Fall Thoughts

Well, I continue to walk (dance?) to the beat of my own drum. On Saturday, I attended a pumpkin carving party at the home of one of my professors. In the invitation, he made the mistake of mentioning that costumes were an option. Of course I took him up on the idea. Okay, I was the only one to take him up on the idea. I think that my butterfly wings made something of a splash. There was much talk and ruminations about the butterfly as a proper object for celebrating Halloween. . . . Actually, it was quite fun, but I couldn't talk anyone into trying them on. We had a good time, and it was really a new experience for me to carve pumpkins with people from all over the world, China, Korea, Uganda, Pakistan, Germany, Moldova. . . . . At one point, one of the visiting research scholars, who is an assistant professor in China, actually was giggling. The student from Pakistan made a jack-o-lantern that looked like President Musharraf, and the daughters of the research scholar from Korea were disgusted by the inside of the pumpkins. I couldn't stay long, though as I was off to a dinner party that included a whole different bunch of folks from other countries. It was a great weekend, but now, this week I have to pay for taking the time off! Lots to do. I hope you are all well. You are in my thoughts and heart. Hope to catch up with you soon.