Before November ends, it's probably time to get my October 365 layout posted. All the supplies except the envelope I used for journaling are from the November Studio Calico kit.
I printed the journaling out and tucked it in the envelope this month:
October was iPhonography month in honor of my new iPhone5, and with hopes that I’d learn a bit more about some of my apps. As always, life gets in the way, and I relied mostly on apps I already knew, although I did master HDR Fusion and spent a lot more time with Instagram. I edited almost all the photos on the phone, and relied on Snapseed and Photogene. Editing in Elements is far easier!
Bill passed away peacefully on October 2nd. He was 91 and lived a full life, yet none of us were ready to say good-bye. Scott and Greg flew in for the weekend, and we were able to have some good family time. His memorial service will be next month.
We spent the first weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake with Karen and Mike. . . a new B&B which we loved, a fabulous new winery (Southbrook) and a wonderful production of "Ragtime" at the Shaw Festival.
I went on the Kelby photo walk the 13th of October, but still haven’t edited the photos, and ended up choosing one from the canal for that day. On the 16th we went to Sauders in Seneca Falls, and to the Merry-Go-Round Theater with Mary and Jim for a production of "Nunsense." Mary and I heard Jeffrey Brown at Arts & Lectures. We attended an opening at the Eastman House with Bill and Beryl on the 19th, and won at duplicate on the 20th--a nice surprise. The Children’s Sabbath was October 21st, and I attended a morning prayer service at the Board of Education, church, and then a Presbytery-wide Youth Service in Brockport that afternoon.
The highlight of our month were visits from Sarah, Caleb, and Matt. We had a wonderful weekend -- dinner at Mario’s, going to church, a family dinner, and getting together with Betsy and Skylar. Our Halloween Open House was lots of fun, and Caleb was the cutest pumpkin ever! Lots of the photos this month were of fall foliage, and I got lots of great ones along the Erie Canal while walking with Tina and Debbie, at Tinker Park, and on Irondequoit Bay.
I finished The Oath and Sabbath in the Suburbs both of which I loved, and The Unexpected Guest--easy read, and completed 21 cards and 5 layouts.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the month since they're so hard to see on the layout:
A fall display in Niagara-on-the-Lake
High Falls, Rochester, NY
Highland Park
Caleb and Grandpa leaving church
