Saturday, July 11, 2009

Meandering through the Midwest






We left the endless rain of Massachusetts at the end of June, and now we're crashing at a long litany of homes. We're squatters, except that the homeowners know we're staying, so I guess not so much squatters as family members who show up on the doorstep with bags in hand.

We've had time at the cabin, time at both grandparents, a trip to Como Park Zoo, 4th of July with the toddler cousins, I co-hosted a shower with Jessa for our cousin Lindsay in Des Moines, and I quilted a quilt top. We've been eating endless quantities of fresh food from everyone's garden and CSA's. This black dirt does do a fine job with the veggies. Broccoli cones, anyone? Lachen and Aksel like to cut broccoli and chomp it down right in the garden. It is my bliss! I'm still luxuriating in a radish, mint, orange, and red onion salad from the Mittmans. Wow.

Constanza goes back to Argentina next Thursday, so Pops gave her an airplane ride today. She was ecstatic. Hopefully I can get one last Yerba Mate session in with her before we part ways :(

Lots of biking, lots of swimming, lots of visiting new babies (and their parents). So many great times! These are mostly cabin photos, but I'll post some urban ones eventually too.

Upcoming events include the Honor the Earth Pow-Wow, a Reid family picnic, great grandparent visits, a trip to St. Peter, Midtown Market and Mai Village in the Cities, moving Jessa and Eric into their new castle--I mean, house--and the arrival of Mary and Patrick's baby (due on July 4th. I was so hoping she'd deliver on my birthday, but no such luck.)

I hope you're all enjoying your July as much as we are! I just love summer.