My husband and I had the opportunity to go to Aruba for a week courtesy of a friend who had not rented his time share. Lovely to be away despite cloudy weather the first four days (Hurricane Sandy) and while the trip home was nerve wracking due to the situation of HS we made it home with just a minor delay. Pictured are some of the fishing boats near the high rise section of Aruba.

Our son had prepared the house for the storm- filling bathtubs, taking in furniture etc. We were without power for 5 days but thanks to a great utility crew from Nova Scotia our power was restored late Friday afternoon. My book club had to cancel our meeting on Monday night due to the storm and will discuss two books in November - Deadline and Work Song. Lots to talk about. While on vacation I did read a bit but not as much as I had anticipated. Rules of Civility, Moonflower Vine, When in Doubt Add Butter, My Brilliant Friend and The Case of the Missing Servant. I also grabbed a book from my daughter's book shelf- real chick lit- True Lies of A Drama Queen (very silly but fun and light). Have started The Case of the Man who Died Laughing set in India. Getting ready to vote on Tuesday. Working as Moderator of Absentee Ballots. Weather hopefully will be nice on Tuesday although a Nor'easter is predicted for Wednesday....