It's getting warmer anyway. My guess is it'll be too warm in many places before too long. But, it's the world we're living in. The good news is, we're still here! Catastrophes seem to be everywhere, all around us. But, Spring is coming and I'm getting ready. We'll be heading north soon, while we enjoy the end of our time farther south,

It's been a good year so far! Disasters not-with-standing. If it ain't one thing, it's another - As they used to say. You try to help out where you can.

It's already 2025 half way around the world. Soon it'll creep over thru here. Although there's hardly anyone here at arlo.net, it's still going, at least for now, and I just had to wish anyone reading this a Happy New Year. Time marches on! My good friend, Gordon Titcomb, (who worked with us for a very long time) told me :"My plan is to live forever - So Far so good" That cracked me up! But he's right.

Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, and so the holiday season gets underway. We're getting ready farther south than our neighbors up north, riding out the winter. It's not only that time of year, but that time of life, to be reminded that there're seasons for everything. Many of my old friends have left this world, and new ones are being born. The cycle of life goes on. As the saying goes "May you live in interesting times"... Well, we did that for sure. And it seems to me that it'll stay interesting for the foreseeable future. So far, so good! Merry Happy Everything!

My friend, Alice, whose idea for a restaurant in Stockbridge, and subsequently her idea becoming a real restaurant, which became part of a song, which changed our lives forever, has passed away. Alice died in Provincetown, MA where she grew up. It was home. She was 83 years old, and had heart related problems. She left this world a week before Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 20th.

Around this time of year we're down south, where it's milder temperatures get us through the winter months. Meanwhile, back up north things are gearing up for the holidays. My grandson, Shivadas (Mo) and my daughter, Annie are at the church setting the stage for our winter activities. Like it's been for the last 30 years, the church welcomes everyone to our annual Thanksgiving Dinner: Well as best we can. We actually do a free feed every week but Thanksgiving is kinda special. More info on what we do and how we celebrate can be found online our website: www.guthriecenter.org. Take a look when you have a moment.