Almost Over

The 2019-2020 school year is almost over.

Officially it ends on Friday, June 12.  But honestly - it really will feel over for the boys by Wednesday.  They are finished with all school work and it's just the drips and drags of the end of the year.  We ended early because of the Coronavirus.  So everything feels easier on a weeknight.  Tonight we biked downtown for Tacos and frisbee. Here are the boys are waiting for our dinner.  We grabbed it and biked down to the waterfront to meet up with Anders friends.  S U M M E R.  Almost.

Almost Summer

Anna and I were hanging out on our hammock on a beautiful sunny Sunday...yesterday!

These are our legs, this is our view.

Joy 

Black Lives Matter

On May 25th a black man named George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Mineapolis, Minnesota.  It was horrific.  It has caused major protests throughout the country that continue to this day.  The mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser, had Black Lives Matter painted a massive mural on 16th street,  the street that leads up to the white house.  She also named the area Black Lives Matter Plaza.  Mayor Bowser did it because she wanted to make it clear that the street belonged to and honored the peaceful protestors.  Brilliant!  Beautiful.

May we all act as if our life depended on this.
Black Lives Matter

Today's Morning Treasures

This morning I took Thea for her walk down in the Ethan Allen Homestead field.   It was early and no one was around.  We probably walked a couple of miles, of which some of that was along the river.  It was gorgeous today.  Bright blue sky, fields full of almost 4 feet of grass, and of course flowers.  Lots of wild flowers.   Dame rockets, the wild purple phlox, and yellow flags, the wild yellow irises were my favorites today.   But the best of all, was when I sighted a bald eagle flying over the river.  I heard there were eagles, and today was my lucky day.   Absolutely a wonderful way to begin the day.  Thea wasn't all that bad either! Her joy made me happy.

Who's Responsible? We're Responsible.

Over a week ago, a man named George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minnesota.
The police officer held the handcuffed man face down on the ground with his knee anchoring his neck.  He never let off the pressure.
The man pleaded for breath.
The man called for his mama.
The man died of asphyxiation after 9 minutes under that knee.
The horror of this situation is unspeakable.
The country has been protesting and rioting for days.  I am with them.  100%.   I understand.    I am so angry.  I am so heartbroken. I am so disturbed by the persistant and life threatening affects of racial injustice.  I have no words to describe the outrage I feel about our president.  If there is nothing else good that comes out of this unbelievable murder, I hope it is that it activates people to vote. It is our repsonsiblity to speak up - speak out - and VOTE.

Double Rainbow after the Storm

Our neighbor was lucky enough to snap this photo of our home last week.

PIZZA - SOME LIKE IT HOT

Determination is one character trait that Anna is not lacking.

She was determined to build our own backyard pizza oven.
We stumbled around a bit looking for a 55 gallon steel drum, 

but luck has it that a local bakery had a now empty drum that was 

full of honey. Perfect!  We burned off the coating with a big bonfire 

and Anna set about creating the oven.  We had our test run last Friday.

Almost perfect.  We are waiting for our metal grate, and 2 pizza stones. 
We are waiting for a pizza paddle.  I just need to find a good pizza dough recipe.

SUMMER Nights - HERE WE COME!