The Week In Review

Last week started with a real treat. All summer long, I have been trying to get together with Bridget's family and it finally worked for both of us. We enjoyed each other's company for a few hours and her children entertained us - what a beautiful family!


Grace is into posing...

And Lily is always moving...

And this may not be the best picture of Bridget or me, but what the heck ... it was taken by a four year old!

It was a wonderful way to start the week.

Later on in the week, my cousin, Cheryl, and I visited my mom for the day. We enjoyed conversation about today's events and yesteryear. Mom even bought us lunch at the local cafe. It was another great day that made me more aware of how lucky I am to still have my mom in my life. Like Cheryl says, "She is still really with it!".

I spent a bit of week working on a project for a wedding shower present for our grandson's bride. It was fun to find old pictures of the groom and turn them into "No Excuse Dish Towels". Thanks Bobbi for the idea of pictures on towels.

They were a big hit with Sara, the soon-t0-be bride.
(If you click on the picture below, you can see the completed towels.) And now, I am home alone as Mike is up north fishing. I am lonesome but looking forward to a week filled with activity. Later...

A Delightful Sunday!

Today we spent the day with new friends. When we joined Our Saviors Church in Cleveland, MN last year, there were four couples who were particularly welcoming. In the last year, we have found them both interesting and enjoyable to be around. And finally, we got around to inviting them over to be a part of "our life" for a day.

It was "Sawmill Sunday" and what better excuse for a gathering. The day was beautiful and the mill was fully staffed with volunteers who were doing what men working the sawmill have been doing since the 1870's.

And 'the old timer' was there to answer questions for Judy and Gary, and then to share his knowledge with Charlie, Doug, and Gary. Oh, by the way, he also told me that if you put a teaspoon of Epsom Salts by each tomato plant every other week or so throughout the summer, you will have a wonderful harvest - "it is magnesium, you know, and that is what does it - the fruit even tastes better." I may try it on my one tomato plant next year.

After our history lesson, we had some snacks, enjoyed some conversation and a round of golf complete with lots of laughs - just the way golf should be played. Oh yea, we drank a bit too and that is probably why I forgot about my camera and just had fun with our new friends. After supper there were more stories, more laughs and more camaraderie - then the bugs set in and it was time to call it a day.

It was a delightful Sunday!