Jean, Sue, Peggy, Joi

These are my 4 best friends from high school.
Posted so Matt-man can ogle them.

Click on the "friends" above and you'll see it's made out of sand dollars. aren't they cool? we collected almost 100.

Christmas Cookie Exchange

This holiday season saw our 7th annual Christmas cookie exchange.

These are all that are left!

24 women

1728 cookies

24 gifts exchanged

An evening of festivities with good friends, old and new.

We don't get these in the St. Lawrence River!

My friend Cathy just spent the weekend in the Bahamas (lucky grrrrrl)!

Nice catch Cath!

She spotted it while snorkeling, her friend Paul speared it, VOILA - 40 lb Nassau grouper for dinner - they served it blackened.

Look at that water! I want to revisit the Bahamas.

Now.

Miss you!

A new favorite toy

I bought this toy on one of my trips.
thought I might give it to my nephew.
or keep it for myself.
so I kept it for myself
and my nephew plays with it here.
as do all the kids
and all their friends.
it is the new favorite toy.
it spins and hums (loudly)
and you can pretty much balance it
anwhere.

Follow up to grrrrrls weekend.

I've had several questions from the "menfolk" regarding the grrrrrls island getaway.
Thought I would answer to all.

Question - if this is a grrrrrls weekend, why are there photos of guys at the bonfire?
Answer - They were our island water taxi service and the hosts of the bonfire. While these men were not actually part of the grrrrrrls getaway, they were kind enough to taxi us from Mink Island to Little Fox Island and provide us with fire, beverages, and laughter.

Question - Why did grrrrrls weekend get to take place during prime summer weather (conducive to swimming and bonfires) while men's weekend took place while the ice was still floating around Mink Island?
Answer - ummmm, we planned our weekend when the weather was balmy and the river warm.

Question- Did the grrrrrls accomplish any projects on the island, as the men did, during their work weekend?
Answer - Why yes, yes we did.
When arriving at camp you will now notice the lovely party lights hanging above the slider off the front deck.
This project was no easy feat, and similar to projects done during the men's weekend, it involved TOOLS and ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
We acccomplished this project as a team.
I will be glad to share how we divided the work:

Project designers (choosing optimum place for lighting)- Lisa, Tammy, Jen
Party light technician (hanging of lights with clips to gutter, on ladder) - Lisa
Electrical technician (arranging of extension cord) - Tammy
Electrical adjustments (rearranging light bulbs as needed) - Jen
Blender control - Vanessa
Music/sound control - Karen
Safety operator (making sure lights were hung according to specifications)- Barb
Electrical wiring control (placing mat over cord) - Jane

Please understand that being the multi-taskers we are, we were able to accomplish this with beverage in hand at all times.

Grrrrrls Island Getaway

Bonfire on Rita Rock















Mimosa or Coffee?
Both, of course.


















"We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run over."
-- Samuel Johnson


It was the first fun filled grrrrrls weekend on Mink Island.
No men allowed at camp (even Bailey the dog had to stay home).