One for John-Pop, the other for Josh

Church neighborhood

In the first and the 3rd photo you can see the LDS church bldg. that we attend on Bear Claw Way in Madison. It is an interesting neighborhood. (you have to enlarge the photos to see the bldg.)

Catch-Up (Sort of)

Swimming every morning in the Middleton Cross Plains Aquatic Pool. Walking everywhere and needing afternoon naps. Happy to be with you know who. Left my USB cable in RI for my new camera... so we are still trying to figure out how to solve that!!! Weather is gorgeous, but it is great to have an air conditioning. We see Evelyn and her family almost daily... that's great.... Yesterday I had Jesse and the kids over for lunch after E's swimming lesson. I should come home fit as a fiddle!!!

Looks Like a Radish??

The other day I was thinning out the swiss chard and came across these radishes... or so I thought. The leaves didn't have that sharp taste that a radish leaf does but the red part sure looked like a radish, no?? After slicing the little devils I discovered that they were an heirloom beet that I'd forgotten I'd even planted. I ate a few raw thinking it was no big deal. About an hour later I felt like my throat had been rubbed raw with caorse grained sandpaper. So I began trying to soothe the pain by eating spoonfuls of honey, yogurt, and ice water. Nothing helped. Yuck. I was miserable for one whole day and will never eat another raw immature beet again.

Painting with SKLT

The painting below is based on the photo above it

all the stuff I had to cart in

Today I went painting with 5 other folks courtesy of the South Kingstown Land Trust, of which I am a member. I missed the first week, but today we went to Patch Pond, a beautiful spot that the SKLT has an easement to right off Route 1. It was a gorgeous spot. This is the first time I have ever gone painting outdoors with others. It was very relaxing and I'm trying my darndest not to kill my paintings byknowing when to stop. (I ruined the above painting when I got home.... by adding more....) I met some interesting people and was exposed to 5 other different styles. I had fun!!

Day in Newport

First Beach, Middletown, RI - looking back to the northeast

same beach looking toward the Atlantic

We ate our lunch at Sacuchet Point. This was the view one direction

If you click on this photo you will see Second Beach in Newport and St. Georges School
This was the view the other direction as we ate our lunch.

I spent the morning helpiong my friend, The Plant Lady, help with some of her accounts. She had sprained her back and could not handle the watering cans. We had a ball!!