And now it is September. Our perspective changes as we shift into September; we begin to look and gather inward. Seth and I think of this time of year as the Ember Months, these closing months of the year, all of which end in “-ber” and most of which end in”-ember”… fitting for these months where summer turns to fall and winter and we return once more to the hearth, whose embers warm us.
Your Convivio Book of Days calendar for September is here, ready for you to view or to print (it is a printable PDF, after all, on standard US letter size paper). The images on this month’s calendar are from Graue Mill in Oak Brook, Illinois, a working historic grist mill. My cousin buys the best cornmeal from Graue Mill.
My own fascination with grist mills began with a field trip to Philipsburg Manor, near Tarrytown, New York, when I was a boy. I had never seen a grist mill before, and I loved watching the old machinery slip into motion, powered by water. I had never stepped back in time before, either, and both Philipsburg Manor and Graue Mill offer this experience. I returned to Philipsburg in 1989 on my first big road trip. It was autumn. Grist mills still remind me of northern climes and autumn.
LOCALS: Join Seth and me tomorrow, Wednesday September 2nd, at Social House in Downtown Lake Worth for their second Maker Meet. We’ll be there with letterpress printed cards and postcards (including our Keep Lake Worth Quirky print) and we’ll also have our new Nolan tabletop press with us. We’re using it for the very first time at the Maker Meet. Come print your very own Maker Meet take away (hopefully the prints turn out good!). 6 to 9 PM at Social House, 512 Lucerne Avenue in beautiful Lake Worth, Florida.