Winter, as Chaucer said, is a cumin’ in. We had a light rain all day Saturday, but last night was suddenly much cooler, and today the wind has been blowing about 15 mph. That is pretty much the extent of our glancing blow from Hurricane Matthew.
And speaking of Matthew – our grandson of the same name 
became a father today when his wife had a son named Austin. That young man came into the world weighing in at 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and 21 inches long. Not exactly a “little” boy. He has the full head of hair that comes to all the family babies, and is a good strong nurser.
Everybody is doing fine, including Mum, Dad, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
Since the papyrus plant cannot be left out when the temperature goes below 55F, we had to drag it into the house after church today. While we were at it, The Squire removed the window a/c from the living room, and I gave that corner a good wiping down. We used the blower on the sidewalk around the front porch and generally battened down any loose hatches we saw. So much for fall housecleaning!
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