Friday finale

The pumpkin placemats were out tonight, for good reason. If you've got pumpkin placemats and you don't use them in October, just when would you?

Our old family friend, Laurie Hartmann, dropped by after work for a pork roast dinner and a chat and we all enjoyed both, especially the finale, a slice of homemade chocolate layer cake, the remnants of which are displayed above by our cake model.
Laurie's engaged in a host of projects, managing the ever-challenging newspaper business, particularly challenging now during the silly season surrounding elections and their political advertising hijinks.
Good stories, good times.