1.0Helen Polishuk Bloghttps://helenpolishuk.com/wordpressHelen Polishukhttps://helenpolishuk.com/wordpress/author/helenpolishuk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NPncY0dXAn"><a href="https://helenpolishuk.com/wordpress/last-day-of-september-2026/">Last Day of September 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://helenpolishuk.com/wordpress/last-day-of-september-2026/embed/#?secret=NPncY0dXAn" width="600" height="338" title="“Last Day of September 2026” — Helen Polishuk Blog" data-secret="NPncY0dXAn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> With the arrival of October, the calendar of events shifts lazily. Autumn, too, arrives at a leisurely pace.It knows we aren’t going anywhere—that we’ll have to dress more warmly, spend more time indoors eating through the stores we gathered over the summer, and venture out less into the rain and snow.It knows that the trees, […]https://helenpolishuk.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_1783-scaled.jpg25601707