The Heat is ON!

The heat from down south has moved our way!  

Thanks for sharing, Timmy and Tommy---NOT!

JULY 4th

Nancy and Barry had a small, casual, late-afternoon gathering.  Good food and even an outdoor game.  Very festive!  Thank you!

My plate.  Yes,  I did go back for seconds! (My hot dog is next to the corn---it is black---I love them that way).

Let the game begin!

               Barry's parents, Lucy and Mike, seem to always win!!  

After a crushing loss for teams Barry/Lacey and Nancy/Cindy, we consoled ourselves with dessert.

This is a delicious WEGMANS white cake with 

whipped cream.  Nancy added the NJ blueberries.

Lacey plates the dessert with blueberries and extra whipped cream garnish.  YUM!

Cathy & Jim (in their festive red, white and blue) attended a cookout at their son's home (Tom and Amy).  Erin was there also.

Love the planters!!

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DOG DAYS

I visited Andrew & Allison Mayo and his family last week.  These are their two new additions.  Juneau (right) is a Corgi, 

complete with his tail---yay!

The other pup, London, they rescued from a kill shelter.  It's a heartwarming story.  Allison told me they determined to adopt a black color dog, as black dogs statistically are the last to be adopted.

London is just as sweet as can be---they both are!

It's great to see these dogs find their "furever" home!!  

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The Mayo's son, Brendan, attended a football "lineman" camp recently.  Andrew took Juneau along as part of his socialization

training.  Corgi's are part of the herding group.  They always have the desire to round up and herd.  Andrew said Juneau was wanting to run down onto that field and get all those football players gathered into one group!  You can see it in these pictures he took.

 Let me at 'em!!!

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My four-day dog sitting job.

 "Bo" is really tiny!  He was so well behaved.  

It was total enjoyment taking care of him!

"Bo's" owner is Christi's sister-in-law.

Nancy, Barry and Lacey stopped by to check on "Bo"

on his last night with me.  

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Another strawberry season is over.

 1969 Better Homes & Gardens cookbook

 I just cannot get enough of our local berries!

I love them on homemade biscuits.

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Okay, I'll let a couple of cats crash the party.

 Nixon, left, has a crooked tail---thus his name.  Ha!

Fluffernutter is his best bud!

Barry is the cat whisperer.  They all love him and he loves them.

Now if we can just call Animal Planet Network and get him his own show . . .

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Cathy at Kmart with me, shopping for greeting cards.

 This is BIG-TIME excitement here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to Linwood upon retiring.  Most of you know his
company closed. 

. . . He is already working on home projects!

Our best to you, Lin.

I took this photo last Saturday.  Very impressive!

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 Someone got a new JOHN DEERE hat!

Nancy is so jealous that I can drive this big baby that she goes out and poses on it.  What a "wanna be!"   HA!

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And last but absolutely NOT least, my  little granddaughter in Germany.

Summer was slow coming to MUNICH, but this little lady

is ready!

Catherine is stylin' in her new sandals!

CARTOON CORNER

Cartoon contributed by TOMMY.  I like it:)

That's all folks!