update and update

It was somebody's birthday last Saturday.... I know she is Davino's BFF but I don't know what I would do without her. HB 2 U!

My other BFF is in town from NC - She is whipping me into shape and has spruced the yard up and we are moving into the house now. She is a cracker-jack painter and we are doing the kitchen , living room and hall. I am delighted beyond words and so appreciate her help. Hey who am I kidding? She has done almost all of it! Carey painted the ceilings, thanks to him also.

Kand at the Farmer's Market....

Happenings around the block...

M and J - and me at the Blue Plate...delightful as always....

Someone was pretending to be a "lost boy" I guess.... I never knew why it was painted...

October herb pots - re-visited and dolled up! Thanks Kand.

Some particularly delicious pumpkin soup I made with fried sage leaves and a bit o'butter! YUM.

Happy 61st Anniversary

Today is the folks 61st wedding anniversary. I called Mom and she was mad. Dad forgot. I spoke to Dad and he wanted to know why I hadn't called and reminded him yesterday.....LOL!
I have a hard time picturing these 2 any other way than fighting each other. Still doing it after 61 years. I guess it's their secret to a long marriage. Drama. Anyway Happy Anniversary to them.

It's that time of the year again, leaves fading and birds flying....(view from my office)

I can't believe it, but I forgot to post my kitchen redux! Looks good, huh?

New stove, new counter and new sink ! Fancy..

PD - in the sand building volcano's

Fun - Not Fun (You Choose!)

PD in his stormtrooper outfilt... with light saber. The Force is with him!

Dad's birthday dinner/cake....

Dad - celebrating #81 as only he can....

Sorry for shifting back and forth - Scoogie and PD celebrating the Sept Boys B-day party!

Even Amy showed up! She couldn't stay long though, had to go "home". (You can visit Sat or Mon)

PD at school with his "creation" - He didn't want to take it apart, so we took a picture so he could remember it.

My funny friend, Fred..dispensing family advice while we lunched. He was in town to sell his family home..
Fred brough Chicago produce and spices to SL for some refrigerator pickles he made while he was here. Crisp, Delicious and Spicy...yum.

This is the t-shirt Fred took home to Cindy....we got a huge kick out of Cabin Fever store in Trolley Square. Funny cards!

Reflections from "Hildebrandland"

Clark was in town for a few days to tile J&C's bathroom - He was VERY excited about Boise State! (In your Face, David...)

Here is a pic of the tile - looks great even ungrouted!!

If anyone was wondering.... here is my new FREE fence! It looks fab doesn't it?

I have to include a pic of the boy... PD! He didn't want me to take his pic...very shy...

For those of us in "Hildebrandland", this was incredibly funny for my wombie & me ... I came over to M&D's while Clark was there and we were having dinner .... we were reminising (sp?) about some of the family dinner tantrums (& I'm not talking about us kids) and particularly the one where Dad threw the roast across the table one night (obviously it was improperly seasoned...) and the following day Mother put it whole and uncovered into my Father's lunch bucket. Because he enjoyed it so much and didn't want it to go to waste, he decided to store it in Mom's "white glove drawer" - I guess so they could keep it forever... for those of us who were there....you might find this to be particularly amusing. I don't think Dad wanted to hear it. If you can blow up the picture, it's pretty good. Watch Dad with his dinner - so typical. I had to stop because Clark and I were laughing so hard, I couldn't hold the camera! To others it is probably lame. Enjoy!

Post! Wow....

PD's updated "Pirate" look - I like it.

Jayme's new look - downtown SLC.... nice.

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. I am having some memory/storage issues with my very OLD computer. Need to clean up some stuff and I'll get back in my groove!!