a barn

Yes a barn....that's it. Just a barn that I liked.

Happy Birthday GooGoo and Ashley

On Sunday I had a small birthday dinner for GooGoo and Ashley.
This has been a busy Summer. Carly graduated from grammar school and Ashley graduated high school.
Ashely had a big party to celebrate...even though it RAINED that day.
Here they are along with Uncle Al on Sunday at my house.

zinnias

While I was in the Guilford area I saw these pretty zinnias at a roadside stand. They were $2 a bunch. Not for the whole basket, but enough to put on my coffee table at home to cheer things up.
Not that my home needs cheering up. Ever since I painted it "bright" yellow last year I call it The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind!!
Last Sunday I also went to the Madison Ct ward for church. On my way in I saw a table with baskets of tomatoes. And on my way out they were still there. A woman was filling bags with them and said "take some, they are free" Someone had an abundance of them in their garden and brought some to give away at church.
I had a really nice salad that night.

Brideshead Revisited

Last week while I was working in Guilford I went to see this movie. I know it did not get great reviews, but I really enjoyed it. Maybe I am not that sophisticated a movie critic (I actually laughed during Blades of Glory).

Now I probably will get the Evelyn Waugh book from the library because I have alot of questions about the plot. And also it is always so hard to hear what the British are saying.

little friends

I stopped by last week to visit my little friends and their lemonade stand. Quite a fancy operation if I say so. Part of the profit will go to their church.

I also got a tour of their vegetable garden and saw a really impressive tomato!!!!

Gabby's garden

Here are the sunflowers in Gabby's very "Zen" garden.


Everything is so beautiful and green at this time of year. I can't even bear to think of the F... word (FALL) haha fooled ya.

more sunflowers

Yesterday Gabby, Carly and I went to the organic Farmer's Market. It was a really nice day (when it didn't rain). We bought great fruits and vegetables than were not loaded with pesticides.

The sunflowers came to. And here is Ashley being creative with them!!!






Carly didn't seem to want her picture taken that day. She just said "talk to the hand"

roaming flowers

The sunflowers plus some zinnias found their way to the front of this old building in Trumbull. I took them with me last night to Lee and Carol's house and wanted to take their picture ........but I didn't recharge my camera!!! Still can't use to the fact that I should do that.

We went to see The Dark Knight and it was just a great movie. I'm usually not one for pyrotechnics but this so much fun. Everything blew up!!!! And Heath Ledger was as good as I heard he would be. One of the scariest bad guys ever.

Lee cooked on the grill and Carol made some delicious salads. A very nice evening. Thanks you guys.

I really can't wait to find more things to take pictures of. Maybe at the beach tomorrow with GooGoo. Watch out!!!

roaming sunflowers

My friend has her version of the roaming Gnome...she uses Sponge Bob. I'm using roaming sunflowers.


Here they are outside on my patio.


Surprise!! here they are out by the pool.


This is all an excuse to fool around with my camera.

Let's see were the sunflowers will show up next.