Taking a Break from the Sun Long Enough for a Blog

This summer is misleading.  The blackberries are nearly ripe, the corn is as tall as I am, and my kids' tans are of the August variety.  We keep thinking certainly rain is around the corner, but each morning the sun is back.  I was raised by a mother who detested the rain and taught us when the sun is out to drop everything and soak it up.  In the Northwest that typically leaves plenty of rainy days to be productive.  That hasn't been the case this year, so please don't look too closely at my neglected to-do list or cluttered house.  We've been busy....

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