Hi everyone, Heard from Brian Davis yesterday. He couldn't open my attached list but wanted Roland's address as they were buddis back in the day and he wanted to get in touch. so the list is a good thing. I'm pleased.

Guess everyone must be out shopping!

I was just on ebay and thought someone might like to know that if you go to Springfield Vermont you can find reproduced old maps and some postcards that would make good gifts to mat and frame for a bit of memorabilia. One map is from the 1860's and has a key of family names. Just thought I would mention it because some of you might be in the same boat with parents who don't need a thing and don't care about the latest electronics, etc. Its also fun to go to your last name and see what items were manufactured with companies who had that name. I just bought a cast iron old waffle iron with the Stover manuf. company name in big letters on the bottom and top.....will be fun to have at the family camp.

I miss John. Where is he? Other than that, It's a wonderful world!

Good morning everyone,

I received a nice letter through Classmates.com a couple of days ago and then again last night. They were from the former Bill Guertin, who now goes by the name Roland McCarthy. Roland has asked to join the Blogger site and I've him sent an invite this a.m. I know you'll all make him feel welcome.
I was reading something in a Holdiday cookbook last night that expressed the thought that in the midst of all the Holiday hub bub we somehow get the urge to play host/hostess. As I ask you to make Roland welcome, I guess it's true. Cookies anyone?

I didn't know they had them in Vermont! I never saw one when I lived there. Here we see them creeping along the wall between us and our neighbors.

Possums are strange! Whenever wildlife get a shot at my trash, there is an impromtu block party. A possum showed up for the last trash rave on my back steps (taking the trash 10 more feet into the garage to the secure trashcan located there was too far, too difficult, too not what my teenager wanted to do right then- and there the bag sat until midnight). My eyes just about popped when I saw the possum because it was the first one that I have ever seen. I understand that the tapered tail is the possum's super power, but it is also a large contributor to its "pretty ugly" look.

I forgot--we have possums, if that counts for anything! They're pretty ugly.