It is my favorite time of the year. I can’t help it I love the brisk early morning air and the warmth of the Indain Summer afternoons. The brilliant colors of the leaves … just pure perfection as far as I’m concerned!

My mother is still sick, chemo treatments have started. The oncologist hasn’t given us much reason to be optimistic and talks about wanting her to maintain independence and and quality of life. She is in full agreement with this and we’re on pins and needles waiting to see if she’ll be able to tolerate the chemo.

In September we traveled to England to visit my husband’s brother and family and it was wonderful to see them again. However his brother’s health is failing fast and that’s another concern on our minds. The weather was brisk, and of course I liked that!

Then we visited my stepdaughter in Basel, Switzerland and traveled to the mountains of  Zermat and St Moritz by train, a lovely scenic trip. We agreed that heaven must look alot like the Swiss countryside … it’s so incredibly beautiful. We celebrated her birthday with her and her friends before returning home.

October 6… I  had to have another mammogram and was given a clean bill of heatlh.  A great relief after my biopsy scare last spring.

October 7 at 7 pm, I spoke at the AAUW in Clarion, PA. It was nice to see some old friends there and meet some new ones, too.

October 20 at noon, I’ll be at the Commerce Public Library,  Commerce, Texas

October 21 at 7 pm, I’ll be at the W. Walworth Harrison Library, Greenville, TX. 

October 28, I’ll be speaking at the Smethport Womens Club, it had to be reschedule due to a conflict with the September meeting. 

October  29, I’ll be in Ridgway with the Winey Women. Now that should be a fun one!

And so it goes, seems the only thing thats a constance in life is that it’s always changing.  Sometimes the changes are so slow that we think everything stays the same but we deceive ourselves if we believe that. I’m sure these refective thoughts are because of the serious illnesses our families are facing now…

By the time I write my next blog, the elections will be over, (Thank God!) … PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE!!! 

And I hope the financial crisis will be closer to a postive resolution.

Till the next blog session….

Ann