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It’s been a good, action-filled week around here full of work and summer food and little breaks. Telfer was home all day on Wednesday – it rained much of the day but in such a calming, I-don’t-have-to-water-the-garden-today sort of way. I worked and walked with Sherry and we finished the day with Telfer’s homemade pizza.Continue reading “A Few Things”

1. The girls and I walked down our street to the Lake Fair parade on Saturday afternoon. Local parades are so interesting to watch – Americana at its finest. The girls loved the princesses in fancy dresses lip syncing and dancing choreographed movements to tinny pop songs and I almost love the marching bands. ThisContinue reading “Four Favorites & A Garden Update”

I love la croix sparkling water, particularly the coconut flavor. The grapefruit flavor is also quite good but not as good as the coconut. Two years ago I could still find the coconut at a couple places around town. And then it disappeared. Whole Foods in Portland still carried it and I stocked up wheneverContinue reading “Little Things”

  My whole family met at Chris & Mendy’s Lake House in Shelton for the Fourth of July weekend. It was a little like camping and a whole lot of fun. Three dogs and six kids and seven adults. The Duerre’s came out on the 4th for Telfer’s excellent ribs and watermelon and corn and s’moresContinue reading “Scenes from the Fourth”

I feel like I have so much to say! Here are four more pictures of our California vacation. How much do I love having these big kids that fly on planes without screaming and swim and tell us great stories and behave at restaurants and at friend’s houses? Also, I read this absolutely lovely and engrossingContinue reading “Post-Vacation Thoughts”