Soccer in the Mist!

Katie has had a wonderful soccer season this year (soccer is Katie's favorite sport). We haven't made it to all her games, but we've tried to see most of them. This one was an early Saturday morning, before the sun had burned off the mist.

Our Beautiful New Dalmation: Rooster!

Also last month we got a new dog: a five year old Dalmation named Rooster. His former owners christened him, as we wouldn't name a dog such a thing (especially since we have roosters!). But we call him "Roo" for short, and it seems to suit him. He's extremely affectionate and sweet, and when we come home he wags his tail and his whole body, it's the cutest thing. He's very clever too: he knows how to close doors! We're all very happy with Roo.

Tasha Tudor Memorial Service

Last month Heather and I drove to Vermont to attend the Tasha Tudor memorial. We drove with a combination of anticipation and trepidation, as we have not been as close to the Tudors as we once were. Everyone looked very well, and Winslow, out of everyone, was the nicest to us. I certainly approached the whole thing with many childhood memories and misconceptions.
As to the service itself (not held on Tudor property, but on an historic farm nearby), it seemed to have very little to do with Tasha herself, and it rained most of the time, which put a stop to floating candles on a small lake. After coming back from the lake they had hot cider and a lovely bonfire. All in all, however, I'm glad we went.

My Birthday: August 2nd

I had a very nice birthday. I worked for a few hours, and Jill, one of the people who rents out space in the shop (she sells used books, clothes, jewelry, etc.) told me I could take anything from her area for my birthday, which was very sweet of her. So I chose a lovely white skirt with brown designs.

After work we all (Heather, Michael, Katie & self) to a lovely restaurant in Cortland (about a half hour drive) that serves Greek & Middle Eastern food: hummus, falafel, stuffed grape leaves...

Of course, after coming home I opened gifts, and I had a lovely icecream cake. And in the evening, we watched PRISONER OF ZENDA (with lovely Ronald Colman, of course!). It was a very nice day.

I forgot to mention that on my birthday some boxes from Aunt Laura came (stuff she was getting rid of), which had an interesting assortment of a cat figurine collection, clothes, jewelry and the like, and there was this AMAZING, exotic dress in there that fit me (I was happy to find out) and I wore it to church the next day. I had to include a picture of it, as the dress is so stunning.

A new post! At last! : Ducklings

I apologise for the shocking length of time that I've taken to add anything to this blog. Here at last (for Susa's benefit mostly!) are photos of the ducklings. Now that it's two months later, they're considerably larger, they quack now instead of peep. But they are beautiful, whatever their age or size. At this point, they were terrified of humans, and didn't hold still very well, so it was hard to get a picture of them, but I hope this will satisfy everyone's curiosity.

Oh, and for those who don't know, one of our ducks surprised us by hatching six ducklings! (as I said, a little over two months ago). Ducklings are darling - far cuter than chicks, I think.