How Fast It Goes

I've returned successfully from my 300-mile week-end field trip to the Berkshires. The leaves are all down n brown throughout the mountains. Got stopped on the way up in Irving just a few minutes before my destination, by a Statey going 58 in a 40 zone. I looked him in the eye and explained I didn't see the 40 sign, and thought it was still a 55 mph zone. I would've down-shifted if I'd seen it, then commented I was unfamiliar with the road. All of which is true. It pays to treat officers like regular people, plus he prob noticed the zero speed-tix on my record in 25 years. Was I SOooo relieved to get a warning! Of course on the way back all the cars were on my butt because I was going the speed limit through that town, had to keep pulling off the road to get them off my bumper...

Went to visit my eldest grandson for his 2 years-old "family" Pahty. The fuel prices have dropped off to approximately $2.30 per gallon, still, making the trip is most of the gift. It's your presence, not your presents, that count. New toys are always good though...

I was the only representative from the mom's side able to attend. Of course they live much closer to the dad's side of the bunch, who were there. They're fortunate to still have some great-grandparents n great-aunt. I am the elder generation on my side. We'll see more of my siblings, nieces, n nephews at the next upcoming national holiday. I guess he'll get a few additional gifts at Thanx-Day like the rest of us pooled-together-birthday-folks like me n my bro. Only a couple of weeks away now. Xmas time, next month, is a whole diff pool bunch, which the younger grandson will end up in.

I'm kinda depressed because both of my sisters aren't coming up from FL for any holidays at all this year as originally thought. It's been five years since my birth family has been in one place at the same time. I'm sure it'll be fun anyway, but it just doesn't feel the same...

Anyhow, it was good to see the little guy having so much fun, beginning to talk up a storm, n growing older so quickly. How fast it goes, n before ya know it, they're graduating high School...