Anika turns six tomorrow!!!!!! so we had a special potluck celebration last night to get things rolling...She was in charge of dessert: chocolate cone cakes. Mmmmm hmmmm.
My family gifted me a walk with a friend while they finished cleaning the house and making food. Dan has become the potluck food maker, which I LOVE - last month when we hosted he made an amazing borscht that was a huge hit; last night it was an Italian rice and endive soup, substituting dandelion greens for the curly endive. Oh man...it was awesome. There were also some beautiful cards and a new book of poetry for me gracing the nature table when I returned, renewed, from the walk.
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| Pawpaw flowers |
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| Beetle scribbles |
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| shy Mayapple flowers |
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| More pawpaws...I think they are so beautiful... |
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Our gathering last night was so much fun. It felt like the first night of summer - people hanging out on the sidewalk, the kids running in the dusk, so much good food, music, and company...
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| Hors d'oeuvre sculpture |
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| Beautiful and tasty! |
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| An odd photo of the conecakes. Well, they tasted good anyway! |
This morning we woke up and it's suddenly summer!!! Our friends stayed overnight so there was playing this morning before choir.
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| Ani caught her first toad - Bufo Americanus!! |
So long "five"...
2 comments:
Awwww. Happy birthday Anika. I bet those cone cakes were super fun!
Debbie, your sensitive pictures are just a joy.
You have made such a wonderful group of friends - for the whole family!I love your potlucks and wish I could be at more of them.Ani,your cone cakes look delicious!I'm so proud of you, and am thinking of you all day today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEETIE!!!I love you!
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