Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Melting

IMG_0031 by annbumbly
Photo captured on 1/1/13 in the morning

Sun-bright shadows, then
Melting spots on the snow...ahhh
Missourah weather!

~~~

xoabb
wishing I lived there...

Monday, January 21, 2013

Shadows

IMG_0014 by annbumbly
Photo captured on 12/30/12, late in the day

I love the shadows the sun makes possible.


~~~

xoabb
Hope 2013 is everything you need it to be!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Sunday Serenity

SAM_0080 by annbumbly


Chairs waiting for spring
And the folks who once again
Will fill all those seats.

~~~

xoabb
warmth and goodness.

This one's for you, my most dear mom.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Gourmet Magazines & Aunt Helen

Gourmet magazines from the 50's & 60's by annbumbly
Our Gourmet Group inspiration - Gourmet magazines from the '50's & '60's
Suzanne, the hostess (along with her hubby, Brian) of this 12/1/12 Gourmet gathering was at a tag sale (garage/yard sale to anyone not living in the Northeast) and found a collection of Gourmet magazines from the late '50's and early '60's and she decided that we'd all make recipes from them. (It is amazing how many liquor ads there were in those magazines - at least one per page!) We all made our dishes and had a wonderful night, as is par for our group. 
However, for me, this also brought back many memories of my mom's sis and my godmother, Aunt Helen. From the beginning of Gourmet's existence (she may have missed some of the very first years), Aunt Helen collected each month's magazine and as her collection grew, got binders to keep them all in. When she and my Uncle Sam moved from NYC to Fort Myers, she had a special shelf built in her laundry room just for her (ever-growing collection of) Gourmet magazines. I know she thought someone would want to treasure her Gourmet trove after she was gone, but the mere bulk of the collection scared off all her nieces and nephews. When we held her estate auction in 2000, we finally sold the collection for, I think, $40.00. I am SO glad she didn't see that, and THRILLED for her that the demise of the print Gourmet magazine came after she was gone. That would have killed her! Good memories, just really good memories. (xo godmother).


xoabb
good memories are just that...good!
 

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Sunday Serenity

Cousins at Thanksgiving by annbumbly
Varco/Murray/Blystone cousins gathered for our 2012 Thanksgiving feast

With the exception of two that simply couldn't be with us this Thanksgiving, above are all the cousins that belong to GB's Aunt Micki's side of the family. My three are actually second cousins, but you'd never know considering how close they all are.

What a wonderful day Thanksgiving 2012 was!
For all of us!

xoabb
good memories!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Sunday Serenity

Lovely Blue Delphinium by annbumbly
A big beautiful bouquet of blue delphinium brighten the Fedex Counter-top!
Quite an unexpected delight!

Blue delphiniums
Sitting on the counter-top
Such a nice surprise!

~~~

xoabb
expect loveliness!

Sunday, July 08, 2012

Sunday Serenity

Sasqua Pond turkey babies are growing up!
 Turkey tots on the grow! 

~~~

xoabb
babies always grow up...usually way too quickly (sigh)

~~~

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Movin' On...

Lower Fairfield County
Nothing more beautiful than the sun shining on storm clouds that are moving on.

~~~

xoabb
Those were some big thunder-boomers!

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Sunday Serenity

A New Brood by annbumbly
Newest brood of Sasqua Pond Road turkey chicks...
The last 30 years
We've been blessed with a new brood
of turkey babies
~~~
xoabb
expect goodness!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Daddy


In the garden


Grandad & Grandson


Feeding the duckies


Planting spring-time lettuce for his bride
(of 64 years)

~~~

To the very best father a girl could have
My sibs and I are so very very fortunate
Love love LOVE you, daddy!

~

xoabb
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! 
And thanks to all the moms that made the day possible!