Nature

"All good things are wild and free"=Henry David Thoreau. We truly love Thoreau's writings and try to live up to his thoughts with nature. Another one we love is "In the wilderness is the preservation of the world" Nice thought, don't you think.?

Wedding Morning Surprise

Last night we were to host a couple who had been married earlier in the day. The groom's mother came over just before the wedding, dressed in her "Mother of the Groom" dress, to put a gift on the bed. She said the couple would be in about 10:30 or 11.

This morning, two other couples came down a bit early, and were already at the table, when I heard the bride and groom come down the stairs. I looked up to meet and greet them, and lo and behold, it was the mother of the groom, still in her wedding finery. I said "are you checking up on the kids? and she said, no, they wanted to party all night so she and her husband stayed here and were joining us for breakfast. There he was in his Tux, minus the jacket and tie! There was a lot of fun conversation around the table about the wedding and the "surprise".

Disaster in the Kitchen

Saturday morning, with 6 hungry guests about to come down for breakfast, I preheated my oven, or so I thought, and an hour before breakfast, opened the oven door to put in the casserole-it was ICE cold. Nothing I did could make it go on.-So I called a neighbor and took the liquid casserole to his house. We made extra coffee, biscotti were already made and with about a 10 minute delay, I served breakfast. The car trip to the neighbor's house, up and down steep hills, was a bit messy, but all in all, breakfast was delicious and the guests were very understanding. Today, with only two guests, I am using my taoster oven. The part for the large oven will be in on Monday and we will be back in business!!!