on a farm in milan

It felt wonderful to be with such great people, and getting to listen to Garrison Keillor! It ended with him asking everyone to sing the Star Spangled Banner; very emotional after his moving speech about the trouble our country is in.

Muriel's birthday

Dale and Patty rented a pontoon boat from Schmidt's Landing, and we were out on the lake for two hours. We ate dinner there on the boat: fried chicken, potato salad, yellow watermelon and cantalope, garden tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and arugula. Afterward we had cake at Muriel's. It was fun!

Corn Fest

Big Stone Area Arts with 41 artists represented.

There was a corn-eating contest this year!

A visitor

She was actually very cute. The flash makes her look otherwise.

yard at dusk

I love my rose-o'-sharon.

lots and lots of tomatoes

Still working at Warren's; this is the kitchen, my favorite room. Very 1950's.

I've been making gooseberry jam.

Ah, summer....

This is the beginning of my blog!