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Vacation Photos – second stop for visiting

Vacation Photos – second stop for visiting

After Gainesville, we spent a night on the road, and then proceeded to Emmitsburg MD to visit more friends. While we were there, we took time to explore Harper’s Ferry. We had done Gettysburg battlefield on a previous visit. The day was very warm, but still, we…

Spring is rearing its head

Spring is rearing its head

Why is Winter behaving like the angry man who stomps out slamming the door, only to return multiple times spewing things like “And one more thing!!!!” SLAM! However — the flowers are bustin’ out all over in between the frigid blasts…

Cousin Camp 2016: first images

Cousin Camp 2016: first images

Once again, I’m not at Cousin Camp. But, I can enjoy the pictures. There’s a new kid in town this year:  Luke is probably not sure what’s going on, but he seems to be taking it in stride.  

Four Generations

Four Generations

I hope Genevieve will know all four generations: Martha (great-grandmother), me (grandmother, Martha’s oldest), Marie (mother and my daughter) and of course, Genevieve. My grandmother (Martha’s mother) was really big on multigenerational photos — so…

Genevieve

Genevieve

She’s the newest member of the family — she kept us up all night, but when she was ready to be born she came very, very fast. Now we can buy pink, pink and more pink!

Brevard Zoo

Brevard Zoo

Zoos are one of my favorite excursions. That makes it nice because Lily and Ella enjoy spending time at the Brevard Zoo near their home. Most trips include feeding the birds, trying to feed the giraffes and a visit to the petting zoo and play area. So — in…

Girltalk

Girltalk

Two of my girls discussing life… Auntie Marie and Lily seem to be discussing deep things in life — are the rolypolys dead or asleep? Where can we find more of them? Is the sky blue? Can we blow more bubbles?

Imagination in a 2 year old: Dr. Lily

Imagination in a 2 year old: Dr. Lily

We were down to visit over Labor Day — with a new baby in the house, it seems appropriate to bring big sister a gift or 2. The “doctor kit” was a big hit… Ok, let’s get started Yes! Very good sounds! I’m hearing good things here!…

Spring Flowers

Spring Flowers

A couple of years ago, John’s aunt Louise sent some columbine seeds from the flowers in her Maine garden home to Alabama. I gave them to our neighbor, Larry — and look what he did! Both Louise and Larry are working on Master Gardener standing. [nggallery…