Happy Halloween from the Woods

Hello Readers, Regular and New

Thought I should update you on happenings before October goes. Hard to believe that Nov begins tomorrow!

This weekend is our first weekend since late May that we have had off, so although we would welcome the arrival of guests this evening, we are going to enjoy having a Saturday and Sunday to ourselves.

My "winterising" of the place is progressing, although probably about a week behind other years due to a later Thanksgiving and some odd weather. I actually had a swim on Thanksgiving Monday! Then a week later we had snow and 6 below!

Thanksgiving this year was magnicificent weather wise and our guests enjoyed lovely warm days, no rain and even the nights were not that cool.

The water is now turned off, pump house empty, all the cottages drained, raking is more then half finished (the biggest job here at the Woods) boats all put away, boat motors in the basement, picnic tables leaning against trees, most of the chairs away, sports equipment stored and the ping pong shelter safely away in the shed.

Have not had a usual visit from the deer this year, although Bookers next door had a moose come up out of the water onto their beach and up through their property. Our bear who paid us a visit several times during the summer has not returned which is a good thing.

Well I had better run and take advantage of the blue skies and above seasonal temps and start raking, and raking and raking....

Happy, safe Hallowen and enjoy your trick or treating.

Till next time

John