Several things

I mentioned a new car a few days ago. Yes, we bought another car - our 2013 Impreza had mounting problems that were adding up to literally thousands of dollars of repair and we decided it was time to change. The good news is that we got a sweet little car - a 2011 Impreza - that looks like new even though it is 8 years old. It has only 60,000 miles on it, compared to 242,000 on the other one. It was under $10,000. The bad news is that it gets outrageously bad mpg's. Maybe 10 miles per gallon less than the 2013 - we haven't used a full tank of gas yet. We did not do the research we should have done. Subaru made some big changes between 2011 and 2013. Bigger than we realized. So we are having buyer's remorse. Sigh! We have a date next week with Zakk, the salesperson, to discuss it. He wants us to be happy. So we'll see. Meanwhile, this is what it looks like:

The 2011 Subaru Impreza

Side view

If it got about 36 mpg. average, we'd be happy. That's about the best you can do and still have All-Wheel Drive. Around town this one seems to be getting around 21 or 22, which is worse than Paul's Dodge pickup truck! How can a car this small get such lousy gas mileage?

Meanwhile, Mark Kennedy and Cathy Rude visited Wednesday and stayed overnight. They brought us the most delicious pears from their orchard in South Hero, VT. They came to our Concert Choir rehearsal Wed. night and really enjoyed hearing us practice!

Then tonight, Katie arrives with her friend, Malka, for the weekend. They are hoping for a nice Vermonty weekend. The foliage is beautiful, as you can see from this picture of me with Mark and Cathy in front of the house.

Cathy, Mark and me, with fall foliage. Funny thing - I used to be taller than Mark!

Ellen has been making pie crusts like crazy and spent the day at the Guilford Church yesterday helping get ready for tomorrow's pie sale. Also cooking up a storm for company. Our spring is low, but we're hoping it will get us through the weekend! Short showers. We're using the laundromat today. Fingers crossed!