DEFINITION OF LABOR DAY (OR LABOUR DAY)

Definition of LABOR DAY (OR LABOUR DAY)

The first Monday in September of each year signifying the end of summer and the commencement of clean up, which includes dismantling and deactivating all of the toys which were seldom put to use during the Summer season.

This exercise is virtually impossible in the time frame allowed, but somehow, the cramming of toys and other necessary equipment peculiar to Summer recreation into spaces unimagined will be achieved sometime prior to total ice-in.

As our Summer season fades from memory-assuming you can remember it at all-a fresh new Fall dictates the importance of its existence-the hunting season. The season of the “provider”, a period set aside to fill the larder, the freezer, the pantry with provisions to satisfy the family necessities for the coming Winter. For where would the family be were it not for the “provider”. Did I hear somebody say Pick and Save? Stifle that.

But, let us not become disheartened. For along with our traditional “Provider” season, our ancestors provided us with a “wild card”. We call it INDIAN SUMMER. It shows its smiling face on occasion, and we can only hope and pray that it pops up at such times as will be convenient. (Note: Especially appreciated on weekends)