A BEAR OVER THERE

I HAVE BEEN SPENDING THE LAST FEW WEEKS OVERHAULING MY BACKYARD FLOWER BEDS. I HAVE DUG UP, TRANSPLANTED AND/OR CUT DOWN SO MANY PLANTS AND TREES. THE TRASH PEOPLE HATE ME AND MY MANICURIST JUST SHAKES HER HEAD. I FOUND THE CUTEST LITTLE BEAR (MADE IN MANSFIELD). LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!

BOYS OF SUMMER

EACH SUMMER I TRY TO HAVE SOME OF MY NEPHEWS UP FOR A FEW DAYS. I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP ME STAY YOUNG, BUT I AM PRETTY TIRED WHEN THEY LEAVE. BETWEEN SWIMMING, SKIING, TUBING, BOWLING, PUTT-PUTT, TRAIN RIDES AND PICNICS...WHEW!!! WHEN THEY SLEEP THE WHOLE WAY HOME, I KNOW IT WAS A GOOD VISIT.

STEPHEN

STEPHEN CAME RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT FOR SCOTLAND, SO WE HAD TO SQUEEZE A LOT IN A SHORT TIME. NEXT YEAR HE WILL TRY TO SLALOM. (MAYBE)

EVAN

EVAN WAS THE FIRST TO VISIT THIS SUMMER. I KNOW HE WAS EXHAUSTED WHEN HE LEFT. I WAS TOO.

JACOB AND MASON

NORMALLY, I LIKE TO HAVE ONE NEPHEW AT A TIME, BUT THIS SUMMER RAN OUT OF DAYS. THESE BROTHERS SEEMED TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUN. I WAS TWICE AS TIRED, THOUGH.