Campfire Games

I was thinking this morning about campfire games.  They are so for the little ones and OP really got into the categories game.  She was hollering and clapping and would say something when it was her turn.  She got after Papa for not clapping.  She was so cute and funny.  Lulu really liked them too.  Chev on the other hand is no longer a little one as she stayed in and read the first night then did come play the second night and actually, once she got going, she enjoyed them too.  

I remember my Mom towards the end liked the games too, and she especially liked the washer game.  The one with a washer on a string and everyone put their hands together that out to the other people on each side.  And someone was it and had to guess where the washer is.  I will have to throw some string and a washer into my camp box and try it on the girls if and when we camp again.  

Missed One!

Poor Chevy... although she was a good sport about the bug...

Pictures from Camp

Lulu... having a happy time.

OP during one of her happy times.

Jack and OP eating cake! Yum.

Lulu and her marshmellow stick.

Shawna contemplating life in general.

Jack attemping a life changing activity...

An act of bravery by all...

Papa having one of his happy moments...

Jack... lecturing on the fine art of roasting marsh mellows as family tries to follow his thinking...

Hawk Pictures

Here is the pictures I took of one of the red tailed hawks in our elm tree.

Arial Entertainment!

Yesterday, we had three red tailed hawks and a couple of magpies giving us quite a show out the window, playing on the wind currents, diving, flying very close to our windows, landing on the peak of the porch roof and the rock wall and the elm tree.  The hawks are like miniature eagles.  I am not sure what the magpies were doing hanging out with the hawks, but they acted like they were all together.  They stayed here for nearly an hour just flying about.  Very entertaining for us old people!

Food

As I have been making some salads and cleaning veggies and doing the stuff you do after grocery shopping, I was thinking about recipes.  Family type recipes.  My sisters and my Mom were very good cooks and I still use recipes from them, if and when I cook that is.  Today I made a fruit salad from BY, and a dip from MJ.  They all loved to cook.  I don't.  At least not too often.  I do have a few favorite recipes that I make maybe once a year per recipe, lol.  Now days it is easier to buy stuff pre prepared.  Especially when you are cooking just for two.  Here is a list of some of my favorite recipes:

Enchaladas-mine

Chicken and Dumplings-Granny

Fruit Salad-BY

Clam Dip-Mj

Saurkrout and Ribs-mine

Spagetti Sauce-BY

Candied Yams-BY

Corned Beef & Cabbage-mine

Frickashayed (sp???) pheasant-Granny

Salad Dressing-Granny

Fruit Dip-mine

Bean burritoes-mine

Brown beans-DH

Well, that was fun, lol.  Made me hungry so guess I'll go see what's for lunch!

Squirrely

We have maybe three long tailed grey squirrels hanging around up here.  They bite the produce!  And we think they are what is leaving all the poopies on the walks and around the house.  Grrrr!

It seems the summer is starting to wind down.  The car girls go back to school in just a couple of weeks.  They are looking forward to it.  And so is their Mom, I think.