IF WALLS COULD TALK, Week of November 10, 2016

by Katie Ouilette

Well, faithful readers, as WALLS writes this, Election Day hangs with us, promising to bring our USA the ‘united status’ that was intended by our Forefathers. On November 8, our beds may hold us close as we sleep, with promise of togetherness again.

Yes, this is as far as politics will go in WALLS. Actually, WALLS will now concentrate on the future for all of you faithful readers.

Happy news? Well, our son, Dean, and his wife, Donna, have ended their cruise of the Panama Canal and are back in Bellingham, Washington – and their daughter, Brittany, will be married in 2017, but not before ‘Apa Lew’ has the whole family from Washington State here in East Madison, Maine, to celebrate his 90th birthday.

Wow, WALLS, you said that is just the beginning of ‘HAPPY’ for next summer.

On October 23, Skeet Mullen, cousin of Katie Ouilette, joined Katie and Lew for a weekend with Cousin Ernie Mullen and his wife, Mal, in Grantham, New Hampshire. Wow, WALLS, do you know that the Valliere-Mullen clan will also have a reunion in Maine next summer? Sounds like a busy, busy summer on our horizon. Hmmm, did WALLS mention ‘the future’ a few lines ago?

Well, faithful readers, you know that WALLS is leading up to something that is not the best news for us Mainers. Yup, SNOW! We certainly saw that white-stuff in New Hampshire. The mountain ranges had their peaks covered in white…and we also noticed patches of white all along the way to ‘warmer Maine.’ Now, that is WALLS’ way of making you feel great about Maine and its Fall. Frankly, faithful readers, WALLS experienced a few ‘spits’ of snow even in Madison, but for sure it was a ‘reminder’ of what is ahead….nothing else.

Speaking of the need of warm weather, if you travel to Madison, you will see the beautiful view that has been opened for your pleasure by the Madison Electric Works. The view is panoramic and, surely, we have Calvin Ames and the MEW board of directors for that along the way. Frankly, that view makes one wonder why anyone would want to leave our beautiful state of Maine for another land that might be waiting with strong storms and waves and rain. Yup, it was for all of us to see on television and surely it made us happy to see the magnificent foliage that we were enjoying right here in our corner of the world.