the road I grew up on

driving home after the camping trip

first pink peony blossom we'd seen this season, spotted along a roadside:

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Taughannock Falls:

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forlorn little boy at
an interesting building at an old Victorian cemetery

:)

{metal grate from Grandpa Torpey's makins pile; yellow lawn chairs rediscovered, re-habbed & re-webbed by my dad}

photos of me, taken by Garion:
(I love how the two images connect almost perfectly! And if you look at the first one close-up, you can see G's little reflection in my glasses :)


a good omen spotted at our campsite:

Finger Lakes National Forest camping trip - Day 1

boy vs. balloons

don't let chocolate chips fall off your pancakes!

...murals installed in Garion's basement play area at my sister's house
(Piglet hasn't joined them yet, but he will.. :)

(Christmas Eve at Tim's mom's house)

'tis the season

..for irresistible treats around every corner


...for vacuum-packing cookies to send to people far away


(making Christmas cookies at my mom's house)