Wednesday, August 24th Book Group Goes Golfing

Tuesday, August 23rd Happy Birthday Maurine

We celebrate in a treehouse.

Blueberry Pie to celebrate 33 years

We party in a treehouse

Ivy even gets a present, from Nana

Monday, August 22 Snail Swinging in a Spider Web

Sunday, August 21st High Point Trail

A Sunday stroll in the middle of Willsboro Point along the High Point Trail.

'57 Chevy, abandoned in the middle of Willsboro Point

Trail Marker for the Squirrels

Saturday, August 20th Summer Corn

It doesn't get any more summer than this....fresh corn from Conant Farm, served up by a farm girl in red, white and blue.

Friday, August 19th More Wedding Flowers

another beautiful bridal bouquet and attendant's poesy

Thursday, August 18th Hidden Barn

Wednesday, August 17th Golden Rod

Tuesday, August 16th Artichoke in Bloom

Monday, August 15th Asters.....a precursor to Autumn

First Aster sighting of the season.  Summer is heading out.

Sunday, August 14th Another Turtle in the Road

Different turtle, but  at the same place on Swamp Road where I had to stop for a snapping turtle earlier this summer.  There must be quite a community of these prehistoric looking creatures in that beaver pond on Swamp Road.

Saturday August 13th Wedding Flowers at The Monitor Barn

Decorations for the Guest tables

Maurine works on putting ribbon on the bride's bouquet

Urn arrangement for the barn entrance

Two pretty arrangements for the bridge to the ceremony site

The Ceremony Arch

Head Table and the Wreath

The Floral Wreath

Friday, August 12th Ivy Graduates from Puppy School

Thursday, August 11th Moon and Clouds

Wednesday, August 10th Broccoli

The biggest and prettiest head of broccoli I have ever grown

Tuesday, August 9th Honeycomb

Monday, August 8th The Black Beauty's in Bloom

Sunday August 7th A Gilbert Gathering

Saturday, August 6th Foraging for Wild Clematis

Friday, August 5th Breakfast Clubbers at Shelburne Farms Inn

A beautiful summer morning for breakfast on the patio

Better with bacon

Mom and I stroll the gardens after breakfast

Relaxing after breakfast

Thursday, August 4th Evening Sprinkling

for the newly planted seeds for fall vegetables

Wednesday, August 3rd Salad and Dessert at Bistro de Margot

Monday, June 20th Tea, Silk and a River Cruise

We learn about different Chinese teas and how to prepare them

 

Surprise Jasmine Tea should be made in a glass pot so you can see it bloom

The Tea Ceremony was in an old market area.  A little girl peers into the fish pond in the middle of the market  

 

Silks worms are exposed in their silk cocoon.

A demonstration of how silk is joined together to make silk fabric

Lots of beautiful silk things for sale

An afternoon river cruise on the Huangpu River in the middle of Shanghai

River view of the Shanghai sky line

Don made a friend on the cruise