Tuesday Night

Good Evening Folks,

I cannot believe how long it has been since I have written. We have been very busy, the good kind of busy. I almost have my first floor in our house all set up again. We totally redid it and I love it. I even managed to get three of my pictures professionally framed and hung up. It is pretty cool to for me to see them hanging in my house. We are getting ready to start the new year of South Shore Camera Club, we will be starting in two weeks. We will have a table set up at the Quincy Arts Festival in two weeks, so come check us out and see how talented the group is. I have enjoyed hanging out with a lot of the club members this summer on different road trips. The ones coming up sound great too. We will be doing a lot more traveling and I will look forward to keeping you all updated and posting some pictures too.

Larry, Ian, Cara and Tim are all doing wonderful. It is such a pleasure to go out with them and truly enjoy their company.

I am going to go pick up my book and curl up and read for the night.

I will try to update and post more often.

Monday Morning

What a wonderful trip to the Pittsfield, New Hampshire Hot Air Balloon Festival. We went up Thursday night and came back last night. I had a fabulous time. We were with very good friends, had some amazing food and were with "people of our own kind". Yes, that would be other photographers. At one point there were eighteen balloons up at one time. Oh my where to shoot, which ones to shoot. What a blast! As you can tell we had a great time.

I hope you enjoy the pictures, I took so many more it was difficult to choose which ones to post.

Enjoy life today to its fullest, you never know what tomorrow may bring your way.

Thursday August 5th

Morning,

I have five more hours of work to do with clients then we are off. Larry and I are heading back up to Pittsfield NH for the Hot Air Balloon Festival again. This year we have a large group joining us. I am happy to be going this year as I know what to expect and what to look for. We will also be going back to the Shaker Village again too. The weather is supposed to cooperate too, not really humid, cool at night, what a dream come true. I hope the weathermen are right. I will post new pictures when we get back. Walking should be fairly easy and almost all of it is level ground so that will be easy for my knee.

I will leave you all with this thought:

It is nice to be important, but more important to be nice.

I got this from a wonderful 82 year old woman I care for. It made me think and smile, how true it is.

Enjoy !

August 3rd

Hi All,

What a world wind time we, or should I say I live in. So much turmoil is happening to many who are around us. Life throws us these unexpected curves and we band together to help those we love and care so much about. I have a few very Dear friends who are going through some very difficult times. I (we) are there for them, I will be there day or night for them and they know it. It has made Larry and I once again realize how strong we are, how wonderful it is to be with the one you love, the one who really gets you; we support each other on so many important levels of life. We both are truly blessed and will be there for those around us in these tough times.

So folks, tell the ones you care about that you love them, that you appreciate them, that they are special in your life. Life is short and you never ever know what tomorrow has in store for you. Count your blessings if you have good friends who will help you and support you, who will be there at any hour of any day for support, then you are blessed.

Remember:

Life's not the breath that takes you away, it is the moments that take your breath away