Here's something pleasant to think about - Karen Cobb contacted me wondering when Danville Fair will be this year! She was questioning the date because on our "Events Schedule" for the Joe's Pond Association it's listed as Aug. 7-8; but when she clicked on the link to Danville's town site, it was posted there as July 31-Aug.1. We contacted Mert Leonard, town manager at Danville, and this morning he confirmed that it is August 7-8. They will change the information on their web site. I thought it was really nice, while we're surrounded by snow, to have a chance to jump ahead to the warm, wonderful days of summer and the Danville Fair. If some of you don't go to the fair when you're here at the pond, you're missing a truly fun event, so you should try to spend at least some time there, even if staying the whole day and into the evening doesn't appeal to you. We like to go in the evening, get some "fair food," see lots of folks we don't ordinarily run into, take in the entertainment, and close the place - except last year it began to rain a little before the BelAires finished playing, so we left. It's not supposed to rain on Danville Fair . . !

We're enjoying a lovely sunny day, with temps in the high 20's - finally!! If it gets above freezing (and it probably is where the sun strikes), our snow pack should settle a bit, and that would be nice. Right now it's pretty hard getting out onto roads from driveways - or even onto Rt. 2 from W. Shore Rd. because the banks of snow are so high. It's a good time to remember to take it easy for that reason. If someone happens to be coming out of a driveway or a plow is working there, it would be nearly impossible to avoid an accident if you're going too fast. At a time like that, it doesn't matter as much who has the right of way as it does that someone might get hurt. I've often thought periscopes would be nice to have on cars - and sensors that would slow you down if you were approaching an obstacle too fast. Actually, I think there is the latter - but I don't think the periscope has reached the market yet. The next best would be a very tall antenna with a flashing light . . . a flag would perhaps do, but I think the light would be better. That would get a driver's attention - especially if it was whirling blue . . . but perhaps I've been too long with the historic documents this morning. It's time for a break and some lunch.