Monthly Archives: October 2013

Thursday October 17, 2013

Posted on 17 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Almost the end of the week. I met my friend Jean for lunch today. It’s had been a rainy, drizzly weather day. It was misting on my way up and back to the restaurant but not coming down hard enough … Continue reading →

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Tuesday October 15, 2013

Posted on 15 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading the Kindle version of Auld Lang Syne, the 6th and latest book in Judith K. Ivie’s Kate Lawrence mystery series. Set in Old Wethersfield, Connecticut, Kate and Armando are attending Kate’s 35 high school reunion. We had … Continue reading →

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Sunday October 13, 2013

Posted on 13 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Just as Bob and I sat down to eat lunch Frances called. While talking to her I was watching a squirrel build a nest in the fork of the silver maple by the deck. I have a direct line view … Continue reading →

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Saturday October 12, 2013

Posted on 12 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

This past Wednesday the lawn service plugged and seeded the lawn. I asked Bob to tell them if they blow leaves off the lawn to blow them onto the natural areas not the street. Last year we received a nasty-gram … Continue reading →

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Friday October 11, 2013

Posted on 11 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Whew, a very long week! I am reading the latest Rhys Bowen mystery, Heirs and Graces, from her Lady Georgiana Royal Spyness series. A distant cousin of George V, the queen often calls on Georgiana to help out with sensitive … Continue reading →

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Wednesday October 9, 2013

Posted on 9 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

After a week of warm weather we are finally getting fall like temperatures. For me, that means comfortable and cool for a change. The highs all week have hovered in the mid 60’s and rather windy. High 50’s for lows … Continue reading →

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Monday October 7, 2013

Posted on 7 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I guess what was left of TS Karen came through last night and this morning. We had a light rain during the night. This morning just as I was leaving for work the hard rain and wind came in. The … Continue reading →

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Sunday October 6, 2013

Posted on 6 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Another warm fall day. I have finished the weekly house cleaning chores, cleaned off my desk, paid the bills, updated Bob’s business checkbook, mowed the lawn and planted the remaining pansy plants. While it is mostly dried grass and dirt … Continue reading →

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Saturday October 5, 2013

Posted on 5 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I had a 9:30 appointment at Firestone to have the oil changed in the HHR. From there I went to Lowe’s to pick up pansies, bulbs, potting soil, and three ornamental kale plants. Then on to mom’s. I pulled out … Continue reading →

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Thursday October 3, 2013

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading the latest Louise Penny mystery, How The Light Gets In. Chief Inspector Gamache returns to the small Quebec town of Three Pines during the Christmas season to solve the disappearance of one the town’s friends gone missing … Continue reading →

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