While Christmas gets all the hype and summer has the beach trips, fall is really everyone’s favorite time of year. Sure, spring can be great — unless, of course, “spring” where you live is best defined by six weeks of chilly rain followed by eight weeks of infernal heat (welcome to Boston). But fall — ah, fall! — almost everywhere is practically perfect in every way. The days aren’t too hot; the nights are not yet too long. Plus, you get to enjoy all the benefits of spending afternoons outside in the sun and evenings inside by a fire.