Summer

Summer. Hot. Humid...I can't wait for Fall. It's my normal statement at this time of the year. The sultry weather is not my cup of tea...I wasn't a big fan of Summer in the desert of California, throw in some humidity and you pretty much described hell for me. I have to slow down my desire for Fall. Matthew heads to boarding school in August and this Fall will be a lot quieter around the house and I know I will regret my haste for Fall's arrival. I am so excited for him because this is all he wants but I was not mentally prepared for Matthew to leave home before college. How did British parents do this? The decision wasn't easy but when you have a boy with a passion for hockey and a good education, you have to...as my brother put it, "Cut the apron strings." Ouch. However, my brother is right, it is time to send him north for hockey.

In the meantime, life has been busy...I will post some pictures to give you a sense of this Summer...the one before everything changed...

Fresh from the garden

Saturday Morning Prayer

My favorites...besides my children

Matthew makes the Ford Ice Center Twitter Feed

Self-Explanatory

He's still around

A Summer Morning

Waiting to board our plane to Boston

Guess who got his Driver's Permit?

My favorite part of driving to Franklin for Hockey...the llamas or alpacas...I don't know the difference

Hannah was so excited to fly. Me? Not so much...it's lost its charm for me

First Meal in MA was in Bedford near where she lived her first two years on this planet

So....H does not share my love of history and literature...Lexington and Concord bored her. Are we sure we're related?

The only win for the Battle Trail was a ceiling H could touch

Dressed and ready for her first session for Future Physicians and Medical Scientists

Did I forget to mention my friend, Karen, was able to join us?

H was bored by history and Louisa Mae Alcott but LOVED riding the T

Geeky Science Student meets Harvard Bookstore, The Coop

H meets her car's namesake, John Harvard

Ice Cream is that way

Pinocchio's Pizza, listed on the top 10 places to visit at Harvard

The Charles at Sunset

Paul Revere's house...a bored Hannah just wants to ride the T and see the ocean

The Old North Church

I won the Duck Tour Trivia game and got a copy of Ghost...on VHS...Seriously?

Heading Home

Guess who turned 30?

Out of order but Hannah's happiest moment in Boston....Can you smell the sea?

Sibling tradition continues

This one was too sick to party as much as she usually does

And there you have it...my 60 second tour of the Summer of 2019 thus far.