cool at last

i know six months from now i'll be writing about how much i hate cold weather and how i hate the snow.

but for now, i'm so ready for crisp autumn air. today is very grey and drizzly, to be sure. our cookout plans turned into cook-in plans. we even busted out the indoor s'mores maker. but sitting here, feeling the cool air coming in the window, listening to the sounds of the town at night.... love it.

i'm excited to experience this house in the fall. it's the last "new" season in our still-new home. i was very pleased to find Sweet Autumn clematis growing wildly behind the garage. this flower seems to thrive all over morgantown. such a beautiful and abundant flower.

around the house

random day in august...





it really does remind me of a hollywood bungalow.

frontier festival

in our quest to park on grass as many weekends as we can this year, we attended the frontier festival at mason dixon park in mt. morris pa last weekend. ADVENTURE.

a very, very odd assortment of folks and wares. not at all what i expected. not sure what i expected, but it definitely wasn't this:



i did thoroughly enjoy this piece of beefcake, though:



yes, ladies, that's bare arse under that loincloth.

ben got into it and really loved sporting his new hat:



he also loved feeding the alpacas.



i loved this old chevy. cause, you know, cars were really important to the frontiersmen.




what an incredible color, right? the seats were cream vinyl. loved it.

lake adventure

we were lucky enough to have access to some wonderful activities on the lake for my work summer picnic. check out my daredevil conquering the water trampoline and the diving board!