Now that Irma has swept through Florida, we're beginning to hear from a few people who who homes there.  So far we've had no reports of severe damage to any of our Joe's Pond folks' places.  Some were without power, others had debris on lawns, etc., but so far that's about it.  If there was severe damage, people are probably still trying to deal with it and not writing about it.
    Here, we've had beautiful weather for the last several days, and more expected.  The foliage is beginning to show real signs of fall.  I noticed some particularly pretty foliage when I walked today, and a couple of our small maples are really pretty.  By the time Fall Foliage rolls around, the first week of October, our foliage should be very nice.  
    I worked at the Danville Historical Society yesterday, searching through old town reports.  In the 1940s, elementary school teachers were being paid about $630 to $750 a year.  I'm not sure how the pay scale was decided back then, but I suspect the women who had been trained at normal schools in the 1920s were paid less than first year teachers who had some college.  The older, experienced teachers seemed to remain on a lower pay scale. 
   This is the time of year all those wonderful harvest suppers are being offered.  North Danville's chicken 'n biscuits is coming up on the 23rd.  The nice thing about this particular supper is that they will deliver your meal to you!  If you live in the Danville/St. J. area, that is.  We usually get take-out, but because we're on the west side of Joe's Pond, we always make arrangements to pick ours up.  
    Then there will be all sorts of great food opportunities as Fall Foliage Week rolls around.  We're especially looking forward to the turkey supper in Cabot on Tuesday.  Actually, we get take-out, but it's always good and more food than anyone should eat for one meal - but it's good to over-do occasionally.  You can go to home page here on the Joe's Pond Association website for a complete listing of Fall Foliage events.
We hope you'll get to at least some of the events offered during that week.  Hopefully, the weather will still be nice.