A Funeral and a Wedding....in Maine

October 18th found Suzanne and I headed to Maine for back to back "events"; her father's funeral in S. Portland, and her sister's wedding on Peaks Island. A quick respite was enjoyed in Old Lyme, CT where Annie scooted down river for lunch- scraps on the board walk near the RR (of course!) ... three days with LLSC in Kennebunk ... one at Delmar, NY with RMPL, and finally on to Geneva, NY for annual qualification on the Finger Lakes Railway as locomotive engineer.......Whew!

October Splendor.....sort of

No sharp frosts and lack of rain....make the 2007 "leaf season" late and spotty. Suzy and I did a "Allegany Highlands Trail" walk on Saturday. Cool....but not cold. Note Dave's dueling plaids; appropriate for a "Mance moment"

SANDPATCH WEEKEND !

Phil and Patty Larson visited us from Bloomfield, OH. Suzy created the perfect atmosphere of wine, cheeze, and snow-pod peas (stuffed with crab)..............before a roast beef dinner in the "new" dining room near the cozy wood stove. Dessert was "Lemon Lush", served while viewing Swiss mountain video, amid the Allegany mountains of Pennsylvania.