Brrrrrr! It was only about 8 degrees early this morning. There is still open water at the pond, though. We can't figure that out except it probably has to do with so much wind keeping the water moving. It's warming up and in the mid 20's now. This was our lower lawn early this morning - the trees are sparkling with frost, and no, I didn't go outside to take the picture. I took it from our living room window.

We've had a busy morning trying to help son Bill and his wife, Monika, who are in Africa, locate their lost luggage. We found that it was at the airport in New York and Delta was going to send it to "Waterfall, VT," until we were able to reach someone who, we hope, physically located it at JFK and pointed it in the direction of Windhoek, Namibia. In the meantime, we had a phone call from Bill a few minutes ago and they are ok except the batteries in their phone is very low and the recharging equipment is in their luggage - of course!

Then a few minutes ago, middle son, Bob, came with Casey. They're going to do a little walking. Casey looks forward to weekends at Joe's Pond. She has a pretty new coat which she modeled for us.

There are some announcements below that came in this morning.



Pictured on the right below:

Cabot area Community Chorus members, from left, Caleb Pitkin, Russ Brown and Eric Mueller-Harder, concentrate on the harmony while rehearsing their rendition of “We Three Kings.” The chorus will present a diverse and fun selection of Christmas songs Friday Dec. 18 at 7 pm in the Cabot United Church. The performance will be followed with an audience sing-along to traditional Christmas carols.

For added cheer to the holidays, come to the Cabot area Commuity Chorus annual Christmas Concert.

The entertainment inludes the group and individuals singing old favorites and newer Chrismas music and the audience is then invited to sing along. Refreshments will follow and there is no admission. Share the fun with your neighbors who include:

Sandra Atkins, Russ Brown, Melvin Churchill, Mary Lou Delacy, Marvie Domey, Connie Hare, Connie Hourrihan, Isaac James, Amanda Legare, Lynne Maxwell, Erik Mueller-Harder, Caleb Pitkin, Lynn McKinney, Suzy North, Lynn Rockwell, Janet Westervelt, Janet Whitlock.