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Friday, September 2, 2011

Life is Good!

I absolutely love this time of year - temps are pleasant, humidity is low, skies are blue, apples are crisp, the garden is producing its heart out - sublime! Yesterday we had an entire meal of garden produce: new red potatoes, pole beans, shell beans w/cream, cucumbers, tomatoes, applesauce, and blueberry muffins - well, the muffins did not come from the garden - but it was otherwise grown right here in our backyard. I love that. Today, I baked oatmeal cookies and 4 loaves of oatmeal bread - heavenly aromas filled the house. Life is good!

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Still More Pictures from Summer 2011

Brigham let me snap a picture of him - grandmothers can be so pushy! :)

Benny about to get in line for yet another meal at Sloat Reunion

The Holt House in Blue Hill - we stopped here on our way to the Sloat Reunion (David and Brigham rode with us) - Grampy tried to get pictures of his Roundy ancestors - but no luck yet. The picture lady only works on Thursday and this was Friday. Oh well, it was fun to tour the old house (c. 1815) - anyone can peek inside at http://bluehillhistory.org/HoltHouse.htm

Brigham was playing it safe with his food choices - he's not a seafood man.

Laura's first lobster

Laura had lobster for the first time at the Sloat reunion this year. The Dunham "boys" supplied us with all the fresh lobster, crab, and clams we could eat. Dick sets 300 traps a week - Nate and Robin set 900 a week - that's hard work! The seafood lovers among us were in heaven! BTW Laura loved the lobster so much she had another one the next day!