Reformation Day started like any other Sunday, with our rushing to go to church. The day veered sharply toward extreme pleasure when neighbor Logan (11) called, asking if he could go to church with us. Logan told us in the car that his mother was ill, and his dad was staying with her. We all sat in the choir loft, because John and David had been asked to sit up there to help lead the singing. At the end of the service, Pastor said someone had made him a hat like Martin Luther would have worn. He modeled it for us, because he said he would not have been comfortable preaching with it on. This was a zoom shot from the other end of the church.
We had planned to go to Tennessee to eat lunch and were glad Logan was given permission to go with us. Bob was taking Shawn to the doctor, so that worked out well. Grandson David and Logan posed with mozzarella sticks that seemed to be sticking out their tongues at me.
Our waitress offered Logan three pieces of candy from a large container . She had already given him a spider ring for Halloween.
John drove us home via a small road beside the Pigeon River. The fellows examined graffiti, picked their way down the steep bank, and skipped stones on the water.
I was standing under I-40 with traffic roaring overhead. Can you see the boys beside the river?
The camera could see David and Logan helping each other find stones to skip on the water.
Camera and I caught a three-skip throw, although he made others skip seven or more times. The stones made it to the middle of the river and beyond!
We took a few seconds to celebrate Halloween at home, pouring candy into a bag for Logan to take home. This was one of the best Halloweens I can remember.
Mehrling Muse 
What a sweet and heartwarming story all the way around! Beautiful river, and I love river stones! It sounds odd to hear you say you decided to drive to Tennessee for lunch–just over the border?
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Tennessee is 20 miles from our house in NC.
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How wonderful, a great day. Thanks for sharing, put a smile on my face. Impressive skipping of stones and impressive photographer. Not sure I would have liked the sound from the traffic overhead.
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The scene was very peaceful, but the interstate was noisy.
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Sounds like a perfect Halloween day. I hope Logan´s mom will be OK. I thought for a minute he was dressed as Martin Luther. xo
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Logan as Martin!! Now that would be something!! Most amusing!
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Loved the Luther hat….John needs one!
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It would keep his head warm!
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One of our retired pastors would have worn that hat to preach, as the hat-maker wanted.
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Reformation Day?!! I haven’t heard anyone refer to Halloween using that term in years. Looks like you had a fun day, complete with candy to make it sweet.
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Well, we are Lutherans. That should explain a lot! I think we all had a great time yesterday.
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Sounds like a great day and keeping Logan occupied helped. I liked the hat! 🙂
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John pointed out today that our pastor should have worn the hat to preach. Like Martin Luther, he has an earned doctorate in theology.
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Yes it would have been cool. My nephew’s wife is a pastor in Wisconsin and she preached with a cheese head (for the Green Bay Packers). Her congregation loved it.
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I can’t imagine that.
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We saw pictures. It was hilarious! I hear her sermon was matched to what was going on in football. A good way to get people listening.
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A football sermon would be mesmerizing. Brilliant idea!
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Our Pastor was also wearing a Martin Luther hat. I wish we had taken a picture of him!
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My photo of Pastor MacFarland was not good, but that’s the better of the two I took. Another woman sitting in the choir took a much better one with her phone. John said he should have worn the hat to preach, because he has an earned doctorate in theology, just like Luther.
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So nice to see that you had a super-lovely Halloween with Logan! Too bad about his mom being sick, hope she gets better soon!
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Thank you. Shawn is feeling better than she was.
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Glad to hear!
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Seems like a day full of fun. Lucky Logan! And all of you, too.
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It was a marvelous day.
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Sounds like a fun day – David and Logan had fun skipping stones and they look like specks down by the water. They walked quite a way down there!
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The bank was STEEP!
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It looked it – I’d have hung back for sure. I’m not as brave as I once was. Youth – sigh.
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I could have gotten down by slipping and rolling down, but I would never have been able to get back up that steep embankment.
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I don’t blame you for staying put and being the photographer instead.
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You could write a story “As the Boy GROWS.” He is so much a part of your family. Tell him Hi from the OLD Rooster.
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Logan still remembers that you wrote a poem for him.
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Good catch with the camera Anne. I have always loved skipping stones and will still give it a try if flat stone and opportunity join together for me. The long shot of Logan and David with the beautiful Autumn trees in the background is lovely too. I enjoyed your post.
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You are the first woman I’ve known who has skipped stones. I tried a couple of times, but I couldn’t do it.
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I did it as a child and the ability has carried over. All other sports that need hand-eye coordination, bah, I am hopeless at them. I miss golf balls and never was good at throwing, catching or hitting a baseball.
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At least you have one ability! I’m hopeless at anything sporty.
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