Month: May 2016

Found a spiffy cheese board at the First Parish yard sale.  Doug and I entertain a lot, and our friends seems to like cheese, so it was five bucks well spent

Minette volunteers for the arduous task of cleaning any remaining swordfish of the spatula.

When Doug and I went to the Galapagos, we didn’t want to deal with checking our luggage.  Our bags were light and it’s just easier that way.  Except for the issue of sunscreen–we’d need to bring far more than is allowed by the TSA.  So we decided we’d mail it to ourselves at the hotel.   It hadn’t arrived by the time we departed the hotel for the islands, and still hadn’t arrived when we returned to the hotel.  Apparently, it made it there in early May. And just showed back up on our doorstep. So…..now we have plenty of sunscreen for the summer.

This is what happens when  Auntie Lis babysits…

Newton has placed several beautifully painted pianos around the city for anyone to play if the spirit moves them.  Boston did this a few years back, and I still love the idea.

Spent another Sunday working in the yard.  I love our backyard oasis….it’s just so peaceful back here….

Right here in Boston!  If you’re not familiar with his web site, I urge you to check it out.  His videos will bring you joy.

http://www.wheretheheckismatt.com/

I was stretching a bit on the porch, and of course Ferrous had to come investigate.

Watson sat very still while many kids tried their hand at drawing him.

(Look at the drawing to his right.  The artist and I were talking about what Watson looked like:  his head is kind of a triangle, and his body is kind of an oval.  Plus four legs, a tail, and the spikes on his face.)

Our annual visit from the  Morris dancers.  They’re a lot of fun to watch, and it always surprises me that there’s this many kids in the area that are involved in it.  If you don’t know what Morris dancing is, read about it here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_dance