Another beautiful early fall day! We couldn't ask for nicer weather for things like putting summer toys away, tending to the garden, or just sitting in the sun watching critters going about the business of preparing for winter.

I went to inspect our grape and hops crop late this afternoon. The arbor Fred and I fashioned a couple years ago is now well covered with a grape vine on one side and hops climbing over the other. I can now make wine or beer at will! Our cat, Woodpile, loves the arbor. He walks on the small cedar logs along the "roof" with ease and seems to enjoy gazing into the distance from his perch. When I'm working underneath, tucking in grape vines or trimming back the hops, he's happily reaching through the vines with his paw, all too often with claws unsheathed - he plays rough when he's outside!

We are expecting Dana Comstock (N. Shore Rd.) and his crew to do our driveway tomorrow. They were here yesterday to do some preliminary work and dropped off some machinery. It already looks much better. After they finish we won't be able to drive on the new paving for a day or so - but we don't mind. We did a few errands today - recycled in Hardwick, visited the food co-op there, and also went to W. Danville.

Jane Larrabee found the picture of the old boathouse that may have housed that 30 ft. boat the divers spotted a few years ago. We're still trying to find someone who may have heard or read something about such a boat.
In the photo, the boathouse is just to the right of the railroad station. You can see the school house where it was before it was moved across town to where that building now stands (was Larrabee's Building Supply and later the auction house). Click on the photo to enlarge it. Thanks, Jane, for letting me post this. It's a treasure!