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Fall time — my absolute favorite time of year, from the smells of fall to the breathtaking vibrant colors. Where we live is truly the most beautiful place to be. With the woods opening up, that is when we like to grab the hiking boots, get the dogs and hit the trails to take in all the beauty of fall.

Looking back on summer, the weather was just fabulous. Being someone who owns horses, having hot summers like this means one thing: We are going to have great hay this year! To all you gardeners out there, hope you were able to protect your plants with that early frost we got. Being a gardener myself, we had plenty to do before that frost. Now it’s time to get the veggies canned and some stored in the freezer. I will be happy mid-winter that I did this, though at the time the work is so much and the house smells like vinegar for days!

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Now the next season is among us, one that means traditions to many. “Traditions” is the one word that comes to mind when I think about the upcoming holiday season. Each year in my family, everything is carefully planned around maintaining traditions from baking our annual cookies to reading “The Christmas Story” on Christmas Eve, a tradition that has been going on since the 1980s in my family.

I am sure this year things will be very different, from how we choose to celebrate this holiday season, to how we will plan to shop. Each year, for as long as I can remember, my mother and I would get up super early to hit the stores on Black Friday. It’s the one time of year I can tolerate shopping for an entire day.

This year, we will be setting up our computers, having great snacks and cider — and doing all our shopping virtually. Good thing most of our favorite local shops have great websites for us to shop!

In this issue of The Woman Today, you will get the opportunity to learn about how you can shop and get out safely this year thanks to some of our local restaurants and retailers who shared some tips with The Woman Today team.

Additionally, are you an outdoors enthusiast? We have a great story about the owner of Empower Outdoors, and how she is able to do what she loves for a living.

Also, have you ever seen some local art around downtown but you didn’t know who made it? Well we found out, and that local artist shared her story with us.

Thank you for picking up this issue of The Woman Today, and we thank our amazing advertisers who continue to support us so we can continue to provide you with a fabulous magazine. Hope you have a wonderful, and safe, holiday season. See you next year!

ON THE COVER:

Alisha (Ali) Juten has turned her passion for the outdoors into a career as a freelance business partner, offering content creation, email marketing, social media content management, web design, podcast production and more. She is the founder of Empower Outdoors and also provides archery lessons. © 2020 Forum