Let us never imply that Aidan's life is racked with boredom. Example: a slow beginning to Saturday morning a week ago he took an amazon box destined for the re-cycle and instead re-purposed it. A hole cut into the long edge to accommodate his neck, and a hole cut in the top for his iPhone allowed him to watch YouTube hands-free.

The contraption was meant for his bedroom, but he didn't mind demonstrating on the dining room floor.

Cello practice, some Centenniel Park soccer time...

There are many parks around here that came from these sources.

I still don't know what Boroughs or Townships really are.

Aidan still had time to carve his 2015 jack-o-lantern before heading off to his friend Nikan's where further Halloween events were in play.

But he didn't leave before he lit the candle.

Neighbor friends in Tucson shared pictures their daughters' 2015 Halloween costumes...

Bara

Mary Ann

Elizabeth

In Texas, Cousin Jim and Nancy's granddaughter Jessa had a recent special dress-up day at school...

All here enjoy the electronic contact that so many Southwest good friends, and relatives and other friends scattered about the nation have maintained with all of us. We are in a special time that gives us this ability.

It is again Saturday, and this time it is Wendy's birthday. Aidan is baking her a cake from the Landis Supermarket purchases I got for him yesterday. In between, he is working on his math. Wendy and John went to Philly Art Museum. John won some tickets at work for that recently. We expect them back early afternoon.

The week brought me some weird bone-aching ague that seems to be subsiding a little today. I tell myself, it might have been worse without the flu shot.

I didn't know until we came here that bamboo can grow in this climate. A lot froze last winter,  but recovered through the summer.