I’m always a little reluctant to let go of summer...but it’s not like I have a choice in that, Mother Nature will do with the weather, whatever she pleases. But according to the calendar, Labor Day weekend, is the official end of summer. In Michigan, it seems like everyone heads north for the last hurrah of summer….which leaves the restaurants a little on the empty side. Well, basically, you could shoot a cannon through the restaurant, and no one would get hurt.
And then….the first day of school…. It’s as if life outside the world of academia has ceased to exist. It was soooo slow, and then you get that one last table of folks who are oblivious to anything outside of a three foot perimeter of themselves. They are an interesting breed. I didn’t see any white canes or seeing eye dogs when they entered, but they take no notice to the fact that they are the only one’s there, for the entire duration of their visit…..”the kitchen is about to close” means nothing to them. The server tries to get their order, but it’s a little difficult when they have their cell phone on speaker, and they’re all hovering over it like it was the hotline from the White House. So we all end up staying past closing time, (apparently the ability to tell time is not one of their strong points).
Suddenly, the next day, life resumes at it’s normal pace…..once that first day of school is out of the way, everyone is back to their normal routine, and business starts to pick up at restaurants. It’s a good season for us, the doldrums of summer are over.
So yes, I am reluctant to let go of summer, but I am so ready to be busy again. Bring it on!
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