October 1

I still don't have any photos to post, Brian didn't take his camera up moose hunting so I'll just have to tell you about it. He went moose hunting with a friend from here and with a childhood friend from Joseph - Larry Shirley.

They had great weather this year and all the burned areas are regrowing so there was plenty of vegetation. They shot 2 smaller bulls. They didn't see any bear. they were hoping to get a bear this year also, but that didn't happen. It was too warm for the caribou to be in that area, too. But the moose meat is really beautiful and tasty. They do such a good job of taking care of their meat.

We bought a home grinder this spring on e-bay and got to grind our own hamburger for the first time in 15 years. We used to have a friend in Joseph that had a grinder that we used there. It saved a ton of money to grind the burger ourselves, but he said it was a lot of work. Our burger that we paid to have ground last year was not as well done as this burger, so I'm very pleased. It is really well done. Good Job GUYS!!!

We sent out about 50 pounds to get made into pork sausage for pizzas and stuff and we made jerky, but it was SOOOOO good, I don't think there is any left. We made ourselves sick eating it the first couple days. We hadn't made jerky for years either, so it was a treat.

Brian is busy with his fall fishing - steelhead, dolly vardens, rainbow trout. Last year he was able to fish until November, and it looks like he might be able to do that again this year.

Alicia's first class at the scrap book store was a huge success. She made cards that look like purses. We had 9 people there -which was the biggest class they had ever had there. She has several classes planned for October. A card class and a crop for cancer and some other stuff.

I'm hanging in. The grey of the typhoon season is a little depressing, but I realized this morning, we only have 11 weeks until the sun comes back, so I think I'll make it.

Happy October to you all, Charlotte