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On the beach

Happy Holidays!

A walk along highway 35, then back home in the rain

Note the beginning of Christmas lights....more to come!

Thanksgiving at Susanna and Steve's

What a feast we had!

The pictures say it all

Hosts Steve, Susanna, Chloe on the left

Susanna and Chloe

pumpkin pie---with REAL pumpkin

lemon meringue pie, kudos to Chloe!

the aftermath

What am I thankful for? My family.  Mom, Dad, Nancy, Sarah, Kristen, Erika, PJ, Phil, Robert, Brandon---and extended beyond.  Good friends far and near.  

The Maori have a word for the whole lot---the people you hold close to your heart, family whether related by blood or marriage or love---whanau.  

I'm glad we chose each other.

the back porch

Getting ready for the holiday season!

It's not everybody can eat their mistakes

Over the weekend my friends Steve and Suzanna got themselves a new outdoor grill, and as a result needed to get rid of the old one.  And so I find myself the proud owner of a well broken in outdoor barbecue!  I'm new to this style of cookery, imagine it will be trial and error but I'm with Cora---we all make mistakes.  Looking forward to it.