I received the following from Julie Hendrickson recently:

The Joe’s Pond Pickle Ball group had their Second annual end of season party on September 22. JoAnn and Jamie Stewart were the gracious hosts, opening up the Freiberg camp for the party. It was a fun and beautiful evening, closing out a very great summer of friendship and Pickleball! 

What a nice group picture! Julie said the sunset was very special for their last-of-the-year get-together. Thank you, Julie, for sending these to us.

     For those of you not familiar with pickle ball, this group (or some  members of it) meet regularly during the summer at the recreation area to play. They welcome anyone to join - come and learn the game (they say it's super easy and super fun!) and make new friends. There will be information in the spring newsletter about when the gang meets - or give anyone who plays a call to find out more about it. If you click on the above image it will be larger so you can see and identify people you know - then give one of them a call! They will be gathering at the tennis/pickle ball courts in June, 2019!

     This has been a really dreary day. I have been busy at my computer, and except for dashing out this morning to read how much rain we got yesterday (.94 in.) I haven't been outside at all.  Some days are like that when I'm busy. 

     Yesterday was Cabot's day to host the Fall Foliage people. It must have been disheartening for them. There were times when the rain literally came down in sheets. We had to go to Littleton and it rained most of the way over and back - sometimes pretty hard. It certainly wasn't the sort of day anyone would want to take a hay ride through a maple woods or be on Cabot Plain for a tour of the historic sites there. I know there were displays at the Wiley Building and also at the new arts center - and there is always the creamery to visit. The historical society building is no longer open for Fall Foliage, unfortunately. That would have been an ideal way for people to spend some time on such a rainy day. It's hard to tell what the weather is going to be, and plans are dashed from time to time. Any of us who have worked at the Fall Foliage Festival know there's always the possibility of rain - or snow - on the day we're hosting. But bad weather is always disappointing after putting so much effort into planning events and entertainment. Better luck next year!