tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24134343504705176412024-03-05T18:10:11.638-08:00Laurie's Outdated BlogLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-29660384121365376102014-04-16T13:12:00.001-07:002014-04-16T13:12:20.484-07:00Card April 2014Card created for Gloria's Design Challenge Blogspot.<br />
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I finished mine and am so pleased with it. It was such a fun project - detailed and took lots of hours but not so big and overwhelming that I felt like I'd never be able to finish it. Ginger finished her's as well and I hope she will post some photos because her's turned out awesome!<br />
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So thank you thank you for such a fun project. I will carefully pack mine away when Halloween is over so I can bring it out next fall and display it again!<br />
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Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-90084050895423101222011-09-20T07:01:00.000-07:002011-09-20T07:01:03.984-07:00Kayaking with Ian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year for Ian's birthday, Jamie asked if I would accompany him on a hot air balloon ride. It sounded like fun, so we took off at 4 AM to drive an hour to the site where we loaded into the balloon and took off. Best time to go is in the early morning, thus the early hour. It was the most fun and fantastic experience and a great thing to share with my son on his 38th birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year he told me not to get him anything - "just take me out to dinner, Mom". Well, fine, if that's what you want. But I happened to pick up this little magazine called "The Ramble" that described all these hiking, canoeing, kayaking, etc. adventures you could take in our area. I found a sunset kayak tour on the Hudson that was a 3 hour trip. I have only kayaked once, but really liked it. Ian had been kayaking across the Hudson with his friend James this summer. Bingo - perfect gift! So I signed us up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Saturday afternoon was our appointed time so we drove about an hour south of here to a little town called Cornwall-on-Hudson to Storm King Adventures. We met our guide, Mike, who showed us how to put on our life vests, use our paddles, and adjust our seats and foot rests in our kayaks. There were only 7 of us, so it was a good sized group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed on the water for about 3 hours. We saw two bald eagles as well as one of their nests. We also saw a great blue heron and several white egrets. But the eagles were the highlight. It was overcast when we took off but by the time the sun was setting, it had cleared some along the horizon and it was great to sit there calmly and watch the sun set. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we finished, we had dinner at "the best restaurant in Orange County" - at least that's what the sign said! Good dinner, fun evening, great kayaking, and a happy 39th birthday to Ian! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What should we do next birthday??? He suggested skydiving! I don't think so...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UqDj5VIz6eAmxWxTZWMpZUzDlJq6mMsWVkiyk7w0C_KuQsL0YB18Qsw9MQ5oLsbJOHUAxT400QtqzvaS52t7X3lMWb3tzIMh4irAh4Ru2rSYxkvCCDTA0VKD_GOzk6PEe_ypzgPbQF0/s1600/P1030228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UqDj5VIz6eAmxWxTZWMpZUzDlJq6mMsWVkiyk7w0C_KuQsL0YB18Qsw9MQ5oLsbJOHUAxT400QtqzvaS52t7X3lMWb3tzIMh4irAh4Ru2rSYxkvCCDTA0VKD_GOzk6PEe_ypzgPbQF0/s400/P1030228.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our home for two nights was the Eddington House. It has three guest rooms and we were upstairs. The owner, Patti, was very welcoming and made us a wonderful breakfast each morning. She is from Bennington so was a great help in getting about and around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Paper Mill covered bridge. It was really beautiful and in amazing condition. There are two other covered bridges within a mile of this one. You can drive through it and walk down a little path in the woods to stand beside the river.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dave had to go to NYC for the week for work, so Casey asked if I'd come spend some time with her and the little guy. Of course, I said yeah! Dave is gone all week, but I can only stay until Wednesday. But it's fun being able to spend time with my daughter and her baby - just the 3 of us. It rained all day here today, but we still got out and about. Went to my favorite Concord antique store, Thoreauly Antiques and found a new place in Concord called Nesting on Main which was really great - old stuff, new stuff, interesting stuff - could have spent a good hour in there just looking around. The off to take Wee Wee to the vet. Poor Wee Wee, she's having to wear a lampshade on her head cause of an eye infection so she's not a happy kitty. But we survived. Tomorrow we are off to Dedham for shopping and some good eats. Rain or no rain, we shall prevail! Love spending time with my kids and my grandkids. </div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-84625960434780178352011-08-08T18:39:00.000-07:002011-08-08T18:39:40.141-07:00Casey's birthday dinner in Sharon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Casey, Dave, Elliott, Ian and Emmett came to Sharon on Sunday for a belated family birthday dinner for Casey's 30th birthday. Jamie was committed to a baby shower so she didn't get to join us, and we missed her! Before we ate, Dave took Elliott in the pool for his first ever swim, and Elliott seemed to like it. Emmett, Dave and Ian then went swimming and apparently Emmett took a header into the pool while trying to push his Dad in, but all was well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We had about 5 or 6 races, and if he didn't beat me every time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTblniQLQlvSTMQVHTrF5oajayg_0k6P_A-kAJs2-mY6cmscRp3XO2WAeQGBxoIliQiH52aDC0dAkBz-5V8lG0_oj1W67i4-vcX0JlH-xDXdXOV3pYu0O_5PUe8LcSvrvWxMqyFicw0Gw/s1600/P1030213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTblniQLQlvSTMQVHTrF5oajayg_0k6P_A-kAJs2-mY6cmscRp3XO2WAeQGBxoIliQiH52aDC0dAkBz-5V8lG0_oj1W67i4-vcX0JlH-xDXdXOV3pYu0O_5PUe8LcSvrvWxMqyFicw0Gw/s320/P1030213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emmett decided he wanted to hold Elliott, and he was so good with him! The first time they met Emmett did not seem too impressed with Elliott, but he really got into it this time. When Elliott was making some fussy noises, Emmett patted his belly and said "It's all right!" And it was cute to hear Emmett call him "Baby Elliott".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqsMx6gdIxHstuKqM_ir8UJSu5nA7hqoWodsPOtLa-cF51K_6JZiERpQuc-Q99g1o5bBxic-I-rT7_BavGBZ0_SR80Mo3e4SOILUcJ61XMbXdWoWxzmRgYlRupY9Y88T3Q3bTNslp4OE/s1600/P1030215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqsMx6gdIxHstuKqM_ir8UJSu5nA7hqoWodsPOtLa-cF51K_6JZiERpQuc-Q99g1o5bBxic-I-rT7_BavGBZ0_SR80Mo3e4SOILUcJ61XMbXdWoWxzmRgYlRupY9Y88T3Q3bTNslp4OE/s320/P1030215.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Group shot!! Ian took this of the 5 of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Wx4PHxE6Z71maxyuOeQ2hBO-Nurr5Vzbx5ejUiBioGCy7pXA-uD9EwP8cb9DwY0oIQpJWIxFj-ANy76hhBwMBC2z-RND0R893h2HAnbxiSOdq7Y_t1rOnJYoMzvriojw8TjV-lsuByk/s1600/P1030172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Wx4PHxE6Z71maxyuOeQ2hBO-Nurr5Vzbx5ejUiBioGCy7pXA-uD9EwP8cb9DwY0oIQpJWIxFj-ANy76hhBwMBC2z-RND0R893h2HAnbxiSOdq7Y_t1rOnJYoMzvriojw8TjV-lsuByk/s320/P1030172.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Casey helps to cook the roasted red pepper risotto for our dinner. I roasted 3 red peppers - my first time to try that, and she is the old hand at making risotto so took over and stirred and added broth and stirred some more and it turned out fantastic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimpw6_LQfmL3-e0J8YqN73D_kCf-pLBZKg4qCY6CmDhMMRig9M4Rj3X1pNiLMatWL2QmFhGnHC_qawQIuWderxlMmu8VWyp8bAHrIJpcSPRViyyaDbO15iZ-eOUMwRHPv6m-G5bWli3w/s1600/P1030175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimpw6_LQfmL3-e0J8YqN73D_kCf-pLBZKg4qCY6CmDhMMRig9M4Rj3X1pNiLMatWL2QmFhGnHC_qawQIuWderxlMmu8VWyp8bAHrIJpcSPRViyyaDbO15iZ-eOUMwRHPv6m-G5bWli3w/s320/P1030175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sharing birthday dinner. Roasted red pepper risotto, roasted asparagus, salad with Martha Stewart's favorite viniagrette dressing, ciabatta bread, steak for David, and peach crisp with ice cream for dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWY3SyPoaYuyBiHxJW05Vl35iwbpN_v_cwuMyV-wZ8r_816pvWwY9089xfaaf4zXO7tnpkXx21A0ZKV7ERgu7he8u_tc8bYD1uXAFoQBwokr3Gx12gNW-aFE87TSVTjXQtTv-Fu9RAxo/s1600/P1030188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWY3SyPoaYuyBiHxJW05Vl35iwbpN_v_cwuMyV-wZ8r_816pvWwY9089xfaaf4zXO7tnpkXx21A0ZKV7ERgu7he8u_tc8bYD1uXAFoQBwokr3Gx12gNW-aFE87TSVTjXQtTv-Fu9RAxo/s320/P1030188.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Blowing out the candles on her birthday peach crisp! She had cake and cupcakes last weekend, so it was time for something different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3khKJfNcy74e48BmwAA7i-g39OBLIkoW9zgT8EqF4m46Ev8PZAJsgvb5SITR0v_yZDc9K53abWYuB6GmXXhInfOLuGfZ41pgzqHWHvB6ejew2BSMBiB44vexuLrfOvq1WpEvyDIPGtM4/s1600/P1030209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3khKJfNcy74e48BmwAA7i-g39OBLIkoW9zgT8EqF4m46Ev8PZAJsgvb5SITR0v_yZDc9K53abWYuB6GmXXhInfOLuGfZ41pgzqHWHvB6ejew2BSMBiB44vexuLrfOvq1WpEvyDIPGtM4/s320/P1030209.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The two cousins get to spend some time together. Elliott will be passing Emmett up in height and weight before you know it at the rate he is growing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcVLHZO24dlCsrhAbbqDmBrHDMfo76rdvN4nkY1r3Rt76-ySDAV_jotiPNQtVkbNJMy9f34Qb_Y23F4U0nMoJucteDilazZbXAJQOWSEyHOTrQzpDuQ52zwHz4OnUjlPZrkvsZR2eF6g/s1600/P1030156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcVLHZO24dlCsrhAbbqDmBrHDMfo76rdvN4nkY1r3Rt76-ySDAV_jotiPNQtVkbNJMy9f34Qb_Y23F4U0nMoJucteDilazZbXAJQOWSEyHOTrQzpDuQ52zwHz4OnUjlPZrkvsZR2eF6g/s320/P1030156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elliott's first swim! We just need to make sure that when it comes time for him to learn to do a handstand underwater, that his father does not teach him how!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50sDfKJmW3G4-tRPgujhzAk3Vap_RJDvknAaSGi5Uu3B63-jDkwp0COQDPexT3aeCrbZXQS3_r7A1gGmmvZMQ75K2DlqAL_s3MG5YIhBChp2elt1IYhlXJk0rVFF_jFYjqY_idu_8Pss/s1600/P1030171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50sDfKJmW3G4-tRPgujhzAk3Vap_RJDvknAaSGi5Uu3B63-jDkwp0COQDPexT3aeCrbZXQS3_r7A1gGmmvZMQ75K2DlqAL_s3MG5YIhBChp2elt1IYhlXJk0rVFF_jFYjqY_idu_8Pss/s320/P1030171.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cute baby award! Laughing, sticking out his tongue, trying to roll over - cute, cute, and cuter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XaH225kXKX8m8OHqV-nW6_UmAMxIOuRKwFhkD3N2MCYYFgawX-BZF8LUnv4Frvc3sjLXwoOuqZq6EBZBlgg53GPv2AAHhYSMjh9fNE5FLn_gVSPCsjEla3vMNnpewa4TzRaP4_y1ge4/s1600/P1030174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XaH225kXKX8m8OHqV-nW6_UmAMxIOuRKwFhkD3N2MCYYFgawX-BZF8LUnv4Frvc3sjLXwoOuqZq6EBZBlgg53GPv2AAHhYSMjh9fNE5FLn_gVSPCsjEla3vMNnpewa4TzRaP4_y1ge4/s320/P1030174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Roasted asparagus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop1CNX44vsgoKqvhNs7TDlRWC9ytfvFgXPtevu79fTxmbX2zDXgYF0J_Za4EcP3dHFoceQXYbvnfe9v9SjfPMwzBqP5vHdO4MWQ0Z7l45mEA_WCdi0GkXHtYD8cG2UnW40khhTeSGpRY/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiop1CNX44vsgoKqvhNs7TDlRWC9ytfvFgXPtevu79fTxmbX2zDXgYF0J_Za4EcP3dHFoceQXYbvnfe9v9SjfPMwzBqP5vHdO4MWQ0Z7l45mEA_WCdi0GkXHtYD8cG2UnW40khhTeSGpRY/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peach crisp with fresh organic peaches - yum! 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</div> We see a great blue heron fishing along the side of the river.<br />
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It was a really, really great trip and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. There is also a 13 mile trip you can take, and I might be up for a longer ride one day. I will, however, leave Dave Davis at home. He is such a nervous Nelly when he gets on water, despite the fact we were never far from shore, could often see the bottom of the river, and he was wearing a life jacket. He was terrified we were going to tip over and shouted out orders when Tyler and I failed to paddle in an exact straight line right down the middle of the river. Jeez! Buzz kill! So Ty and I just laughed and ignored most of what he said. Next time, if Ty isn't here, I'll take Ian. If he can canoe across the Hudson River, this would be a piece of cake for him!!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-72957173055234538722011-07-20T13:19:00.000-07:002011-07-20T13:19:55.933-07:00Latest Ginger/Laurie Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2uivvg0lecVQoRRqTgxfq0GVtWaBjTIU0Pgo6whzm2yaUca3v067A8tAXmUMcewgNrb-ke7SJBP3mOuCNwicJqDEGfsWtNmZzB7cqdMpq5taQApWTA6F5QZKOkVMMo0WjbG1ffS1Fi4/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2uivvg0lecVQoRRqTgxfq0GVtWaBjTIU0Pgo6whzm2yaUca3v067A8tAXmUMcewgNrb-ke7SJBP3mOuCNwicJqDEGfsWtNmZzB7cqdMpq5taQApWTA6F5QZKOkVMMo0WjbG1ffS1Fi4/s400/photo.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br />
My friend Ginger and I decided a month or so ago that we would make shadowboxes as our next project. I was coming to Indy for a visit in July, so we set that as the date for them to be completed. Ginger had purchased a chipboard shadowbox at a craft store, but I had purchased this old wooden one at one of the craft shows I went to last year and had not done anything with it.<br />
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Here is the finished project. I backed each little cubby with a different paper then glued in various new and vintage elements. There is really no particular theme, but I just tried to keep the overall composition harmonious.<br />
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We going to start working on a Halloween themed shadowbox, so I've been trolling the internet looking for vintage letterpress trays.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-37034065668622344792011-07-20T10:18:00.000-07:002011-07-20T10:18:00.756-07:00Please get me out of here!!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XZSQg7294hB8O4dswrZmeX2Rc3F_NoWopA4rfOUDHjZelCn06JbKLsifrIN0Cyk0WBs-WihiyuBNcht_yvpwI-YD6ZJsB6JbnvlKslsd61jT_ZQR88MxmGI_7xFBcO5C2KUMpyyA1jE/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XZSQg7294hB8O4dswrZmeX2Rc3F_NoWopA4rfOUDHjZelCn06JbKLsifrIN0Cyk0WBs-WihiyuBNcht_yvpwI-YD6ZJsB6JbnvlKslsd61jT_ZQR88MxmGI_7xFBcO5C2KUMpyyA1jE/s400/photo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
This is my gate at the Washington DC airport where I spent most of yesterday trying to get home from my Indiana visit. Here's how it went down:<br />
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1. Original flight leaving Indy at 9:34 AM - canceled at 7:30 AM<br />
2. Rebooked flight through Washington DC leaving Indy at 11:10 AM<br />
3. Flight out of DC to leave for Albany at 3:05 PM, then 3:30 PM, then 4:00 PM, then 4:30 PM and finally pulled away from the gate about 4:45.<br />
4. Plane taxis to the runway then stops. Pilot says we can't go because of weather in our flight path. We sit on the airplane for 2 hours 30 minutes. <br />
5. Plane taxies back to gate as they can't keep us on any longer than 3 hours or have to pay a fine of $75,000 per person. On the way back to the gate, flight is canceled.<br />
6. Rebook another flight to Albany leaving at 10:00 PM.<br />
7. Eat dinner at the same restaurant where I had lunch. Drank a BIG glass of wine.<br />
8. At 9:40 we board plane for Albany. Plane leaves gate at 10:20 and taxies what seems like miles. I'm thinking now we are just going to drive to Albany.<br />
9. Pilot stops plane and says we have to wait - weather again. So we taxi back towards terminal. I look out the window and see gate 38 go by - that's where we started.<br />
10. Finally get clearance to go and take off at 10:50 PM.<br />
11. Arrive in Albany at midnight. Luggage has made it - eureka!<br />
12. Take shuttle bus to economy parking lot, get in my car, drive 1 hour 45 minutes to Sharon.<br />
13. Arrive Sharon at 2 AM. <br />
14. Lesson: I should have driven home. I would have gotten here faster and with lower blood pressure.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-61715376267420179822011-07-11T07:39:00.000-07:002011-07-11T07:39:38.131-07:00Summer Fun and Sun Unity Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtyBh_L_NrE-t8WSdw_YoXKV4yPeNul-lUJfkYP2m5L7qwqVznk_OtcF07fFJZcah5ZZD5rykFxacnNTJrHAMTC8GhPxSlZXB6eUYc-g2GBeM2xRKT9XmpbAH5IVXWo12GV9QRdam_vI/s1600/P1020964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtyBh_L_NrE-t8WSdw_YoXKV4yPeNul-lUJfkYP2m5L7qwqVznk_OtcF07fFJZcah5ZZD5rykFxacnNTJrHAMTC8GhPxSlZXB6eUYc-g2GBeM2xRKT9XmpbAH5IVXWo12GV9QRdam_vI/s640/P1020964.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-24086720921980481632011-07-11T07:36:00.000-07:002011-07-11T07:38:06.935-07:00Summer Fun and Sun Unity Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4xnuyq_TOC7WYI9JfikTfWHjMvrKaWi3oWh9upduc1z_zfbNdB7j1rC0ICTOKAD79-4YdOi4w88v9B4VFhvCjrlHHn2y_DZspVcJpNzPbuqnLJJi8Uz5gsa9ihQJ3vbdKF9qI5Lfir0/s1600/P1020962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4xnuyq_TOC7WYI9JfikTfWHjMvrKaWi3oWh9upduc1z_zfbNdB7j1rC0ICTOKAD79-4YdOi4w88v9B4VFhvCjrlHHn2y_DZspVcJpNzPbuqnLJJi8Uz5gsa9ihQJ3vbdKF9qI5Lfir0/s400/P1020962.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-74050894134672856312011-07-11T07:35:00.000-07:002011-07-11T07:35:16.530-07:00Summer Sun and Fun Unity Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDfZqQrq_CtdGykvZSz8ni2oyyApoRhoJ1fjb5oh4P6PEJVC6cGSJXX3n0viwVVVoIbTo33g9ygoWAOJOejaujNUngu4ygZ0WVrk_xLFgGYQUT2FP7xxQaBdJ-srpAKuZHLPIKS38aAs/s1600/P1020956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDfZqQrq_CtdGykvZSz8ni2oyyApoRhoJ1fjb5oh4P6PEJVC6cGSJXX3n0viwVVVoIbTo33g9ygoWAOJOejaujNUngu4ygZ0WVrk_xLFgGYQUT2FP7xxQaBdJ-srpAKuZHLPIKS38aAs/s640/P1020956.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-14234136207821341402011-07-08T08:55:00.000-07:002011-07-08T08:56:39.234-07:00Sense of wonder and whimsy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ES14dld71Kf5y_WcOjjQoEgPyjq-_qa-tAOm5CbXja2QIjDJSpD-sTNJ0Z6jXxyu3ePsNjkMDCywtqfA_nm-G9BAj55LE7GX0BeKTKh-uXxxBBoWVCvKbPebqwSdhC15mZmlEkH8bXQ/s1600/IMG_1642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ES14dld71Kf5y_WcOjjQoEgPyjq-_qa-tAOm5CbXja2QIjDJSpD-sTNJ0Z6jXxyu3ePsNjkMDCywtqfA_nm-G9BAj55LE7GX0BeKTKh-uXxxBBoWVCvKbPebqwSdhC15mZmlEkH8bXQ/s320/IMG_1642.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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When does it happen? Where does it go? Why do we lose our imagination, our sense of adventure and play, our ability to "pretend" and "make believe"? <br />
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I love to watch Emmett play. He has no inhibitions and no fear to express himself however he wants. When we went to visit Casey and Baby Elliott a couple of weeks ago, I gave him a twenty dollar bill to go in the toy store and pick something out. He came out with this knight's set - helmet, sword and scabbard, and breastplate armor. He could not wait to put it on, and when he had it on, and his visor was lowered on his helmet (of course he couldn't see!), he WAS a knight. <br />
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And before we left to drive over to the Boston area, he got out of the car at our house with his rubber boots, his owl backpack, and his magnifying glass. He came inside and told me he needed a map. Then with his map in hand, he was off "exploring". <br />
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It's sad that we can't get this back, but maybe that is why we love to be with our grandchildren so much - we can relive those feelings and moments through them.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-35120610730559747162011-07-06T18:41:00.000-07:002011-07-06T18:41:09.024-07:00Stonington and Lobster Dinner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNf5L17sauFBaN8OtbU3kHpNQ6qsE6kquFx4KjorPndTL3BcUm0uWlviPDya5UUfYflE5cgz-SAT9x5HY44fr-n2Vze_R12_WtJSje0DxiW2VXeOCng3YGAkyOD-grg-Yg9I5bXFQ579s/s1600/IMG_1856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNf5L17sauFBaN8OtbU3kHpNQ6qsE6kquFx4KjorPndTL3BcUm0uWlviPDya5UUfYflE5cgz-SAT9x5HY44fr-n2Vze_R12_WtJSje0DxiW2VXeOCng3YGAkyOD-grg-Yg9I5bXFQ579s/s320/IMG_1856.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stonington Harbor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Last month we took a road trip for a few days to the southeast corner of Connecticut where we discovered a small coastal town we fell in love with - Stonington. <br />
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So last weekend, we decided we would revisit and spend the night. I made a reservation for Tuesday night at the Inn and Stonington, and we set off Tuesday morning for the 2+ hour drive down to Stonington. We checked into the Inn and got upgraded to a 2nd floor room, which was a nice surprise. The innkeepers were friendly and most helpful and our room was perfect. We had lunch on the pier - lobster roll for David and fish sandwich for me. Then a walk around town.<br />
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At dinner time we asked where a good place to eat might be, and they suggested Abbott's Lobster in the Rough in Noank, CT. That is pronounced - "no - anc". Had never heard of it and it won't come up on your GPS either. But we found it. This place is only open Memorial Day to Labor Day and has quite the reputation far and wide for their lobster. We stood in line for 45 minutes just to order - a hot lobster sandwich for me and full lobster dinner for David. Getting our food took another 30 minutes. Once you pick up your food, you find a place at a picnic table on the beach, put on your lobster bib, and dig in. Fun place and David loved his lobster dinner. I'm not the big lobster fan that he is, but mine was good as well. They serve your meal with slaw and a bag of potato chips - nothing fancy. They don't serve liquor but encourage you to BYOB. <br />
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We left early this morning to drive back to Sharon, and there was a light fog over the water which was really beautiful and very quiet. We are already talking about when we might go back again next month and maybe stay for 2 nights - golf and casino for David and just walking and relaxing for me!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-70274211996813344182011-07-04T12:54:00.000-07:002011-07-04T12:54:26.228-07:00Happy July 4th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29l9BwlSr5cmJk0cruLTsNMQ11o-AKK0jSudhsPJK7wC8ji2jxHftKqKJ2ZfjSzjeZPSJDWOmrMIbgrsFJDKdLRAaGm7oCJf2LT-nv-2SDvoK6NMEl02djQWOY-cy3YyyP8OYjUOCXuU/s1600/IMG_1829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29l9BwlSr5cmJk0cruLTsNMQ11o-AKK0jSudhsPJK7wC8ji2jxHftKqKJ2ZfjSzjeZPSJDWOmrMIbgrsFJDKdLRAaGm7oCJf2LT-nv-2SDvoK6NMEl02djQWOY-cy3YyyP8OYjUOCXuU/s320/IMG_1829.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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On July 2nd, at the Lime Rock Racetrack, which is about 8 miles from us, they had scheduled a fireworks display sponsored by the local Rotary Club. We had talked about going, but when the day came, I had just driven home in heavy holiday traffic from visiting Casey, Dave and Elliott, so it seemed like the easiest thing to just forget it. We got cleaned up to go out to eat, and then decided we would go see the fireworks after all. So we packed up our cooler: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, watermelon, grapes, yoghurt, diet cokes and some red wine and headed out to the race track about 7 PM. It was a beautiful evening - cool but not too cool - and clear. We spread my yoga mat (forgot to bring a blanket to sit on) and sat on it and munched on our picnic and enjoyed watching the people around us. Fireworks started about 9:15 and were worth the wait. A glorious display we ooh'ed and ahh'ed over like the rest of the spectators, then back home to Great Elm.<br />
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Next year, all we need are Emmett and Elliott along with us!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-62295541884213345512011-06-28T04:58:00.000-07:002011-06-28T04:58:21.111-07:00Litchfield Antique Fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKfl7yXHS9bbDlDtQUiSL0yiXCbu5Nslg739hkCrn6ciCTFBP0h6v6OCt4P5y_BgpVitb6nHFTDZpQpeLitzDBQ7nT_v0HWRcd6t97qQRzG1gu4MxpgbBaHEI5NQyJ3zJv7A02G683RM/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKfl7yXHS9bbDlDtQUiSL0yiXCbu5Nslg739hkCrn6ciCTFBP0h6v6OCt4P5y_BgpVitb6nHFTDZpQpeLitzDBQ7nT_v0HWRcd6t97qQRzG1gu4MxpgbBaHEI5NQyJ3zJv7A02G683RM/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Last weekend we went to Kent to the 40th Annual Litchfield Antique Fair. We love the town of Kent - it's about 25 minutes south of us and the drive there is through woods and winding hills, passing the Kent Falls Park with a beautiful small waterfall. The antique show was held at the Kent School in one of their outbuildings. It was probably one of the nicest antique shows I have ever attended! Each dealer had set up his "booth" like a room - some had even tacked up wallpaper so it felt like you were in a big house walking from room to room. Beautiful furniture, lots of old paintings, folk art, pottery, a booth with nothing but old framed American flags. Lots of the items were way out of our price range - first painting we looked at was $147,000!! Yikes! But it was still fun to look and we found a few items that fit our budget.<br />
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These are the two things we brought home with us. The first is a cast iron duck or bird that was a shooting gallery target, dating back to the 1920's. I love this little guy and have since been on the hunt on ebay and etsy to see if I can find any more. Another collection in the making???<br />
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The framed owl is actually a pattern on linen for an owl toy. It would have been cut out along the dotted lines around each piece, sewed together, and stuffed. It came in the frame, which was a bonus. It's by Arnold Print Works out of North Adams, Mass and is dated October 4, 1892. I'd never seen anything like it before, and of course fell in love with it because - hey! It's an owl! I've also been doing a bit of online research on these and it's pretty easy to find the completed toys for sale but quite a bit harder to find one like this that was never cut and made into a doll. It's hanging in my little sunroom/studio.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-43321587379568993372011-06-18T15:58:00.000-07:002011-06-18T15:58:58.598-07:00And Happy Father's Day to the newest Father!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8HSufmiMX7fMENUgEX_SVayYvWrCgw_IxORHsK7dFxMAqPvS0QQdQGxYT715V5IIQT5xBs1T5w0WT-nLE_6mbGV84FBw5guNUTJmvwviEMy5h1MijD6Yd8EiPp0fzcYAbSD8pEPYf1k/s1600/P1020898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8HSufmiMX7fMENUgEX_SVayYvWrCgw_IxORHsK7dFxMAqPvS0QQdQGxYT715V5IIQT5xBs1T5w0WT-nLE_6mbGV84FBw5guNUTJmvwviEMy5h1MijD6Yd8EiPp0fzcYAbSD8pEPYf1k/s400/P1020898.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
Our newest father in the family is Elliott's Dad, Dave. He's just learning how to be a Dad, and it's a lifelong job and learning experience. I will never forget being in the delivery room with Casey and Dave when Elliott was born, and as soon as Dave held his son for the first time, he said: "This is my son. I love him so much!" He's going to be a wonderful Dad to Elliott, and I hope he knows that Granny and Grumpy are always nearby to lend a hand when needed. We love you Daver...Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-29751589691026741672011-06-18T15:53:00.000-07:002011-06-18T15:53:30.873-07:00Happy Father's Day to my Son<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/117927940015192993121/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJiB_7_RwsTXUQ#5619695706166815154" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCCtT3dtrlOgUBKXC2QOuatxa-kPoa1ZC-UDjpvfdNQXqvho0PwEVELAqW2wnTYKsztWQs0kCQxBnQzmT4lj5y8JD8IJBq3LZ6K5htxhD1MvsJdnAhVjOcoq-7M7hM09UnQPVnw3lGvs/s400/IMG_1641.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />
I'm very proud of the father that my son Ian has become. The time he spends with Emmett - and he spends a lot of time with his son - is always quality time. He is patient, fun, entertaining, teaches Emmett so much, plays him music and builds legos with him, takes him on nature walks and to the lighthouse and park, makes art with him, takes him swimming, watches videos with him, makes his favorite foods for him. Someday, I hope that Emmett will become a father because he has had a wonderful role model to pattern himself after. <br />
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Thank you Ian, for being such a wonderful father to my grandson.<br />
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Love you...Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-484766913668936202011-06-18T15:43:00.000-07:002011-06-18T15:43:48.439-07:00Happy Father's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJEYJXGP4tntFmViOwXuZCjqNXw2LPlFfrl6nTe5LzZBzdSOEAkqnh8QOR88XCQeuEzP3oFthYwwQo9nawczwYbmXqB4vZ4lxQoIY0KkisTEShWPHumxS7KaVohTy-U2FGde3KeCXKQI/s1600/DSCN0272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJEYJXGP4tntFmViOwXuZCjqNXw2LPlFfrl6nTe5LzZBzdSOEAkqnh8QOR88XCQeuEzP3oFthYwwQo9nawczwYbmXqB4vZ4lxQoIY0KkisTEShWPHumxS7KaVohTy-U2FGde3KeCXKQI/s400/DSCN0272.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Happy Father's Day to my Dad. This will be my 63rd Father's Day with him, and I consider myself beyond lucky to have a Dad like mine. I want him around for more Father's Days ahead. Love you Dad.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382815089986933094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413434350470517641.post-66561813776506213152011-06-18T15:38:00.000-07:002011-06-18T15:38:38.000-07:00Casey and Elliott VisitWe finally got Casey and Elliott to Connecticut for a visit. David and I drove over on Wednesday afternoon and picked them up, spent the night in Maynard, and drove back to Sharon on Thursday. Took them back home on Saturday - there and back in one morning/afternoon! It was fun to have the little guy here for his first visit. Jamie came by on Friday on her way to work and got to finally meet him. We ate out one night, I cooked the other night. I think it was a good relaxing visit for Casey and we got Elliott to smile for us lots! <br />
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I remember when Emmett and Jamie came to visit us in April, when he was three months old. We all gathered around him on the bed and watched him smile and laugh - he had just started laughing. It was something I'll never forget, just like Elliott's first smiles.<br />
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I'm so glad I'm here.........<br />
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