October whizzes by

by chuckofish

Sorry for the late post, but it has been an unusually busy week. The weather has been full of those crisp, cool, colorful days that make October so perfect.

Last Sunday I took this action photo of a beaver or muskrat (probably the latter) diving into the water near our cottage.

It made a big splash!

On Wednesday I drove up to Canada to pick up my DH’s stepmother who had been attending a conference on Veterans’ Health at a swanky casino hotel in Gatineau, Quebec. Of course, I got lost and found myself navigating unknown territory during rush hour. Finally, I managed to reset the GPS in a dangerous looking parking lot, and after that the drive wasn’t too bad.

We’ve had a nice visit. Last night we supped at what passes for fine dining in our North Country village, the Best Western restaurant.

The chairs were so low that the table was chest high and we felt like little children. That was kind of odd. Otherwise, it wasn’t half bad.

Today’s activity involved a major social occasion: namely, the Church and Community Program Fall Fashion Show. The CCP runs a food pantry and thrift shop, and the board, of which I am a member, thought it would be fun to do a fundraiser at which prominent local people modeled thrift shop attire. We all baked seasonal fare (apple or pumpkin yummies) to sustain audience members as they watched the proceedings. It was a high-calorie hoot.

I contributed a pumpkin Bundt cake (just above the actual pumpkin on the table) and a spiced apple Bundt cake with cream cheese frosting (above the white frosted sheet-cake). Everyone ate a lot!

Here the DH and Beverly study the program in anticipation of the fashion to come. Unfortunately, my photos of the show were either out of focus (surprise, surprise) or taken at exactly the wrong moment. 

Our friend J.J. does a practice run as a sporting man-about-town.

Oh, well. I’m sure you can imagine… It was a very successful afternoon; I’m not sure whether I’m exhausted from baking (two cakes in two days!), serving and cleaning-up or I’m suffering from delayed sugar shock. Whatever the reason, I need a nap!

It has been fun to show off our local sights and people to our guest. Alas, she leaves tomorrow and then it’s back to the grind. Have a great week!