Other June Happenings

Here are just a few more shots from June. We have TONS of wild turkeys in the yard. The chickens are still a bit leary of them. At one time I've seen as many as 70 of then circling the house. They roost in the woods just beyond our yard. Sometimes there is quite a ruckus! Here is Mr. Tom after the hens.


Here is one of my gardens full of perineals. All in all I'm very pleased with how everything has come back this year. The wonder of growing things! This one has columbine, sedum, a wigelia bush, batchelor buttons, cone flowers and yarrow. All "donated" from many of your gardens. THANKS! This year my big planters have annuals again including spider flowers, dahlias, and c........ oh why do I even try to remember all the names. This one is GONE! Well - come see them sometime! They're pretty.


And of course, I'm still making stuff. Here is a little pair of booties I made for a friend with a new baby girl.

And, on the camping trip making ANOTHER doily washcloth. I am loving my new skill of lace knitting. I've got to go learn another new trick and move on!
And, we had recitals - two of them and a dress rehearsal. Here are the girls with their piano certificates. They did awesome. We're very proud of their talents. The dance recital was CRAZY and in the auditorium lighting not optimum. I'll get a shot in the yard of them in their PINK 50's costumes one of these days.


And, we had school projects the last month of school. Ingrid had to do a demonstration and show everyone something she knows how to do. Cooking was her choice. Here she is with her completed Green Salad. We had to make a poster - of course - and get all of our tools and ingredients together. This was fun and I'm told almost everyone in her class like the salad!

So you see - June was pretty busy after all. I'll try to do better with my BLOG updates in July. I go to Wiawaka for a 2-day getaway tomorrow. http://www.wiawaka.org/ Then we start swimming lessons next week and perhaps another weekend getaway, chicken rearing, more jam making (I put up 20 pounds of strawberries in June), building a rear deck, campfires, music in the park on Tuesdays, the drive-in, and just your average batch of summer fun. Be in touch - and the door is always open and guest room available of you folks are "in the neighborhood".
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