Today I learnt a new verb: to winterize

Everything everywhere is billboarded about winterization and the need to winterize, through paying someone a large amount of cash, your pipes, car, house etc etc. Today a man turned up at our door and said he was here to winterize the sprinkler system!

It makes me wonder what kind of winter we are letting ourselves in for!!!!

I also bought a magazine called the 'Washingtonian' at the supermarket today as I felt inspired by the headliner: "64 ways to do good".  

It outlined 64 charities in the Washington area that you could help with/donate to. I thought this was a good thing, especially as I had just stuck up a list on our fridge entitled 71 Ways to serve in your community which was a list compiled at a leaders' meeting brainstorm one evening in Bristol. 

I don't know if any of the charities listed are close by but it'd be good to start getting a handle on how to build community and get to know some people around here.