down in Boston for a meeting. the first meeting  I’ve been able to drive to in a good long while. I had calls on the way down.. but i also had time to listen to the radio and take in the unfolding news… Tom Petty was the sound track of the day. You porbably know he died last night at the age of 66.. his music was the sound track for my drive as I heard the unfolding tragedy of las vegas.,. 

i heard the death toll..  I heard interviews with newly grieving parents.. and I couldnt hold my own tears back. I had a work call with my freind Susan S… and she told me her best froind from colleges son was one of the victims,,’.. 

and my world slipped a little.

 I had to stop and wonder what our world is becoming..   i had to remind my self that the world is really mostly good…

 

nite all, nite sam

-je

 

First day working at home in three  weeks. I don’t know what it is.. but even a 12 hour day working from here seems like a vacation compared of working from anywhere else.. jus the ability to  see dane, scratch the dogs, go for a run.. check out the fridge makes everything seem a little easier.   

   I have more work to do.. but I’m gonna try doing it from the tub…

hope that works

nite all. nite sam

-me

 

Perfect day.. Diane and I found ourselves both awake at 5AM .. for me it was jetlag.. for her.. who knows. but we decided to take advantage of the early morning to hike Bolton Mountain to watch the sunrise.. it was just above freezing when we left home in the dark. we took the climb quickly .. about 45 min.. and got to the top just as the sun was rising.. here’s the view back over toward the house. 

 

there was heavy frost everywhere at the top.. 

we got up the tower just as the sun was rising

 

 

 

the fog lay heavy in the valleys in the  still cold morning air.. so it looked  like a white ocean 

 

there were three folks already on the fire tower.. they’d camped at the ranger station last night..   5 fo0lks up there was about all it could take.. we really need ot rebuild that tower to make it safe . and last !

 

heres the view back over to camels hump 

 

i found a chunk of wood that looked like a shofar.. ‘shofar so good !’ 

 

we got down.. did some  rearranging  of the house, took the dogs for a run.. about  1pm i was pretty sleepy..  time for a red bull..in a beer mug  i called it ‘Octoberfast’.. 

around 3 we headed over to Jeff and Patty forward where our friend Ben P was marrying the love of his life, Hope. 

 

you could not have asked for a prettier day.. sunny and in the 50’s 

 

hope loves owls.. (she has 4 college degrees.. no wonder she likes owls) .. so owls were the threme of the day 

 

we bruyght our home made Jenga game.. it got lots of use. 

 

after a whgile we all went and sat down.. Ben came down as we waited for things to start 

 

Bens dad.. and our good friend.. Marshall officiated (he’s a JP) 

 

bens brother Tyler and Syster Clair came down with the other groom and brides people. 

 

as did Aria, Ben and Hopes beutiful baby girl ad her cousin.. pulled by Arias two grandmothers. 

 

then down came hope with her father and step father .. one on each arm

 

Marshal sid such a great job.. he told soem wondereful stories abotu both Hope and ben.. 

 

then came the rings.. 

 

and they were a unit !

 

you can tell how much they love each other !.. 

 

here’s marshal and gretchen.. ben’s mom

 

en and Aria 

 

 

iside were polaroids. they asked us to take pcitures of our selves. 

 

Jeff and patty’s barn was a great place for a wedding.. especially since marshal.. whos an hvac guy ahd rigged up heat !

 

then first dance !

 

ther ewas a mother son dance.. Tyler.. who was Sam’s really good friend came and asked Diane to dance.. that was so sweet.. got me crying 🙂 

Gretchen and her grand daughter 

 

 

ben and tyler 

 

afterweards we went out and roasted marshmellows by a roaring fire.. which   kept us all also warm and toasty

 

what a beutiful day..

nite all, nite sam

-me