Camping out

This week Macy wanted to camp out because she only has "camped" in the living room with a pretend fire so we did the whole shebang . We camped "way" out in the back yard ,built a fire and roasted marsh mellows,pieces of hot dogs and some shrimp for us. By the way shrimp over the fire were very good. Macy wouldn't eat any but enjoyed the hot dog pieces dipped in ketchup. She liked roasting the marsh mellows but wouldn't eat them! Go figure.

This is the tent we slept in...I had to sleep sideways to fit.

Grandma gave her some glow sticks to play with and she was up late flashing them in the tent. A long night for me but worth every waking monent.

Us making faces for Ginny.

I had an awful nights sleep but would do it again . How could I resist.

Late Summer food

This is the time of year that I love having a loaded hamburger filled with all of the fresh veggies from the garden. Tomatoes won't taste this good until next year. I like banana peppers,onions,tomatoes ,and if it fits, lettuce on mine. Gin cooks up the peppers and onions and toasts my buns. Am I spoiled or what. Life is good.

We don't grow sweet corn because someone always gives all we need. Today we got about 8 dozen from our friends,the" Cobb's", how fitting a name hey. We blanched the ears and stripped the kernels for freezing. I think we got nine quart bags in all. The corn is extra sweet this year and will be great this winter.

Gin has been slicing and freezing tomatoes and freezing them on cookies sheets . They are great for adding to recipes later. That's whats going on here.

County fair with the Granddaughter

Our trip to the fair ,or how to get grandpa sick. That is what I was going to title this but it was too long. We had Macy this week and took advantage of the time to do the fair. It was very hot though and we had to cut it a little short.

The first thing that we saw was the Ferris wheel ,of course the biggest thing there she had to ride. She didn't show much interest in the kiddy rides . She wanted the rides that throws you around like a wet rag at a car wash. This is a view from the Ferris wheel. A easy ride.
Another view of the midway.
Macy loved the things that you walk thru like this one.

This is our ride through the haunted house. Loud noises and thing hitting you in the face. This is how Macy went through....scared to death. Needless to say we only rode this one once. I enjoyed the day with her at the fair(and Ginny), it is always fun to introduce kids to new experiences and fun things to do. It was like taking my kids again for the first time. By the end we were all worn out and over heated so we ended early and made our way home for ice cream. The end of a good time.

This is one of the walk through rides ...I think we did this three or four times in a row.

Summer vacation at Harbor Springs

Macy and Breanna and friend.

Been too busy or Hot this summer to blog much but we just returned from vacation at my friends and it was wonderful.

This was the first time that everyone could come along. We were packed but it worked out .

One nights view from the deck when the Moon was just perfect.

Our lunch spot on the deck after the kids were gone. I fed the birds out of my hand,took pictures and did some maintenance.

Ben enjoyed the beach too.

Macy got to bury her dad.

and build sand castles with me.

Matt and Mark bring the boat to shore so everyone could get rides. The lake was calm enough the first few day to allow good boating.

These videos tell the story best of all. We spent a lot of time down on the beach.

Macy had her 5th birthday on friday so we played Putt Putt golf. She got 4 holes-in-one! This is one of them.

It was pointed out by my DIL that I didn't have enough photos of Bree so I added a little to this post. Most of the great pictures of my older grandaughter that I took were not appropriate for this blog, and that Shell is why ,.

A trip to the park

The trail to the state park was officially opened on Friday but we were riding on the day before. It has been all groomed and decorated for the big event. We started at the battlefield site and rode all the way to lake Erie. Soon there will be talking info stations along the trail,benches and more. On our trips we have seen frogs ,turtles(lots),birds of all kinds, fish spawning,and Macy got to see her first deer! A big thrill for her.
Macy was a real trooper on her little bike ,training wheels and all. She starting to look forward to the sites along the trail. This week Ginny came for her riding debut.
Macy has the play area in sight and out paced Ginny across the parking lot to the beach. We had lunch on the beach and Macy got to play in the water. The sand bars were a good place to run in.
When we got to the water ,she just had to get in. Another good day... it seems like they never end(I hope not).

Greens from the garden

We continue to harvest greens from the raised beds in the garden. Here Gin is blanching Swiss Chard for the freezer. We have grown very fond of greens in general. I don't know why it took so long in life for us to enjoy them? I think we get stuck in a rut with foods and don't explore past the things that we grow up eating. Ignorance I guess.

Muskie fishing

I went fishing with Matt and only took one photo so this is it! We try muskie fishing once or twice a year. Matt hooked one on the second cast of the day and I blew the netting job! I was trying to extend the net,get the camera and net the fish all at once and the fish said enough of this and rolled his line and it broke. Matt was pissed for a short time but held his wrath. My bad. :)

We were fishing in the Detroit river,you can see how green the water is. It can be very good at times,trick is being there at the right time. A good day.

The granddaughters eye

Poor Macy got bit by something, maybe just a skitter, and her eye swelled up terribly. We feel bad but she's not in pain. Looks bad hey.

Home again

I'm back home but enjoyed the time in the u-p ,but found that good times are best when shared with friends . Like wine and cheese...!

Canoeing back from bar lake. Ninety-two degrees -