It's getting close to back-to-school time. J leaves for Toledo for her Junior year on Saturday AM bright and early. I'm sad that our family time is coming to an end. We have had a good summer though!
In honor of school, we're going through the alphabet today:
A is for apple. We have half of our apple harvest in, and it was delicious!
B is for beach, boat and bulletin board:
We went for our annual week in Erie the end of July - beginning of August. The weather was perfect in the mid 70's and mostly sunny. The water was warm and nice. We spent a couple of days on the beach, and took a tour on a paddle boat, the Victorian Princess, on the lake.
I have a couple more posts on my refrigerator bulletin board as well.
 |
| This is the "Nostalgic Children's Book" edition |
 |
| This is "Our Favorite Movies" edition |
C is for chickens, cycling and cuisine:
We spent a couple of days cycling in Erie - we like to take the 13-mile path around Presque Isle. We also took a ride close to home on the Greene River Trail.
Once home from vacation, I cleaned out the chicken house and switched the pullets to the larger side, and the old hens and stupid rooster to the smaller side.
We also took a day trip to Wheeling, WV. We visited our favorite Crepe restaurant, checked out some local antique shops, and came home with take-out from our favorite Italian diner - they make the pasta and sauce from scratch.
 |
| This is the kitchen at The Roosevelt - the pots of pasta and sauce are bubbling on the stove |
D is for dangerous:
A couple of weeks ago, we visited Meadowcroft for the day. The girls tried out their hands at axe throwing and we climbed the 60-some stairs to watch the archeologists digging in the rock shelter.
E is for eggs:
The pullets are finally laying some tiny eggs. So far, we are averaging about 3 a day. Hopefully this improves with time! The problem comes with the fact that 2 of them are still not managing to go outside or return to the chicken house. I have to go out every morning and evening and shove them through the chicken door!
I could probably go on, but there is laundry and mending to do. Packing and rearranging to accomplish for J. And last-minute doctor appointments for J and I.
Enjoy the remainder of your summer!
