October milestones

Birthdays:
1- Shawna Jenkins
2- Anne Meegan
2- Richard Meegan
5- Michael Meegan
5- Maddie Meegan
13- Dolores Meegan
14- Betty Skinner
14- Larry Meegan (not me)
21- Liz Irvin
24- Patrick O'donnell
29- Michael Meegan

Anniversaries:
7- Barbara & Robert Gocinski

28- Aunt Mary died

Laurita Winery

After seven years or so my friend Randy and his business parnter Ray opened Laurita Winery to the public yesterday. The rain held off for the whole event and everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thanks Rand & Barb for inviting me.

A lot of friends were there, some I hadn't seen in a long time.

A couple of friends helped him out with the final preparations for the opening. Sue Langford decorated the interior. What a change from the last time I saw it. Two years ago my god daughter Rebecca was married to Anthony in the place and all it was back then was a few beams on a concrete foundation. And here is my great god daughter.

Daine Black is now running the B&B for him. She calls it her "ideal job," something she has wanted to do all her life. Another dream fulfilled.

This has been a real passion for Randy and I'm so glad that he has seen it work out so well. I missed the opening comments because I was cooking for the annual Jackson PBA Pig Roast, but I was told he got so choked up in his opening comments that he was unable to finish. Randy, we friends share in your joy.

I took a couple of photos, but not too many. I felt it was intrusive. I also took about 130 photos at the Pig Roast. But here are a some of them.

Sophie & Lucy

Sophie has taken one of those big steps kids take without realizing just how significant they are: she lost her first tooth. Wonder of wonders, huh? Here she is with Lucy marveling at it in a case. When John told her that the tooth fairy was going to give her something for that, she asked if the tooth fairy could give Lucy something, too. Cute, huh? John says she lost her second tooth the other day. She keeps that up she'll start looking like Dad did.

John also took the girls and their friend Donovan fishing It seems they were skunked and so he mentioned it to the old fisherman (me, or maybe I just smell like one) so I suggested he go to a smaller hook (a 10 or 12.) Sure 'nuff, their next time out they caught their first fishes.

Way cool!