Fall

Fall began with an uncharacteristically hot and humid day with temperatures nearing 90 degrees. But since then, we've been enjoying crisper air and clear blue skies.

Fall in Maine means...houseguests. And after a visit from Yeye and Nainai, friends Kate and Dan came up for a quick visit. We all took a drive north to Unity, where the Common Ground Fair was held. Binbin had a runny nosey cold, but he was a trooper at the fair. We stared at alpacas on our way to the sheepdog demo. Five or six dogs rustled a dozen or so sheep in and out of their pen. Then they directed ducks, who waddled business-like from point A to point B. From there, we strolled through organic vegetable patches, stopped to say hello to Fred Horch of FWHorch, ambled over to the bandstand, and finally arrived at the children's area. A pleasure dome with sweet, live music; plenty o nails and hammers to pound into logs; and tempera paints in old coffee cans to splatter on so many sheets of paper spread across child-height easels. When Binbin left, he was all smiles, red-and-purple hands, and green splotches in his hair.

The runny nosey has lasted all week, but it's not so nearly the leaky faucet it was last weekend. What's new, then? Well, Binbin got some new shoes from a good ole Maine business, Lamey Wellehan (could that name compete outside Maine?). Our goal was to get size 8 Merrell's for hiking in Acadia next weekend, and we did accomplish that. But Binbin didn't have eyes for such dull colored shoes. He likes better his new, bright green crocs. And, he lit off in those shoes for Bookland and the trainset in the children's book area.

I'll try to get pictures up before we leave for Acadia.