Remnants of Halloween

I walk to the library this morning realizing it's November. The party last night was a bust -- when I went over, there was only a kitchen full of married guys with their wives out on the porch giving away candy. I've found, in my limited experience, that it's best not to hang around a bunch of married guys if their wives aren't in the room. It does nothing to endear you to the community. After dropping off the bottle of rose I had purchased at Al's Packaged Liquors near Edgartown, I attempted to catch the attention of my hostess who was on the porch overwhelmed by princesses and monsters. The rest of the evening I spent in my room (quite comfortably) trying to put together the puzzle that is our genealogy. (The number of Lucas' in Virginia since the beginning of time is unbelievable. This morning I found several on the Revolutionary War rolls, including a Fife and Drummer.)


Back to my walk - remnants of Halloween are definitely evident...used jack-'o-lanterns, an angel's fallen halo, bright blue feathers. The day is so lovely, though, that I hate to have to spend time indoors, but since my internet access is limited to the library hours for the next 5-7 days (ugh), I don't have much choice. Monday and Tuesday will be beach days, though, since the temps should be back up to the low 60s! By the way, the last photo has nothing to do with Halloween, but I used to collect blue glass bottles aged by the sun when I was a child, so I love this house with its windows full of blue glass!