This Month’s News

Mom and Pop-Pop spent a few days in American Rust country.  Here’s a summary of what transpired during their visit:

• Aunt Janet took Mom on a tour of locations in The Valley where the American Rust TV Series was filmed.
• Ross and Hannah took a ride up the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Morgantown for a short visit.
• Mom, Ross and Hannah took Aunt Janet out to dinner to celebrate her birthday.
• Uncle Brian, Aunt Rosemary and Pop-Pop also did a tour of American Rust locales.  Most of the stops they made were sites familiar to Pop-Pop as this is where he was born and raised. 
• During their junket, a stop was made at a beer distributor in Monessen PA to stock up on IC LIght and Uncle Brian’s favorite Skunk Beer.
• The next day, much to Pop-Pop’s surprise, Uncle Barry and Aunt Lucy appeared on the scene.  This resulted in Pop-Pop and his Brothers consuming copious amounts of beer and recalling the way things were in the Mon Valley before “The Rust.”

Mom and Dad took a Road Trip:

• It started with a visit with friends at Smith Mountain Lake.
• They then went down the road to Bristol, VA.
• They stayed in an airbnb in Bristol, TN, which is literally across the street from Bristol, VA.
• In addition to their sight-seeing in the Bristol VA/TN area,they made side trips to:
  • Abingdon, VA
  • Little Switzerland, NC
  • Asheville, NC.
• They made one last stop in Newport, VA for a short visit with Owen at CNU before heading home.

Other happenings this month:

• The Fagerli brothers had a weekend reunion in Charlottesville, VA.
• There are a fair number of craft beer breweries and wineries in Loudoun County.  And there is a Meadery here too.
• Toby and Cosmo celebrated National Pug Day on October 15.

That’s all the news that’s fit to print this month. Stay tuned for the next edition.

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