HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE!

Our Favorite Son-in-law
We aren't sure who that is with him.
(Really, we are sure, but she isn't always that goofy!)

After the kids left us...

we knocked around some of our favorite places in Maine...

went to a small town street fair...

visited some antique shops where I bought this knife holder which I have been looking for

for a long time...

took pics of old hooked rugs for project ideas (actually I have more ideas than I can make!)...

visited a great rug hooking store/studio in Searsport ...

went through neat towns like Cherryfield...

ate fresh raspberry pie at Helen's in Machias...


traveled down a stretch of the coast that we had not traveled before...

We had a GREAT time!

Bar Harbor Flowers

A Bar Harbor 4th

THE TATTOO

While Dave, Sara and the kids were here, we went to the Tatto in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is a terrific three hour program which we have seen before. Dave and the kids had never seen it. They enjoyed it and the boys were interested for the whole three hours. However the baby was really finished after one hour. We will have to do it again when she is older.

Halifax from the Citadel hill with the convention center, where the Tattoo is held, at the left.

The ferry which travels between Halifax and Dartmouth.

The REAL Anniversary

Here are Dave and Sara on the real day. They look happy! (must be because the kids are staying with Grampa and Gramma while they get away for a few hours!) They are looking more normal too.

The whole family was with us for ten days. We did A LOT with them and had a GREAT time. Scenery only photos will be posted on this blog. Pics of the kids will be on Gail's Grandkids.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DAVE & SARA!

Here is the lovely couple who visited us on their 9th anniversary!
The date was July 3.
This photo was taken in Shediac (but not on their anniversary).

VACATION AT THE FARM

I know I have been gone a long time.

First there was getting ready to go,

then being on vacation

and then gardening, washing and generally

getting settled when we came home.

I am still working at it.

Here are some pics of our favorite place:

THE FARM!

This is a new (old) cupboard. We have had the top part for some time.

This year we decided it needed to sit on something,

so we bought the chest at an auction. I love it just the way it is!

Weathered shingles


Kitchen window

The pond

Meditation rock
Path to the pond

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME!

Lots more to come...