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Just so you know, Mom, you can left click once on the photos and they will be enlarged to fill most of your screen. Then just click on the close window icon (mine is an x, but Mac is may be different) to return to the blog.

My son and grandson

Here's a sweet photo of my son and his son last summer. You would certainly not recognize Tony from this pic as he is about the size of a two year old and is now walking. He is so cute, plump, and cuddly! I'll get some new photos of him, or you can click on "Tilly's Tea" on the right side of this blog and scroll down to see a cute one of him in Tilly's laundry basket. I must say, my son looks like a  Viking   with his beard! By the way, the present arrive yesterday and I have already given it to Tilly. I love you! Have a great day!

Proms and PJ's

Saturday evening, Viking Man took his girlfriend to the Senior Prom. They looked so great together, and her dress was a beautiful teal color (which this picture doesn't seem to have gotten quite right). She is a very sweet young lady. She has a lovely voice and is hoping to study Music Therapy in college. She even manages to enjoy our rowdy crew! Even this fearsome sight of the "three mouseketeers" in their new jammies didn't frighten her:


Can you guess who the "old man" is? He always did act older than his age!

Peonies!

My lovely peonies are blooming! They are definitely my favorite garden flowers--easy to take care of, bloom without trouble every year, and look and smell glorious! I am going out to pick a big bouquet and put it in Grammie's silver flower vase, which is the perfect size and shape and "Victorian" feel for peonies. I am sure your garden is yielding gorgeous roses by now, but we are a little behind you on the bloom time. Hubby is coming home this p.m., and we have a big weekend planned with more packing, soccer games, Sweetie's family b.d. party, and who knows what else! I'm thinking I'll make this chicken recipe for the party-delicious, easy, can be made for a few or a crowd:

Lemon-Feta Chicken

Drizzle a little olive oil in the baking pan. Turn boneless, skinless chicken breasts (however many you like) to coat. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top (I use 1/2 lemon for three whole breasts) , sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese, sliced green onion, black pepper, and dried oregano. Squeeze a little more lemon juice over all . Cover pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees until done (about 35-45 minutes).

So great with a nice green salad and a little sauteed zucchini!

Up a Tree

We heard an unusual call and found a strange bird up in our redbud tree...a Bugle Boy bird! It was a glorious day and everyone went out and did a little exploring. Some in trees:



Some on the ground floor:



Have a wonderful day!

Sweetie's 14th Birthday

Here's Sweetie this morning. She received a digital camera for her birthday, and promptly went outside and started clicking away. She took this photo of the cat, Jasmine, sitting in her lap next to the brick wall. I'm going to send her out later to do a flower photo session for you! Thank you for the card, which I gave her this a.m. She loved the gift! Can't wait to go shopping! Just when you despair of them looking like bums who dress from the Goodwill bag sales, they suddenly "get into" fashion. Now she wants to be a fashion designer!

Frogs and Gardens

It's a beautiful day here today--sunny, clear, with a high of 72 predicted. Mary is going to come and take the boys up to the Reptile Center to see SNAKES, and I am planning on going to dinner with some friends of mine. We've stopped schooling so we can pack, so I'll do more packing today, too. I'm going to try to borrow Telegram Girl's camera (mine is broken right now) to take pictures of the garden for you. I'm hoping the irises you sent me will soon be blooming so I can get a picture; they bloom later than my purple ones. But the peonies are starting to bloom, and Viking Man worked hard to clean up and re-assemble the pond (the little boys had completely demolished it looking for frogs!) so it looks nice, too. Here's a shot of Mad Muncher:



Do you think he's telling me, "Look, Mom, no frog!" Perhaps it's under his bed???

Telegram Girl with J.L.

Hello to my far-away family, especially Mom and Dad! I set this blog up so you could see what's happening out here on the East coast with the entire H. clan. How do you like the picture of Telegram   Girl and J.L.? J.L. and Roberto were here today and brought me a delicious apple pie for my birthday (because, you might remember, I always liked pie better than cake!). We had a nice lunch, and Tilly helped me get this blog up and running. You would have laughed to watch us work for about half an hour on getting the picture of the stream to be the same width as the center section of the blog! It was an obsessive quest that finally paid off...we got it to fit! I hope you have fun reading this blog and I especially hope to post lots of pictures so you can all see what we're up to. There is a link to Tilly's blog on the right, just click on the line that says "Tilly's Tea" under the "My Blog List" section and it will take you right there. There are some cute pictures of Roberto and J.L. on her blog. To come back here, push your back button (looks like an arrow pointing left). Also, there are links to some of the books I'm reading. If you want to leave a note, hit "comment" below this post and you can make a comment and read other's comments.

Love from us all!