A Birthday

To day is Lauri's birthday. Lynda and I drove over to Memphis this afternoon and took a gift and a birthday pie. When I asked Lauri what she wanted me to bake her for her birthday she said Shaker lemon pie--made with sugar. I ended up baking two pies: one with sugar and a second using Splenda-sugar blend.

We had a nice visit with Lauri and Jeff and came home around 7 p.m. I hurried around and got some chicken ready to go in the oven. I also got a pot of rice cooking so I could fix some green goddess rice that Lynda had requested. That along with some asparagus completed our supper.

Back in the Routine

We got home on Tuesday evening from our visit to east Texas.

A Trip Back

Lynda and I left Forrest City Thursday morning heading for Texas. We spent that night with Neal and Carolyn in Arlington. On Friday morning we drove down to Palestine. We had a quick lunch at Whataburger and checked into the motel. After napping a bit, we drove the short distance to James & Jimmie's. After visiting some, the four of us went to El Toro for Mexican food.

We are here for a reunion of some of the Elkhart High School classes from the 50s.

Lazy Days of Summer

The second fig crop is ripening. I pick twelve or so ripe ones this morning. The birds, mockingbirds and blue jays, have already had a few.

The guys came on Wednesday and took out most of the tree that could have fallen on the driveway or house. We've decided to leave part of the main trunk.

Another Good Week

This week has been fairly uneventful. It's been a good week, but no spectacular events took place.

We did go to Allison and Shane's wedding reception in Memphis Saturday evening. The room was nicely decorated and Allison was lovely in her wedding dress. Shane looked nice, also.




The food was very good and the wedding cake looked lovely. I did take a taste of the cake and its was good.

Allison gave Lynda one of the center piece arrangements. If we can keep Neko from chewing on the grass, it should look good for some time.