Crisp Air, clear blue skies, the subtle changes in nature - Yes It's Fall

Are you like me and had a long list of "to dos' to get accomplished in June and tug the list off your fridge to realize only a couple have been managed? You aren't alone .

Statistics tell us that only 27% of us actually accomplished the home improvement section of the list. As for vacations - many wanted too but 35% never got off the ground, and 19% didn't make time for family as they wished too. We miss the "me" time. That special time that you book off work or use up a weekend doing. Be it an artistic pursuit like painting or crafting of any kind, to writing that novel that has been sitting around for years gathering dust.

Then  September arrives with another long to do list and the summer ones are but a distant memory as winter months, furnaces, eaves trough to be cleaned and readied, wood to be cut for the cold winter coming takes over. We are akin to the squirrels who scurry around gathering as much as their tiny mouths can hold. We are all, in our own ways preparing for the inclement weather at a breakneck pace.

Here at Elite we're laying down ideas to complete our own renovations. Moving stock and departments to give a more open, airy feel to our graphics staff. The front offices will be revamped and hopefully the changes begin soon.

I am an artist so I love the fall. I can't wait to grab my easel and sit out among the trees and fast moving waters of the North River and paint something. It gives you such a great connection to the earth and allows you the time to slow down, drink it in, and be grateful we live in such a glorious country.