Family picnic

Agatha was her usual funny self

Grizzly Adams was there

Jude starts 1st grade this week

Aaron and Amy were in town this past weekend so we ended the weekend with a picnic.  It was a fun time and perfect weather.  It looks like school gets into high gear this week for many of the kids.
Here is how sports have changed.  A story in the paper was about a couple from Eau Claire, WI.  They had season tickets for the Vikings last year but they said the prices in the new stadium are too high ($1818-$3826 for 8 games!) So they purchased a season pass to the tailgate area for $650.  They will come to each home game, set up their food and BIG TV and that is their game day!!!  Times change I guess, for the better?
We have a meeting in downtown Minneapolis this morning.  Don't ever remember having a meeting in the downtown before.  We may take the light rail.  Downtown anyplace is not my cup of tea.  Well I guess downtown Cayuga is not so bad!
I can not believe that mid week we transition into September.  There are way too many pieces of the bath left for that to happen.
As I sit here, I look out over the front yard. With the care that has taken place and all the rain it actually looks fairly nice.  Usually as the hot dry days of August arrive the yard is not so green.
When I was sitting in the basement going through wood magazines last night I thought about THINGS.  I looked back on writing my book and the reason for writing.  Then I thought about what has transpired since it was published.  What was intended and what has happened is two VERY different things.  I wrote it for the grand kids and of course several of them are too small to read but I have not heard a word about the book from them.  I suspect that MAY come sometime later, maybe.  What I have heard are comments from many friends and family who read it and enjoyed it so much.  That has been fun.
I was looking at some old pictures last night and I think I may post some of them in the days ahead.  Some I had forgotten and I suspect some have been posted but what the heck, if it was over a year ago I probably do not remember.
I brought FP to the picnic yesterday and drink what was left this morning.  I then brewed some new so there is still plenty left but my thoughts are gone.