Today was the first day that really said, "Summer's coming."  That hint of coolness that has been lingering was gone by this afternoon, and now we have five warm (or hot!) months ahead. 

Sometimes I wonder how we made it without every building being air conditioned.  I can remember sitting in church as a child, sweltering, with everyone in the congegation fanning themselves with the bulletin.  At the funeral home they even gave out cardboard fans with religious pictures.

As you might guess, this is no funeral home fan.  It's from the Collinsville Bottling Company of Collinsville, Connecticut.  I try to limit my collecting of advertising to Western North Carolina companies, but this one was too good to pass up, and frankly, I doubt that such an alluring fan would have passed muster at Wells Funeral Home!