Sign

A few minutes on the computer today (in between times of no internet) will let me put up this sign.  Beautiful fall weather here!

Later: Thanks to PN who took time out from his oldet daughter's birthday to fix our computer, we're back online!

Happy Birthday, Miss Emma!!!!!

Jobs Done Before the Chill

L. did several things today: replaced two drain pipes, put up the rain gauge which we hope may be useful some day, and put the flag holder back up on the painted post.
Tomorrow our temperature goes back to the 60's, which is normal this time of year. We have been having 70's.

We would like some
moisture before it gets cold enough to arrive as snow.

No Newspaper

Another exciting event at the Ramble house today.

No newspaper. It is usually delivered by 6:00 a.m. Not today. We searched the yard.
I waited till about 10:00 and called the carrier's number. A recording prompted me to leave a message.

About noon, L. was out in the front yard and happened to look up on the roof. There was the paper.  When the carrier's mother called about 2:00, I told her what had happened. She was very sorry. She has told her son not to throw the paper so hard and so high and will definitely see that our paper is on the porch from now on. She was very nice and thanked me for calling her (insert here "and not the newspaper office" because I know that was what she was thinking.) I must say, I was very nice too.  We had two boys who threw papers starting when they were thirteen. We faced a lot of people who didn't want to pay when collection day came around. Thank goodness the kids don't have to do that anymore.

That's about all the news from here today.

Shadow

Some other blogs feature shadows, reflections, barns, flowers - whatever.
I don't have any theme but I noticed this shadow
yesterday afternoon from our rock fireplace.

Do you see what I see?

 

Happy Halloween

How these two boys ever decided (or let me decide) to dress them as girls
for the Halloween parade at Graber school, I will never know.

I do know that the younger son's teacher did not recognize him. 

Interesting calls today on the Caller ID.
Atchison, KS - no name
Topeka, KS - no name
and I'm waiting for a call from Santa Fe.

Breaking Away -

A good way to get away from the addiction to the computer is no ability to get online.
The last two mornings have been interesting. It's either my computer or my service supplier.

Access is intermittant so I'll put this on while everything is "working."

A nice day with a few more to come this week with temperatures in the '70's. I think I'll go out for a walk!

Chocolate Appreciation Day

I heard that this was the day to appreciate chocolate when I was listening to
the radio news this morning.
I try to do that every day.
It is also Mothers - in - Law Day. I wonder who makes all these designations.

I have a sneaking suspician it might be the congress of the United States.
Is it wrong to think they could be doing some other things that would
be more productive?