighbors. The Day of Atonement begins Sunday at sunset.
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Garden report: the New England asters bloomed. I made tomato soup and carrot soup on Sunday when it rained. Great day to make soup.
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Jeanne Horrigan of Amherst sent me an email about the Friends of the Amherst Senior Center pop up jewelry sale that will be held Sat., Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Amherst Farmer’s Market. She also wrote that the Senior Sips will be held Thursday, Sept. 24 at Bistro 63. Snacks are provided, you buy your own beverage.
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“Stories of Enslavement and Freedom: Reading Frederick Douglass Together” will be presented Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Porter Phelps Huntington Museum in Hadley. Anika Lopes of Amherst will emcee the program that includes music by the Amherst Area Gospel Choir and dramatic readings.
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The Amherst History Bites series begins this fall on Friday, Sept 25 at the Bangs Center, according to an email from George Naughton of Pelham. Robert Comeau will speak on the burial grounds of Amherst. The talk begins at 1:30 p.m. Note the change in time. Mr. Comeau will offer a walking tour of the Wildwood Cemetery Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10:30 a.m.- noon. The events are free and open to the public.
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Fall begins Wednesday, Sept. 23. The autumn equinox means we have the same number of hours for day and night. The bottom line is daylight diminishes every day and lights have to go on in the afternoon.
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Mary Carey and Brian Shultz of Amherst sent me an email of a postcard from Mallorca, Spain. The physical post card arrived last week.
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Save the date, Nov. 20, for the Friends of the Jones Library Pickleball Tournament.
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