A small group of us met out at Francy’s house on the lake. Linda and I drove out together and Marylane and Joan brought Lisa and little Greta Grace, who made a happy addition. It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm, and we couldn’t have been in a more idyllic setting.
Ashley Lake and Francy’s dock from the upper deck. Gorgeous!
Francy made enchiladas and served them with chips, dip, veggie plate and some of the best mustard/horseradish dip that I’ve had in a while. We ate and drank well. Thank you, Francy! We sat in the sun to eat until we got too warm, then moved around the house to the shade. It was a rather lazy sort of day, following the sun which has been such a rarity for us this spring and summer.
Joan contemplating the meaning of pretzels.
Wonderful food!
We look stunned by the bright sunshine!
As soon as Marylane finished eating, she snatched up Greta to get her Grandma fix. What a beautiful baby Greta is! I have to admit that we were all pretty taken with her smiles.
Marylane and Greta communing in the great outdoors.
Lisa and her darling granddaughter.
You might have noticed that I haven’t mentioned knitting once. Well…there’s a good reason for that – nobody knit a stitch! We did, however, pull out some of the yarn that Marylane brought to compare colors for the yarnbomb chair that we’re planning for the ‘Loud at the Library’ fundraiser in the spring of 2013. We’ll get a lot more done on the chair-planning when more of us are together.
A whole lot of yarn. Marylane sorted it by color and type.
We threw ideas around about the chair. Should we make the seat a double thickness? Should we ask Francy’s daughter to make beads to embellish the bottom rung? Should we only use wool? Of course, we had few answers to our questions, but it was fun to sit on Francy’s deck with the summer stretching before us when the possibilities seem endless. It was a wonderful afternoon and we missed our sisters.
Next week we meet at Marylane’s house where, hopefully, we can sit on HER deck and look at her beautiful garden and make more plans for the summer. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing (if you can in this wonderful weather – I have a problem staying inside and knitting when the sun shines) and have a great 4th of July!
Aaah! Finally summer.
