May 31

Dignan Longstocking

May 30

Two years ago, Matt and I were in Salzburg. I wish I was there...since the hills are alive with the sound of music and all.

This was taken at a marionette museum. Gee loved it.

May 29

Someone loves carrots...

even the deformed ones from our garden.

May 28

One of our neighbors works for the Rancho Bernardo Historical Society and they have a fundraiser every year at the Bernardo Winery. It's a pancake breakfast with bouncy-house for the kids and raffles for the adults. As I crossed through the archway into to the open field, I felt like I walked onto the set of "The Gilmore Girls" (totally small town feel). There was an old time band on a little stage and picnic tables all around.

The event was also to honor the veterans so the band played the theme song for each military branch and all the veterans from each branch stood for acknowledgement during their song. A sweet old man was sitting across from me and I noticed he wore a Navy cap and had a walker right next to his chair. When the Navy song played, he stood right up and he was not going to sit down until his song ended. He was leaning on the table and his arms started shaking but, still, he wouldn't sit down. His wife tapped his arm and it really seemed they were going to give out but he still kept standing. Thankfully, the song ended after a few minutes and he dropped back on his chair with a thud. I just thought he was so cute because he was obviously so proud to be a veteran.

May 27

Whenever Matt and I blatantly ignore him, Dignan always hides.

Of course, he always crawls into the same place under the bed so it's pretty easy to find him.

May 26

Arugula Aftermath

May 25

So sad. I finished the final book in the trilogy. This was my least favorite of the three but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. Once again, I couldn't put it down and my body protested late at night. This one was more violent than the others which could be part of the reason I didn't like it as much but it was also missing a little of the tenderness that could be found in the first two novels. All in all, a very enjoyable series. I am looking forward to the audiobooks and, next year, the first movie.