The weather has been on the mild side here for us too...but a cold front and rain coming in tomorrow night. Hopefully, not the beginning of winter. We have Friday off from school this week...an Inservice for teachers. I am looking forward to it. It was my oldest daughter's birthday yesterday...she turned 29, I really can't believe I am the mother of a almost 30 year old...I am probably the only one not doing any traveling! I would love to go and see the grandbabies but...don't see that happening. They are coming up for Christmas. Travel safely everyone and Happy Thoughts..

So many folks travelling here and there these days. Always great to get home though right??? Dave and I are heading to Burlington for the 3 day weekend. We'll be there noonish Friday and head back to Presque Isle after breakfast Sunday. We're taking Dad to the Sirloin Saloon either Friday or Saturday night. We have some free time available this trip and look forward to doing some "wandering" around. Checking out our old neighborhood in Essex and that sort of thing. Would love to see any "old friends" who might be around. We're staying at the Fairfield Inn -Colchester. Let's do supper some night.........Or maybe just drinks .............

so glad everyones well. yes Richard, that cheese and liquers are great!! Yodel hugh? Never tried that.... NJ airport has always been the pits, so glad I don't have to go through there anymore. Delta has revamped their attitudes despite the bankrupt declaration and they are again pleasant to fly. If I go oversears I use Icelandic (called something else now) and have been pleased too. Do you guys have snow yet? Summer has decided to make a full returen here and will probably stay around till Turkey Day. We usually deep fry one outside in our shortsleeves. Its sort of a southern tradition.

I'm going to be traveling again soon, too. It seems like I just got back from Vermont, but I'll be leaving for Israel on November 28. I'll be seeing family and friends, but mainly I'm going to see my friend Wendy who I mentioned a while back--her son committed suicide in mid-September. I know I can't really help her, but I still want to spend some time with her. She's divorced, and he was her only child. Luckily, she has a boyfriend now who's been really supportive. Her son was 20 and was in the army, but it's not really clear what happened cuz it didn't seem like he was in any kind of major depression, just the usual ups and downs of life. Anyway, I'll be there for 2 and a half weeks, until Dec. 17. I'll be here for Thanksgiving. This probably sounds ridiculous, but I didn't want to miss Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday, mainly cuz I LOVE turkey and cranberry sauce.

Have a safe trip home! Happy Thoughts...

i thought sugar on snow was strange with a donut and pickle. try raclette. it is cheese that boils over a flame that you eat with baby potatoes, pickles, bacon, and cocktail onions. and, then the appenzeller liquor with 48 secret herbs, oh my god! yeah, i was yodelling that night. i could definitely lose weight here- no vegetables or fruits to mention, the meat is bad (except for ostrich) and the only saving grace is the beer. that would be the one that would get me.

well i say goodby to the hill and the lonely goat herd early tomorrow morning. i went to basel friday and saturday, then swung through bern and walked in the footsteps of einstein, and then spent last night and today in lucern. it was incredibly beautiful. i saw great art, heard a choir practicing in a magnificent church, drank many liters of beer, and lots, lots more. i am ready to go.

landing in newark, nj and sitting for three hours tomorrow to catch my flight to burlington is going to be awesome. it's only been a week but i miss jersey girls. it's the accents that i can't understand, the constant talking on cell phones, the strange hair! hey, wait, they are just like swiss chicks. wow, maybe i am becoming swiss . . . . . this IS serious!

So how's the yodeling going, Richard?