KS> I'd like to add a 4th version.  In the part of Germany I came from
  > Altweibersommer is good for alte Weiber in that they get a reprieve
  > from their (insert various physical ailments and afflictions here)
  > before winter sets in.  The idea in the little town (hamlet) I grew
  > up in was that Indian Summer was the time to soak up the sun to ease
  > the rheumatism and arthritis and maybe even fool it into a permanent
  > reprieve (g).
Hmmm -- a permanent reprieve ... Sounds like a good idea!
                   Sondra
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