Or as we like to call it:
Aiden's First Birthday!
(..now pass the tacos...)
You've come a long way little Fraggle-Child! Although nowdays his nickname is
From this:
to this:
Seemingly overnight! And, with the addition of a small drum set from his Grandpa Holden it bodes to be a loud musical birthday as well :)
James...back Sunday from probably the BEST team-building idea I have ever witnessed. You know how some employers have the get-togethers where you do the stupid human tricks...or fall back into the waiting (or maybe not waiting) arms of a co-worker under the guise of a trust-building exercise.
Not THIS boss.
No...this guy takes his entire team to the Great Lakes (complete with lodging and Charter Boats) for a "Guys Only" Three Day Weekend of Fishing..Relaxing...and Beer.
James arrived back on Sunday with these
Just pounds of filleted Walleye to smoke, fry or freeze.
Loving wife and children to greet him.
Sun-kissed, relaxed and happy.
BEST BOSS EVER!
Speaking of sun-kissed, North Patio Beach is now OPEN! (...conveniently located out back...the North side of my Patio...) and I was able to have the first BASK of the 2015 Season on Saturday, after returning from the Farmer's Market.
A picture perfect day and the view up through the trees from my quilt.
Getting nicely sun-kissed on the front side...then turning over to read and enjoy some iced tea. For a while. Quite a while. Maybe too long.
Yeah...the front may be sun-kissed but the back is now definitely medium-rare...and a long warm soak in the bath is completely out of the question for a few days! But the sunshine felt amazing...and I've topped off my Vitamin D needs for a while.
The Morels are popping up everywhere with the sunshine, warmth and rain. And you might file THIS bit of trivia under "Shit They NEVER told us for 50 years" Did you know that if you hunt morels at night with a hand-held black light they GLOW in the dark???
Seriously.
That might have been a handy bit of information to have back in the day.
Looking forward to trying some Smoked Walleye and Fried Morels for Mother's Day!
Busy week, this. Chris and the grand-puppies (Bennie and Neville) popping by for a visit yesterday and an invite to Appebee's Saturday for an early Mother's Day with he and Tina (and some garden supplies I have been needing/wanting).
Friday, Barbara and Kara and I (...not only old friends but political allies/activists such as myself...) converging for coffee and chat and how to overthrow the Governor in 2016.
~laughing~
This week's book: Street Craft by Thames & Hudson. A delightful Non-Fiction look at Guerrilla Gardening, Yarnbombing, Light Graffiti, Street Sculpture and More! Street Art from around The Globe.
Definitely worth a look!
And a few scenes from our Farmer's Market
More anon...
