THE FOOTNOTES

A bunch of the clan has been whoopin' it up at a lake in Maine this week. The actual name of the lake is Mooselick----something. It is part of the Rangeley Lake group in Western Maine, not far from the New Hampshire border.

It is absolutely gorgeous, but was very cold and rainy for the time Moe and Noonski were there. It's also a long way from anyplace. Took us 8 hours to drive up, and 9 to drive back.

Part of the fun was when Peggy conducted a session of Whatzit, which is shown in the picture. Whatzit is a word-play game which demands lateral thinking. If you don't think that way when you start, you soon become aware a flaw in your problem-solving approach.

Bob, Gail, Kelly and Scott were there. Charley, Betsy, Andy and Grace were there. Amanda

and Rita were there, all the way from Georgia. Peggy, Moe and Noonski were there, too.

Sighting a moose was a big thing. Rita was driving our car on the way up when we saw one walking up the side of the road in broad daylight. After supper, we drove around hoping to spot one because they are active around dusk, like deer.

It had been a long time since we had seen some of the relatives present. Hope to see them again.