We got our sunshine back, but there was darned little warmth in it.  We had a low of something like 28.5 last night, and there was a little white frost in places this morning.  Even with bright sunshine, it was still very chill most of the day.  There was a stiff breeze right out of Canada, I think, and it never really warmed up a lot.

We have lots of folks heading this way from their winter homes in the south.  The Allens were arriving today, Sherry and Andre LaPrade are in, and Walter Ruf e-mailed this morning he was leaving and will be here by Monday.  I'm sorry we don't have warmer weather, but I guess they will all adjust, and by the weekend we're supposed to have much nicer weather.

I just learned that Doris Svec (Chatot Road) passed away on Sunday. Our sincere condolences to her family.  Here is her obituary, and if you'd like to send condolences to her daughter, Deborah, the address is:  Mrs. Donald McKeever, 154 West Street, Lunenburg MA 01462.  

I received the following from Henretta Splain today:

May 27 from 9am to 12 pm, there will be a Book, Bake & Plant Sale to benefit the Pope Memorial Library in Danville.  It will be held  'on the green' in front of the library.

 

We had our wrap-up Ice-Out meeting tonight at Positive Pie in Hardwick.  It was fun - we were able to get a lot done as we waited for our food to come, and enjoyed the evening very much.  We are ready to gear up for the 2014 contest - I'll be ordering tickets within a few days and will let you all know when they will be available - first at Hastings Store and Joe's Pond Country Store, and for all our members to have on hand during the summer to give or sell to visitors and family.  Our other distributors will not have them until around the first of March.  We will also put up the pages to buy them on line then.  It seems early to begin thinking about the contest again, but it has evolved to almost a year-around project.  This Sunday, the 19th, we will be presenting the winner, Gary Clark, his check at the State Fishing Access, at 1 o'clock.  It will be a short ceremony, and the public is invited.

 

Also on Sunday, the Cabot Historical Society is having their annual meeting at 5 o'clock at the Main Street building.  There will be a light supper before the business meeting.  We encourage anyone interested in the history of Cabot to come by, get to know us a bit, have a bite to eat and browse before and after the meeting.  We'll have the old wood stove going so it will be cozy if it's still cold weather - and you'll meet some of your neighbors.  See you there, I hope.