Sorry about neglecting the blog for the past couple of days - real life gets in the way of fun stuff sometimes, even for us retired folks. We put our time away to good use, though. No, we weren't out taking moon pictures, although it was a temptation. Saturday was a work day around here, of sorts. I have a project I'm working on with the computer and things didn't go well with that; it spilled over into Sunday - very frustrating. But on Sunday afternoon we were invited to Helen Morrison's to visit the stray kitty, "Tux" and her other lovely cats. Tux is very content and has turned out to be a very nice pet except Helen says he really wants to be top cat, so she has organized the house so he has his own apartment while the other kitties enjoy the main household. Helen plans to spend one-on-one time with him every day, so things are running smoothly. Helen said if the right home for him came along, she would consider letting someone adopt him - he's an indoor, one-person animal. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of him. We'll have to do that another time.

While we were at Helen's, Fred took a picture of her view over the pond. It's spectacular. Then, as we watched, a snow squall came down the lake and he was able to capture that, too. The snow didn't stick to the ground, but all weekend was raw and chilly. Like late October!

Yesterday we went to St. Johnsbury. I went to Optical Expressions to have my yearly checkup, and Fred roamed the mall. Things have been slow there recently, but now J.C.Penney has moved to the south end of the mall and Sears, Olympia Sports, Payless, etc. are all looking good. Fred got a few pictures - later on there will be vendors set up in the walkway, and crowds of people. The new Penneys is a very nice store - comparable to any we've seen, even in the much bigger malls. And Optical Expressions has expanded - they have more personnel, more space, and judging by what I saw yesterday, more clients than ever before. Thats Amanda and Curt, two J.C.Penney employees - they are very proud of the new store.

I have a reminder about the dinner being served at Cabot on Friday - Nov. 9. I'm told each of these dinners has been delicious - well worth making plans to either attend or order take-out.

Cabot Gourmet Buffet ---

Third annual New Traditions Community Supper --- Prepared by Chef David Hale and students of New England Culinary Institute. Buffet includes cider braised pork, gourmet salads and many other culinary delights. Servings - 5, 6:15 and 7:30 pm. Tickets: Adults, $12; Senior citizens $10; Children 12 or under $ 6. Reservations necessary-- 426-3281. Proceeds benefit United Church of Cabot.