This is what the moon looked like when I woke up on Saturday morning, August 1.

~ I love getting awake to a beautiful moon.

This is what I saw in our kitchen when I woke up on Sunday morning, August 2.

~ I love getting awake to a note like this.

Jana and a few other young people were in our man cave the night before. The guys do allow girls in there now and then. 🙂

This has been the “note pole” since our children could read and write. There were not cell phones then, so this is how we left messages for each other. I love that the grandchildren know where to leave notes. 🙂 That little white clip must be 40 years old – or more. At one point we had 3 note clips on the pole. Now one suffices.

A pretty catbird contemplating a bath on a warm Sunday afternoon.

A finch waiting for the catbird to finish bathing.

~ I love watching birds

The Hawthorne picnic was at the pavilion in our woodlot on Sunday evening.

Everyone brings a hot and cold dish.

We had a small group, but a fabulous time.

These are three of my mothers siblings – Orpha, Lester, and Joyce. My Uncle Vernon lives in California. Their four oldest siblings – Leroy, Florence (my mother), Anna Mary, and Betty – are living in heaven.

~ I love visiting with the Hawthorne family and being reminded of my mother. They talk and laugh like her.