Life is good in NC this year . . . Ginger the Dog is in her 8th year and is quite happy that summer is finally over - she loves the cooler fall temps. Polly's year of breast cancer treatment is now a full year behind us, and she is doing very well - including having ridden our two-week trip in the Utah Canyon Lands back in June (when we spent a little time with Rick's clan).

Primarily, we go to work and go back home, but we spend time with Amy and friends, and we ride as much as possible (usually on weekends) with our HOG friends.

We enjoy seeing our regular visitors: a herd of deer (including a beautiful buck), red foxes, raccoons and possums, and, of course, the occasional skunk. Ginger hasn't figured out the black/white warning signals yet, and has been skunked now 3 times. Hopefully, one day, she will get a clue and leave the poor little guys alone . . .

We're going into the holiday season now and hope to hear from as many in our family as possible. Please get in touch or keep in touch.