I HAD MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE IT TO THE ‘AMERICAN CLOCK AND WATCH MUSEUM’ HERE IN BRISTOL CONNECTICUT WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW FROM VIRGINIA..AS THINGS TURNED OUT THAT VISIT NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO HAPPEN..INSTEAD WE PREPARED THE HOMESTEAD FOR VISITING FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS WELL AS AN ON-GOING EFFORT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE YARD FROM THE AFTERMATH OF THE FREAKY STORM THAT HIT US A FEW WEEKS BACK..WITH SOME HELP FROM DAVE (CHECK HIM OUT IN THE AUGUST ARCHIVES) AND HIS FRIEND BOB, THE BACKYARD IS SOMEWHAT BACK TO NORMAL (BIG EMPTY SPACE WHERE FIVE CEDAR TREES USED TO BE)..
CAN’T HELP BUT BE A LITTLE BIT MEDITATIVE AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR..IT’S MY NATURE TO PAUSE AND REVIEW THE PAST MONTHS AS THE END OF THE YEAR DRAWS NEAR..MOST OF THE TIME I FIND THAT MY EFFORTS AT THIS OR THAT HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT LESS THAN SATISFACTORY OR REWARDING..AFTER WHAT IS A USUALLY CRITICAL REVIEW, I FIND MYSELF MAKING A LIST OF CHANGES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INGRAIN INTO MY PERSONALITY, HABITS I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE BEHIND, OTHERS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP..PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON HOLD FOR SO LONG THAT I’M ALMOST ASHAMED TO EVEN THINK ABOUT THEM ANYMORE..BUT THIS WINTER I’LL TRY AND KNOCK THAT LIST DOWN A BIT..I THINK I SAID THE SAME THING LAST WINTER TOO, BUT I MEAN IT THIS TIME!!
NO CLOCK MUSEUM, NO PHOTOS OF NEW PEOPLE TO INTRODUCE, NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING THAT I FOUND OR EVEN HAD TIME TO WRITE ABOUT THIS WEEK..JUST A EFFORT TO MAINTAIN A BIT OF WEEKLY CONTINUITY..
HOWEVER, I WILL POST A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE PAST SUMMER’S BETTER SCENES AND TAKE THIS TIME TO WISH YOU AND YOURS A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING…AND TO ALL YOU GUYS AND GIRLS IN THE MILITARY—MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU SAFE—COME HOME SAFE COME HOME SOON—AND THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE..HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY A GOOD DINNER IN A SAFE AND WARM CHOW-HALL--ESPECIALLY ALL YOU USMC GRUNTS--SEMPER FI
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TILL NEXT WEEK
JIM
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