Friday, December 1, 2017

November 2017

Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night, Thanksgiving, mornings with Evelyn, Pippy and Dickie baking up a storm, Julia's Wedding, and a bit more. That's what November was like this year.

 Evelyn loves a pile of leaves

 Friday night out with Katy, Evy, and Pippy

 Dealing with leaves -- and a squeeze

 Remember, remember, the fifth of November

 Sticky toffee pudding and M&S shortbread squares

Trump was the guy

 
 Emily gleefully burns the guy

Katy reads the poem

Opa and Annie enjoy the fire

 Pippy, Dickie, and Krisy

 Down came the trees at Opa's and Millies

 The park is mostly done

 Excellent German street food at the mall

Huntsman called and I am negative: huge relief

 Morning walks were on hold for a few weeks, but the skies were not

 Leaves!

 The replacements went in

 A trip to SLC for a Hogsmead visit

 The lovely Taylor sisters at Julia Ricks' reception

 The bride herself

 Davin and Julia Guinn

 Pippy carved the Thanksgiving turkey

 A small group this year (Emily is taking the photo)

 Delicious, as always

 There's Emily

 Pippy's pecan pie was a new wrinkle -- it's a keeper

 This was a great film

A wonderful custard tart for family dinner

 
 Pippy cooked dinner and made pita for his Greek meal

 Magic

 Plantar fasciitis is better and the morning walks have started again

It appears Anna was right: I guaranteed a seven-year drought. My new heated driveway has never been tested and there is no winter in sight. Troubling.

OXO

D.

Friday, November 3, 2017

The End of October 2017

The rest of October after returning from Arizona and California included a visit from Debby Gibbs, Kris's birthday, Halloween and all the other usual stuff. The usual stuff doesn't include morning walks while I try to heal some plantar fasciitis.

Indian nosh with Debby

We took Debby to the Unitas

A beautiful day in eastern Utah

Trying my hand at croissant aux amandes

Brazilian supper with Debby and the Colver girls

Evy Colver Two

Always a fun afternoon

Evelyn sharing a little lunch

A loop around the new Kiwanis Park track with Pippy

Cousins in SLC

Huntsman Cancer Institute for some Cdh1 genetic testing

Six of those being tested with their guests

 
This guy was taken to Springville for reupholstering

Maxwell and Grammy shared a Bundt

Birthday squeeze

Birthday fleurs for Krisy

Everything but the Jack-o-lantern gets to stay for Thanksgiving

This little girl was Officer Judy Hopps for Halloween

Everyone liked this year's speedy carving job

A lovely mild evening made for the largest
group of trick-or-treaters in memory

November is off and rolling, but there are no adventures in sight yet. So this is all for now.

OXO

D.