VASE

as some of you know my brother dan in an artist wodd turner in other words he turns wood into some beautiful things like bowls-vases-plates-you name it and he can turn it...we brought back a truck load of different pieces of wood from this past winters trip ..we picked some up along the road-some from fields-and different places along the way..well to our surprise he made us a beautiful vase out of orange wood that we got..(lar went to a house next to an orange orchard that had been cut down and asked for a couple of pieces--the lady didn't speak english but he thought she said yes so we picked up a couple of pieces...and this is what he made for us...it is two different colors of wood and is just beautiful...it now sits on display in our house along with some other things he had made for us..it sure is nice to have such a talented brother..we just need to find more wood for him to work with...(not that he is running out--so if any of you know of some pklace to find some different kind of wood let us know)

also there are some pictures of some of the otehr things he has made now he just has to find some place to sell his work....so if anyone knows of any place just let me know and i will pass it on to him...

garden is slowing down a wee bit--still eating lots of tomatoes-cucumbers-zucchini-potatoes look like we should have a good crop--enough for winter...also the butternut squash still growing...

SQUASH JUNGLE

as you can see the winter squash have taken over the garden..climbe up the 4 foot fence surrounding the garden..gone out into the lawn where i mow and are just about every where...i don't dare walk into the patch as i don't want to crush what i don't see...it appears that we are going to have a good crop of squash...the ones that are on the outside of the fence the deer might just eat and i'm not sure what to do about that as if i move the vines i might break them...so we will just wait till it is time to harvest them..

we have been busy trying to get caught up with projects..the rig has been over to the local rv person oh no nothing serious..needed an inspection and lar wanted the brakes looked at and possibly replaced due to the miles we but on them this past winter......

early goose season is fast approaching...lar will get in a few days before we take off for kour sept adventure...heading to kentucky to visit brother doug and help celebrate his birthday...we have a few stops along the way we want to do..like the dayton air museum in dayton ohio and visit a old high school friend of lar's that lives in ohio...the plan is to be back the last week in sept...or so..

have seen a few deers out back as a matter of fact the other day while mowing the lawn i had a deer not to far away (i'm not a good person to judge distance) she seemed close and we just looked at each other for what seemed like a long tme...then off she went and i had to finish mowing the lawn darn...

some of you know that i've had cataract surgery first the left then this week the right..so far i think i am happy...vision is much cleared and brighter in both..i will need glasses for reading but that also isn't clear right now as it has only been a week for one and a day for the other..time will tell...very easy surgery and i don't remember a thing...lar even has had a laugh or 2 with some things i've said and repeated..but i don't remember so life is good...

DELAWARE

a report about the wedding in delaware...and a lovely time it was...the hotel dupont was a grand hotel with all the fixins...lovley ceremony--then on to the appetizers and cocktails followed by dinner in the grand ballroom...each course was served slowly and graciously wiht time in between to dance...the friends from enfiled made a hit as we had taken dance lessons so we could dance proper at the reception...and we did...the first dance was dedicated to the bride and groom with fashion and we recieved high marks...

then three other couples and us had a 2 hr drive down the coastal highway to a house we had rented for 4 more nights of activities...and a 2 hr drive took us 3 1/2 as it appeared that we weren't then only ones going to the beach..and a fun time ws had there...did some biking/swimming both ocean and poool/ate lots of good food both out and prepared in/drank a little/shopped as delaeware is a tax FREE state...then back to realty and catch up...

this coming monday i am having cataract surgery on my left eye so i hope to be able to see a whole lot better..things won't look so blurry i hope...then the following week the other ones will come out...

today was spent in homer for the tracy renuion...good to see all the cousins and families...

the summer sure has gone by quickly and we will be on the road again for the sept adventure..more about that later..