So Long

so long sweet oven

pizza made in a barrel

all of us loved it 

The time to chuck our pizza oven came and went.

We tossed it into the scrap heap at the dump.

A hole had formed in the bottom from too much rain.

SO sad, so may great memories. 

The thrill of making and using our very own pizza oven cannot be matched.

Here's the link to the birth of the greatest joy of summer meals.

No need to worry, we bought another already from Woodfyred

It's sleek, and adorable, and we know it makes great pizza!!
Afterall, our barrel oven was modeled after this exact one, our friend Richard's oven!

 

Over and OUT

Year two of college is over!  Anders completed his last exam on Thursday and came home on May 10th with all of college dorm living in a big giant heap.  He's one brilliant human and now he's back with us full time.  Soon - in a few months, he'll be off to Costa Rica for a semester, so we are absolutely going to soak him up.    

Plum Island

 

Tip Toe through TIP TOP TULIP FARM

 

Easter 2025

The Hunt!

The goods! 

 

 

The 2023, 2024, and 2025  Ping Pong Trophy Winners! 

 

The game in action!  

 

The meal!  

 

 

The Egg decorating!  

  

  

Happy Easter! 

 

Just a Gorgeous Photo of Anders

 

Get Your Green On!

 

Yes, we love celebrating the minor holidays - with hats and bow ties and suspenders and glasses...all of it, especially in March when there's not much going on.  We had corned beef and cabbage followed by the most delicious Shamrock Shakes.  Happy Saint Paddy's Day! 

(Anders and Morgan weren't' with us, 

but sent us a photo with their "Lucky" glasses on.) 

Just Always be Waiting for Me

Watch the whole play here: 

Anders was Nana the dog in Peter pan, and Nana's character is know for her protective and maternal nature often expressed through actions rather than words.  (a lot like Anders!)  He was also a very fierce pirate.  Morgan was Wendy and she was absolutely a perfect Wendy.  What a fun and delightful play for them to be a part of!  

 

College Visits Round 2

Kuba has started on his college visits.  It's so complicated, this process of choosing. He has already looked at UVM and Middlebury. 
This round was a group of 5 schools in NY, NJ, and Connecticut.

Skidmore, Bard, Wesleyan, Vassar and Connecticut College.

Most are smaller colleges - about two thousand students.
All were nice, but who knows!  It's all about the package he gets isn't it?

 

Their Love is God

Heathers The Musical was this past weekend, 

Kuba's Very Merry Show #?

Kuba had a minor, ensemble role; a jock this time.

He had his hair styled by the costume person at VMT 

and quite honestly, and according to him, it was fire.  

He had one short solo, and many scenes in the background.

Their Love is God?  Yes, the kids love of theater and of each other, 

that's what's God.  

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Game Night

 

BHS Winter One-Acts Festival 2025

 

This kid loves to perform.  It's that plain and simple.

TWENTY

T W E N T Y ! 

We had a sweet birthday party for Anders.  He asked for it to be small this year.  Kuba was at rehearsal, so it was Anders, Morgan, Lea, Dameon, and us for dinner and games. 

It’s amazing how quickly time flies. You think there’s a lot of transformation in a human body from birth to age ten until you look at the next decade.  Ten to twenty is just as significant! You zoom from child to adult in a wink of an eye. There is so much change in a body and life as you go from elementary school to middle school to high school to college, and you grow like a million inches, grow facial hair, get a strong jawline, mature socially and emotionally, and poof - your a grown-up person.  I could write a book filled with the many wonderful things about Anders!

How lucky are we that we get to be in this life with Anders? I can't wait to see what the third decade brings.  I made a movie of  his second decade and you can see it by clicking below.  

Watch Anders second decade video here! 

Big Birthday Weekend in the Big Apple

We had a big birthday weekend for Anders 20th.

Two Broadway shows, SIX and HADESTOWN, and we loved them both so much.

Lots of walking in the rain, lots of NY pizza and lots of fun.

Valentine's Day 2025

Another fun Valentine's day in the books!

Potluck tacos with friends and of course, the heart cake - with sparkler no less!

 

BHS Winter Ball

Nothing better than a sense of belonging.

What a great group of kids they are.