I hope everyone remembered to set their clocks back one hour - if not, do it now!  Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween.  We're still suffering through the colds we picked up on our Maine getaway.  So much for coming home refreshed and ready to roar.  We now think our "colds" were more like the "flu."  We had our flu shots well before we went away, but still this was one of the toughest infections I've had in a long time, so if this was a light case due to the shot, I can only shudder at what it might have been like without the shot.  We think we're both on the other side of it, but it may take a few more days for my rib cage to get back to normal after all this deep coughing.  We've been staying away from everyone, and luckily had no pressing engagements this past week.  After tomorrow's rain, when the weather turns warm again, we will air the house and, hopefully, be rid of troublesome germs for the remainder of the winter.  

In addition to attending to your clocks, it's a good idea to check your battery operated smoke or carbon monoxide alarms to be sure the batteries are still good.  Better to change them a couple times a year than run the risk of them not working.