Canning with friends

Last night we were invited to do some tomato canning with the same friends I visited last Friday.  Of course, the canning was just an excuse to open a bottle of wine, order a pizza and catch up!

An unusual gathering

All five of us siblings in one place? We cannot remember when this last happened! But my brother Eric was in town for a medical conference and it was my brother John's birthday, so I pulled together an impromptu party (that 15 of us were able to attend despite such last-minute notice, so what does that say about our Saturday night social lives?) My sister, who is always so good at thinking ahead, organized us into a group photo which we hope to surprise our parents with come Christmas. We had our spouses take photos from 3 cameras and will pick the best--and it won't be this photo! (Why can't 5 people all smile and look at the camera at one time??) ......Birthday boy is in the silly Jimmy Buffett shirt   :-)

My friend's kitchen

As I sat at my friend Karen's kitchen table this past Friday, I gazed up at her wall. She has treasures tucked everywhere in her cozy house. The items here reflect her Norwegian heritage. She did the the rosemaling on the blue piece.

Our last "first day of school" picture

Andy is a senior. Today was his first day of school and, as we have done every year, we took a picture. My "little Andy" is not so little anymore.  (Sniff, sniff... sigh...where did the time go?)

Squirrel mystery-Tuesday

Looked out at the deck this morning and spotted a dead squirrel lying UNDER a chair.  How did this happen? No sign of being bitten or carried by another animal.  It could have fallen out of the tree, but then how did it get under the chair?

Frisbee game

Labor day recreation with the family.

Farmer's Market Bargain -Sunday's shot

I love how much Swiss chard you can buy for a dollar at the Farmer's Market. We have been able to enjoy it at three meals.

Last of the peaches

The last few peaches were baked into a peach crumble on Saturday.