October is a month with a lot of birthdays. Karyn celebrates her birthday on October 6 and Jenny celebrates hers on October 13. And then, Kaden’s is on October 15 and Ridge’s is on October 21—whew!

Kay was really busy this month with sports and social engagements. Typically, she plays pickleball on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. And then, she plays golf on Wednesday and Friday. And that’s just the beginning of her activities. This reporting period she also was extensively involved in her PEO chapter, had some dental work done, practiced for the PEO Choir Christmas program, participated in her women’s church group, Naomi Circle, had an appointment with her ophthalmologist, and lastly, attended The Book Club. On a sad note, two of her long-time friends died this reporting period. Saying goodbye to friends is an all to commonplace endeavor at our age. In addition to all the above, she had various “beauty” appointments.

We were so happy to see friends Mary Emily and Tim who stopped by on their way home. They’ve been on an extraordinary RV and motorcycle two-month trip out west.

I returned to playing pickleball almost every morning and took care of a bit of church business—quite a mundane life! I did manage to take a few photographs as we said goodbye to our visiting hummingbirds.