Batty Weekend before vacation

Imagine my surprise Saturday morning when I went outside to open the patio table umbrella. A little brown bat had spent the night and was not happy to see me exposing his sleeping spot to sunshine and then adding insult by taking his picture. Of course I called my friend Kathy and she is the reason there is a picture. We had to  identify him and remember he is a good thing for nature. A little shocking for me and being that it is October and Halloween is just around the corner. Well who knows what other thrills will come my way. 
Getting a little frantic on packing for vacation. Me the one who is usually calm and precise about what to bring and what not to. Something about the combination of 10 days in Italy and then 11 days on a cruise ship has my usual calm in a disarray. Add to that the temperature changes we are likely to encounter and you begin to see the problem. Yes, layering is the answer but then there is still the time on the cruise. We will be at sea for 7 of the 11 days. The temperatures in the North Atlantic may range from the 40's to the 70's. And there are still "formal" nights on the ship although I am told country club casual will probably cover even that. Of course the packing problem is why we are seeing an update on the blog. I am procrastinating!!

Back to it now. Have a great week. Next update more on Italy.