 Well, look here! Leon is getting ready for a pizza making adventure, putting that dough in containers.  Michelle is helping me decorate with those wild flowers in many vases to enhance the dinner tables.  Now, the flower decorating begins. Michelle did one fabulous job. We used all the wildflowers we picked.  I brought them in the house so fog and sprinkling skies would get them wet. So many varieties. So much color!  Leon is still getting ready. I think he loves playing with the pizza making materials. It's going to be one fabulous pizza day!
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 It's July and the Rockport Garden Club dined among the beautiful gardens of Lynn Snider in Camden. There were great looking flowers of different colors all over the place. I got a shot of many of the club members in their lovely attire and great looking garden hats. The tables were set to dine outside on a porch that shouted "flowers are the key word" here.  And then a special surprise arrived. Leigh brought a cake. Not just a wonderful and delicious dessert, but a picture cake.  This photo of our garden was on it. What a magnificent treat! The cake came from Hannaford's grocery! What a great idea Leigh.  The garden hat event is such a special time for our the Rockport Garden Club we so love attending!  Thanks to Lynn for hosting this gathering. We look forward to it! You are such a special friend.
 I love to go fishing in the early morning. The quietude brings smiles and the rippling waters play a pretty tune as they flow peacefully by. There is nothing like standing with pole in hand and wearing waders which allow me to go into the river completely dry. I look forward to spring arriving. taking inventory of what I need to purchase to land that pole in the water. It's simply a fun experience all the way around.
 What's happened? It was Leon's fault! Michelle and I were making 4th of July treats and getting ready to pose for an exquisite shot when Leon snapped the camera. Now he knows better than that.  Let's begin! We have all this food to attach to "hot glued" red, white and blue thin sticks for hors d'oeuvres. Putting a bit of glue on the stars and tying ribbon made it all very special.  Went out to the garden, picked some flowers to decorate the plate and began to make what we were taking to a 4th of July feast!  How's it look? Ready for a party? Kind of a hodge hodge food to me!  Now we caught that smile. Thanks for helping, Michelle!  It happened to be one great 4th of July with special friends and a whole lot of happiness - all the way around.
 Wildflowers are appearing all over our property! This is a photo of early June we see out the kitchen window.  Now we notice how those same wildflowers look in July. I wonder what's to come!  The rocks that line the backyard produce white daisies galore. Along with those flowers vetch appears...a local weed that takes over, but the way I see it the beauty of both together is wonderful. As we take a further look at the meadow many other wild flowers can be seen making that magical color appear all over the place.  I love it when bright yellow lands among the green grasses. Especially when it is surrounded by all the brilliance of coloration. It's July, soon to turn into August, and a totally different flower garden emerges.
 I had a couple of books going on in June. The Stars Are Fire was one quick, great read. It takes place in Maine in 1947 when a catastrophic wild fire speeds up the coast from Kennebuckport to BarHarbor...a happening that really occurred. The story is about Grace Holland, her two little children and her husband Gene - who is off helping deal with the fire. "Grace confronts both the disaster and her tumultuous marriage, ultimately leading her to a new direction in life". Themes of resilience, love and survival lead into how she handles the loss of her house and everything in it! The writing keeps one interested while dealing with survival among
the chaos that takes place. I love the descriptive writing: "The jeweler has white hair, poorly trimmed, yellow teeth, and wrinkles that might have been by cut by the diamonds he sells". I can just picture him.  I have two boys in the Bausch house who become obstinate every once and awhile. It's when I grab the camera! I loved that blue shirt on Leon and wanted to get a photo of it. "SMILE" were my words.  Now that's much better, because I would not leave him alone til I saw that happy face.  Then there is another boy who was sitting by the patio door. Spencer would not turn around as I called his name for 10 minutes. He did not move! So this is the latest shot I got of him. Two boys - two problems! I'll get them with big smiles another time. You know I will!
 The Cellar Door Winery was packed last night with people - young and older - saying good-bye to Graham Waltz who left this world with stories to tell.  We ate! Flowers and photos spoke to us.  We talked, we laughed, we drank with family and friends!  We heard stories and adventures with Graham from people in attendance. All enjoying the tales!  It was a spectacular evening celebrating Graham. I just know he heard us! Mary, what a fabulous "good-bye" to our dear friend.
 Today was painting day for Colleen and I. We experiment, applying some color on glassware.  This is part of what we got done. It's unfinished but we are learning more about with glass paint and a few pieces of stemware.  Colleen is thinking about the lupins that are appearing all over right now. I think she will paint totally around the glasses so as to have purple flowers permanently applied and will look like a garden of sorts.  A couple of days ago there were some wildflowers at the side of the house...  and then today WOW - look at all that beauty. The flower gardens just multiple at a moments notice! See the lone lupin right dab in the middle of all that color.  When painting flowers you can go wild. I love paintings like this that Colleen did in our art class. The color speaks loudly! Another day of adventurous painting. Life couldn't get much better.
 We finally had a Saturday without rain or fog! A bunch of friends attended Rose Cottage Bakery for a some great tasting treats.  Bobbie brought her darling dog, so well behaved and absolutely adorable. Sonny also let his special dog join the party and meet a new friend. There must have been eight animal friends joining us.  This is a box that people get with Megan's treats galore. They take them home to dine on later.  Megan made my favorite, well, one of my favorite treats, with a cup of coffee. Who could ask for anything more on a Saturday breakfast menu?  After 2 hours of visiting with friends and meeting new people we are ready to leave. I look at my purse and Megan has landed an extra treat to take home. I love that place and all the people I have met there.
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