Get Yourself a Pumpkin

Do it right now today.  Trader Joe's is selling them for $3, so trot yourself down there (or some other grocery place) to buy one.  Why?  Because it will make you think of fall even if it's not very autumnal where you are.  Don't say "I'm not a kid" or "My kids are grown" or anything like that.  You don't even have to carve it if you don't want, but just buy a small sugar pie pumpkin, put it on your porch or your dining table, and enjoy it for a couple of weeks.  They keep very well as long as the shell is washed clean and not allowed to get wet thereafter.  When November 1st rolls around, you can chop it up for soup or pie, and it will still be sweet and delicious.  Halloween is not just for kids and costumes (though those are nice traditions) everybody deserves to have a taste.