This weekend I am going to balance the bustle of the big city with the quiet of the Appalachians. Although probably not yet at peak, the fall foliage should be beautiful. And I'm looking forward to one of my favorite Virginia pit stops, the Apple House in Linden.

Meeting my reincarnated twin for coffee today, I wore as a jacket a brown corduroy shirt I just purchased in New York. She had on a new brown corduroy jacket.

My youngest and her friend from the neighborhood were playing “I betcha I can do 5 things you can't.” Her friend is a boy. I kept my ears open for that game. The adult version would be vastly different. I couldn't do most of their tricks. What can you do that most people can't?