Lilies of the Flowerbed

I don't think I've ever had lilies in my garden or flowerbeds. When I see them elsewhere, like this stunning one by my friend's porch, I ask myself why I haven't. I could easily do with such beauty in close proximity!

Summer Rendezvous

We just got home from our trip on Monday evening and by Tuesday evening we were off again - this time to a local farm for supper on the porch with our good friends, the parents of the Tinlerfer. (us MarTINs plus Darrel & Cathy WagLER plus Steve & Sharon KuepFER equals TINLERFER) It was like being at an exotic outdoor restaurant, surrounded by beautiful plants, birdsong and the sound of water splashing in the pool fountain while the summer evening breeze wafted over us. Oh, the food and friendly conversation was amazing, too.

                                                        (Photo cred: Kerra Martin)

Refreshing Stop

Yesterday on our way home from Hayward, we stopped along Highway 2 for a bit to dip our toes into the waters of Lake Michigan. It was such a lovely blue-sky, blue-water kind of day!

Blue-eyed Bubble Blower

The Hayward Schrocks and company gathered in Mom & Dad's back yard for food and fellowship last evening. The littles were delighted when Grandma brought out the bubbles!

Chefs in the Family

While we are at Hayward this weekend, we are staying at one of our favorite B&B's - my oldest brother's place. Yesterday morning his family treated us to a large and tasty brunch of scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes and maple syrup (produced right on this property!). My bro and nephew were excellent help in the kitchen.

The Big One

What's a touristy tour of Hayward, Wisconsin  without a visit to "The Big Fish"? Today we took our family that we had along for the reunion to see some of the sights in my hometown area. Climbing up into the fish's mouth was only one of the fun things we did.

To a Tea

When the mother/grandma is down-sizing and decides to distribute her teacups and saucers to all the ladies and girls at the reunion...and we draw numbers to see which set will be ours, and then we all sit in a circle on the front lawn and drink tea from our newly acquired cups...and we visit, laugh and cry...and love our Mom/Grandma and thank God for the privilege of family.