There are still so many decisions to make every day even at this stage in the pandemic.   I had a meeting the other day. I was masked walking in but knew the colleague I was meeting was also fully vaccinated.  Mask on? Mask off?

A friend and I had a bit of a debate this week. She had her view on a certain issue and I had mine. To support my view, I emailed her a news article I had found. She did the same. We had two different viewpoints on the same issue, but each was apparently supported by two different news articles.  The websites where we each found the articles were very reputable websites.    

Friday I decided the time had come to substantially close down the deck and patio for the upcoming winter.  Part of the problem involved the level of plans that reduced expected opportunities to use the space much over the next several weeks.  Call it crowded calendar syndrome; not a bad thing; indeed we enjoyed early plans last night (More on that later.).

Big discussion here...do we have Thanksgiving like we used to...Or not.   I say YES. I've already got my peanut oil for the fried turkey and placed my order for the ducks (wait for it...Norm has a joke for this:) I even built a new area just for frying the turkey too.   After having a great dinner the other night with friends - the feelings of being together, sharing a meal, practicing the art of sparkling conversation, and laughing has stayed with me all week.  

No kidding, I’m suffering from a severe case of withdrawal.

With temperatures falling, I wonder whether it’s time to go inside.Like many people, over the past year and a half we have been reluctant to eat inside restaurants and have been dining out outside.Exercise has been a challenge and we have not been inside a

The news from the Box Office for Movie Theaters is improving.  For each of the last 3 weeks, the 100 million dollar mark was hit for the first time since Covid shut down the in-person movie business.  People have been heading to the movies to see James Bond in No Time to Die. The scary Halloween Kills and Marvel’s Venom did very well,too.  

I always know Daylight Savings is ending and the time to move the clocks back is coming when it is dark outside as the morning alarm starts to sing.  I enjoy the change of seasons and look forward to it every year.  There is something special about the crispness of a fall day.