We had our first frost two nights ago and then our second one last night. The days are warm but it's chilly when the sun is down or behind clouds.
The workers here are trying to close up the addition before it gets even colder. That would be good since the old house has open spaces to the new addition. Progress includes work on the garage foundation, the porch, plumbing and closets. I've been painting and pruning.
But it seems quiet compared to Bethesda where we've had a steady stream of visitors. David and Paula came down for Jeffrey and Melodie's engagement party. Joe and Margaret represented us since we were still in Pittsfield. Peter and Janet were there last night as they were attending a wedding. And in between an Irish friend spent the night.
Mary should be right now on her return flight back to Albany, pending the weather. She was up here last weekend for her high school reunion (40)! Marj and Lew came up and stayed at this construction site. It was the first time I had gone to one of her reunions and I earned a ton of brownie points which I intend to cash in for many years to come. While here we went for a hike in the October Berkshires. Beautiful.
Joe is busy preparing a proposal for an aid project in Iraq. Margaret is busy preparing for a conference with Iraqis in Virginia. She had gone up to New Jersey with her friend James and stopped in to see Grandma. Annie went to Hong Kong and met up with my college roommate Bruce Von Cannon.
Nature notes: We think we had a bear in our garden. What else could have smashed the fences, left big footprints and eaten the sunflower seeds? Sasquatch. Also we saw a big, fat owl on a hike. He looked at us as if we might be lunch and then thought better of it and flew away.
We're looking forward to the Restore Sanity rally at the end of the month. Johanna and Janet are coming down.
Heading back to Maryland on Sunday. What's next? I make it up as I go along.
Love from up here.
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