A Blueberry

 

On Blueberry Hill

 

Bill and I spent the weekend at Leo and Kristen's new home near Hawley, PA. They had just moved in three days earlier. We went to give them a hand and of course we were eager to see their new home which is very very very nice. It's half a mile down a dirt road where you feel as if you are out in no where and looking for a camping site - not a house! It is so quiet and peaceful there. You just hear the birds chirping. Behind their home is a large hill covered with wild blueberry bushes, ferns and trees. The blueberries were just beginning to ripen and Bill was the first to discover them. We saw the male and female wild turkey strutting around the hill and also a deer. A neighbor told us that they saw a bear with two cubs last year. Nature left a beautiful large rock in their backyard which I am pictured sitting on.

We helped them to get settled but we also found time for some recreation. There was a bluegrass concert only a few miles away on the grounds of the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sancturary which we decided to go to. We sat on a tiered lawn surounded by tall pine trees. The weather was beautiful. The following day we drove into town and saw their Home Depot, K-Mart and Walmart and hospital. There are quite a few lakes in the area - the largest is Lake Wallenpaupack.

We are very happy for Leo and Kristen with their new house and a new baby on the way. For more on Blueberry Hill go to Bill's blog www.adramofscotch.blogspot.com.

New Shingles for Our House

 

We are presently in the process of having our roof done. A father - son team are working on this alone so it's taking a while but we think it's looking really good. Our roof is a little challenging. Our roofer thought the architect must've been on drugs!

I've Got Tomatoes

Here are my Ramapo tomatoes. Actually I have many blossoms but the Ramapo seems slow to start producing tomatoes. My one Early Girl plant has quite a few tomatoes now. But hopefully the Ramapo will be worth the wait.

Tomatoe Plants Looking Good

 

Fresh Peas from Our Garden

 

We're eating our peas. As you can see I had some very good help shelling those pods. The peas are pretty much finished now. They did not tolerate last week's heat wave well.

Overnight for Twins

 

Timmy and Bridget spent last night with us and their Mommy spent a night in NYC with Daddy. They were so good! Yesterday they enjoyed the pool with their older cousins. Timmy buddied up with Stephen and Bridget with Katie. The twins had just finished two swimming lessons and were very at ease in the water blowing bubbles, kicking and paddling with their hands shaped like ice cream scoops!

They went to bed good although Bridget did want me to lie down with her. Hoping to help her fall asleep I told her the story about Green Town Where Everything is Green. She stayed awake and suggested Red Town Story. She was still awake when I left but we didn't hear anymore from her until morning. Timmy fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow!

Oh, one near disaster at bedtime was that I could only find Spiderman Pullups. Bridget wanted her Cinderella ones. I told her with enthusiam that she could be like Timmy tonight and she could be Mrs. Spiderman. She bought this idea and then naturally wanted to tell Timmy. Then I feared Timmy wouldn't want her wearing his pullups. Well Timmy was fine with this so a trip to Walgreens was averted.

This morning we played the piano, put stickers in a sticker book and went to Holmdel Park where they played in a large sandbox and found a slide they just loved. It's fun watching them play together. We went to see the sheep at the farm there. They were all excited to pet a sheep and feed it some dandelion leaves. Timmy brought a leaf home for his mother - he had a stone for his father. After lunch they painted. I helped them fold their paper in half and press the it to spread the paint. They had some very nice painting - about 20.

Next they wanted to watch their Homeward Bound video again. Then before that was finished it was off to the station to see Mommy get off the train. Like all of our wonderful grandchildren they are welcome anytime! Oh, and after this Ammy rested!

Movie Nite

Tonight we almost went to the movies to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. However, Leo and Kristen stopped here to pick up some stuff for their move and we decided we'd rather visit with them. Besides, Kristen had heard the movie wasn't that good anyways.

But I do have a movie to report on! On opening day, June 6, I saw Kun Fu Panda with Anthony, Alex and Roxana in Florida. Alex knew the opening date for this movie and had been waiting a long time to see it. The movie was fabulous! Anthony laughed so hard and Alex enjoyed it too. The graphics were suberb and it was just a real fun movie to watch for all ages.

The Florida theater we saw the movie in was something else! It was a large new multiplex theater and each viewing room was huge with a very large curved screen. The rows of seats were tiered so everyone could see and the seats were very comfortable. I was thinking that now I knew why Strathmore Theater is free! Strathmore is an old theater which used to have two rooms for movies and then was divided into four viewing rooms. The screen is definitely not large and it's time for them to replace their seats!

Florida Trip

I've been away for a week enjoying my grandsons and their mom in the sunshine state. My timing was good because it was cooler in Florida than in New Jersey. It was a great week. We went to the Ft. Lauderdale Beach twice. Both the boys love the water. We also enjoyed their beautiful community pool. We even got to the Miama Zoo. Best of course was just being with my grandsons and Roxana. Anthony loves to play and win board games. Alex amazed me with his ability to put Lego set together. Next trip is planned for Novemeber when Grampy will be able to go too and Peter should be home.


Today is Father's Day and we had the rest of our family here today to enjoy the pool and barbcue. Grampy was busy getting the charcoal grill going and the kids had just gotten into the pool when it began to rain - harder and harder. When we heard thunder it was time to get out and run to the porch. Later the sun came out. It was still a good day!

A New Master Composter

It's official! I am now a Master Composter. In this photo I am holding my new pitchfork and certificate. Don't miss my new Compost Happens t-shirt. And oh yes, I am wearing my silver badge. I am ready to go out and educate the world about rot!