I was glad that the rain didn’t stop the little Halloweeners. It was . . .

great to see all the little ones coming out with their parents and having such a great time. I actually had 16 this year which was pretty good for Vinton. The rain picked up severely around 8 o’clock and that was the end of the visitors.

The crazy wind on Friday took out my umbrella and picnic table. The wind caught the umbrella and smashed the glass on the table and that was the end of that. The next day, I was out cleaning up the glass and Jerry Pepin saw the mess I was in and offered to give me a table that was exactly like mine. I told you it was great living in Vinton with such fantastic neighbours. He even took away the old umbrella and table.

I was able to dig out the rest of my garden. I got about 15 pounds of carrots and eight pounds of potatoes so I had to get busy and freeze the carrots. I’m going to make a bunch of apple crisps with the rest of my apples and maybe put a few away in the freezer. That should be the end of it.

Now on to bigger and better things starting this week I want to start my sanding and painting of all the furniture I have in my garage. I’ve been gathering up furniture all summer so I could have something to do this winter. I’m also going to get into a lot of crafts. I just love crafting and creating new ideas. Homemade crafts make such great presents and people love receiving the gifts.

I would like to wish a happy belated birthday to Doug Hodgins who celebrated his birthday on Oct. 31. Sorry I missed your birthday Doug. 

I’d like to wish happy birthdays to Jessica Frost and Barbara Sparling on Nov. 6, Margaret Ann Mousseau on Nov. 7, Amy McGuire on Nov. 8, Gail Sammon Vachon, on Nov. 9, Jimmy Lepack, Stephen Kavanaugh and Vanessa Romain on Nov. 10, Theresa Davidson and Eric Vibert on Nov. 12.

This past weekend Sharon Crawford and I went to the three craft sales that were held at the RA Centres in Shawville, Ladysmith and Otter lake. It was amazing to see the wonderful crafts and ideas that everyone has in our area. There were knitters, woodworkers, jewellery makers, bakers, leathersmiths, canners, products made of honey, artists of all kinds, Christmas ornaments and wreaths and so much more. It was a great opportunity to go out and buy Christmas presents for the people we love. I even won a door prize from at the Otter Lake venue.