Don't forget to turn your clocks back tonight! I guess getting an extra hour of sleep is exciting to most but to me it means waking up at 4 instead of 5! haha. Guess we know that winter really is just around the corner. It'll be dark when we go to work...almost...and dark when we get home. Just have to appreciate when the sun is out! Only in the 40s here today and windy. Leaves are finally falling off the trees and we can rake....
I have some pumpkins to carve tomorrow...they actually came up by themselves in the garden. Must have been where I threw the insides of the pumpkins last year! I like making jack-0-lanterns...brings back memories and happy thoughts..

Kevin is home for the weekend and I'm playing with his brand new laptop. It's a Toshiba brand. 17 inch screen, heavy but really nice size keyboard. Not the sort of thing I'd want to lug through and airport though.

Supposed to be warm here this weekend. High of 48 Sat. Ha Ha. Still need to get out to my gardens one last time. Just to clean up the dead leftover "stuff"

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!

I'll tell you what Kathi, the ice scraper I finished in class a few days ago is sure gonna come in handy a lot early in the season than I was expecting.

34degrees here this a.m. brrrrrrr

Some places in Springfield got 6 inches...Up north it was very nasty. Lots of accidents and cars off the highways. People also "forget" how to drive and that you have to S.L.O.W. down. But the sun actually came out here today which was great...even though it was windy. Some kids came to school today with boots, hats, mittens, and one boy came with just a sweatshirt...go figure. Half the kids can zip their coats the other half just wait for me to do it....told them their homework was to practice zipping their jackets! Mean, huh! Suppose to warm up to 50s again by Sunday....We have a well in our basement if we ever needed extra water. Guess when they were building the house back in the 40s digging the foundation they hit a well, so they just incorporated it into the basement. Has a spill off so it doesn't overflow...has a steel cover. So in an emergency, it would come in very handy. I am sure your house doesn't have that convience Lori...hahah. Nice that you get to build all those nice things Patti! And steeled toe shoes with a dress would look lovely!
Remember, Happy Thoughts!

I guess we got about 4 inches but not far from us they got many more inches than that. So soon. Very heavy with the rain the came also and the wind. Lots of power outages and tree limbs down. I understand Rutland got a foot?

Guess we'll put our trailer under cover bore things get much nastier. We like to take care of it before Halloween actually so it's the normal-ish time, I guess.

I'm enjoying my new position at schoolk but it's quite a challenge. Osha regs apparently state that I should be wearing steel toed boots everyday. I actually have some and was wearing them the day we were having our inspection but I often wear sandals (in warmer weather) or heels. Just whatever I feel like based on our plans for the day. Guess I need to plan to "dress down" regularly.

I'm currently working on a copper art project that will eventually become a framed clock. I'm also building a 3 shelf wall unit for my collection of "little bears". The idea here is to do as many projects as possible to get practice using everything and have the kids observe this for their own willingness. If I can you can!!

I guess we got about 4 inches but not far from us they got many more inches than that. So soon. Very heavy with the rain the came also and the wind. Lots of power outages and tree limbs down. I understand Rutland got a foot?

Guess we'll put our trailer under cover bore things get much nastier. We like to take care of it before Halloween actually so it's the normal-ish time, I guess.

I'm enjoying my new position at schoolk but it's quite a challenge. Osha regs apparently state that I should be wearing steel toed boots everyday. I actually have some and was wearing them the day we were having our inspection but I often wear sandals (in warmer weather) or heels. Just whatever I feel like based on our plans for the day. Guess I need to plan to "dress down" regularly.

It's nice that you're spending the time on making an original birthday card, Kathi. It means so much more than getting a standard one from the store.

Yeah, it IS getting a little scary. All these hurricanes and rain and snow. And earthquakes. That's the scariest one for us here in L.A. Avi keeps talking about replenishing our stock of food and water, but we haven't done anything about it yet. Guess I'd rather bury my head in the sand like an ostrich.

Luckily here in Springfield we just got a dusting. Nothing like 2 feet! Thank God. I am certainly not ready for winter. The leaves are still on the trees in my yard, bulbs still in the ground, pumpkins sitting with snow on them...oh well. Guess we are suppose to be prepared for anything now a days! Some places have a snowday today. Unheard of in October! And of course, nobody remembers how to drive in the first snow. Tons of cars off the highways last night. Sun maybe tomorrow! It'll be interesting to see how many kids have boots, etc. for school today. Lori, nice that you are writing. We did a remake of a song at school yesterday to make a Halloween song....that's the extent of my creative writing. I did spend a couple of hours making a birthday card/book for a friend last night. That's what I enjoy doing! Have a wonderful day. Happy Thoughts!

cold, windy, wet, 2 feet of snow headed our way!! What the heck is going on here???? I'm not ready yet. My gardens are a mess and I have yard work to do. What a weird weather world we have now.

Hi Kathi. This seems to happen to the blog every once in a while--it almost dies and then suddenly there's a new burst of energy and it's alive again! Not much new here. I'm back to my writing. Today I have a meeting with that small poetry group I'm in. There are 5 of us. We meet every 2 weeks to have lunch and then give each other feedback on our poems. It really helps! Sounds like it's really wet in Vermont. It's been really gray and rainy here, too. I don't mind it cuz it's usually sunny here, so the change is nice!

Everyone must be very busy! Hopefully, in a good way. I miss reading what everyone is up to. It is raining again here in VT. Flood advisories out with a Northeaster coming in on Wednesday. You guys up north might be getting snow! Be ready....I hope all is well, remember Happy Thoughts.

Guess the warm weather is gone and fall is officially here. Frost has killed all my annuals and the ground was snowcovered going to Claremont this morning. The colors were not very vibrant this year. Mostly yellow and rust colors, not bright orange and red. We haven't even raked yet. Still lots of leaves on the trees. The furnance is on....fleece has made its way out of my attic along with the Halloween decorations. Apple crisp is cooling on the counter. Glad to hear that Wilma has been downgraded. Happy Thoughts.....