Why I love Autumn

Oh, so many reasons I love Autumn.

I love Autumn, cooler temperatures, softer light, and wonderful color changes.

This last weekend I was enjoying the Autumn change with Diablo Valley Lions Club members at our fundraising yard sale. We met at “Oh Dark O’clock” at 6 am in Pleasant Hill, at Christ the King Church parking lot. We used our car lights, shining on the setup area, to see what we were
doing.

All the long-term committed members were there, way before the sun came up and until the very last item was packed up for donation.

The sun didn’t come out from behind the rain clouds for an hour. However, it quickly got into the high 70s, just right for an outside yard sale. We were outdoors, wore face masks, and still practiced social distancing. We even had a few early buyers before the 7 am starting time.

We are very thankful for members of other Lions clubs who came to support our fundraiser. They were our best customers of the day. Plus, one of those members bought lunch for everyone.

Our tables were full of everything from clothes, purses, ties, scarfs, glassware, dishes, lamps, wall art, CDs, DVDs, boat anchor, cold water waders, garage organizers, popcorn makers, Halloween decorations, and way more.

One of the items our Club President Michelle donated was hand-painted garden tiles she painted just for the fundraiser. I bought one tile saying “Love Live Laugh” as a gift for Joan and our garden.

Just to share one of the delights of the day … You may know the “fun-loving” side of me. I had even more fun promoting sales in fun ways, for instance, I took “see-through” Halloween decorations and wore them against my clothes. Looked just like huge Halloween badges.

I was also delighted with being playful with one of our members who had bought a chafing dish. I gathered the place settings to go with it … table runners, napkins, glasses, plastic flowers, all with a Halloween theme. Our member, with great humor, said “Maybe your wife Joan would love all the Halloween decorations you’ve selected!”

I find joy being with these Lions Club members. I also share my handyman skills for our event. This time, I brought my mobile workbench and tools to set up an extra display table to fit the rest of the items for display.

Please contact us if we can share our skills with you, especially with this Autumn weather change. Are you ready for Autumn?