Columbus Day Weekend

My sister-in-law throws a party for her family and ours at their camp on a bubbling river. The sun was shining, the water was sparkling, the smell of party beverages and food wafting in the air. Since I am a vegan and am not imbibing alcoholic beverages right now, I had to have my fun by wearing my new wig. I had wavy red hair and my sister always had very straight dark hair. My new wig is dark straight hair with red highlights. As you can see, we kind of look like twins. I think it gave everyone quite a laugh. I wore my Canadian tuxedo (jeans and a denim jacket) and high boot-like shoes. I suppose attention was my intention, so I believe I got more than my share. Then today was another magnificent day, weatherwise and my husband and I were like two squirrels getting ready for winter, putting up storm windows, taking in outdoor furniture, doing some tasks we had been neglecting all summer. I read the Sunday paper in the backyard with the sun beaming down on me - even the news about the economy and all the other bad things happening in the world couldn't bring me down today. We even walked a couple of miles to a store (instead of driving) to get a few items we needed. I wore my new Obama T-shirt and walked down the main drag with my chest out hoping to swing some votes. Since I do not live in a contested state, it is probably unnecessary, but it made me feel like I was doing something for the cause. Back to work tomorrow - wish I had it off.