Such a dreary day here! Too bad for the Fall Foliage people. This is Cabot's day to entertain foliage folks. They have quite a lot going on, but certainly the foliage is not going to be as great as it would be if the sun was shining. The turkey dinner is tonight at the church, and that is always a great meal. 
     We are getting a little rain each day this week, according to the forecast, so that should build up the water table a bit. Apparently some areas are still very dry, but I haven't noticed that here. Our hillside seems to have lots of ledges and springs, so perhaps that keeps it on the moist side. 
     I am asked frequently about how the West Danville history book is progressing. We are working on it! As I've said many times, the amount of information we have is daunting, even for pros like us, and we sometimes agonize over what should be included and what MUST be included. Rarely do we say "let's leave that out." Not all of it will be interesting to everyone, but it may be to someone, and that is important to us. 
     What I'm impressed with is that so much of what we're finding about West Danville has not been written before except in scattered newspaper accounts or fragments of information that may have been overlooked within more complex subject matter. We all agree that there are many days there are more questions than answers, but we persist. Dot has finished a wonderful chapter about the church and is presently working on an in-depth account of the granite sheds that were a booming business for many years here. Patty has an impressive chapter on the railroad nearly finished and has begun working on a chapter about the power plant. Jane L. has shared some wonderful stories and dozens of photos for us to include. Right now I'm deeply involved in pulling together information about Joe's Pond, from the first fishing house Asa Mack built on the Western shore through all the growing pains, happy and sad events that bring us to where we are today.
     So far we have 120 pages that have been edited, another 100 more or less nearly ready to edit, and we haven't included the many, many photos we will be inserting into the manuscript before the final edit. 
     So, to answer those questions, I'd say we're moving ahead steadily. 
     Enjoy the rainy day - a good day to read (or write) a book!