St. Louis

I was as a conference in St. Louis this past week and spent some extra time with friends who came to visit from IL.

The view from my hotel room.

Brunch Sunday morning. It was yummy and of course great company!

Jenell, Marge, Sue, Connie

It was a dreary drizzly day, but there were flowers beginning to show themselves.

We spent Sunday afternoon in St. Charles, shopping and feeling like we stepped back in time.

Happy Easter!

We spent a very relaxing time at the cabin this weekend. We're sorry we missed Lois as she flew into town yesterday!

There were a lot of balloons filling the skies as we left Thursday afternoon. This is a shot of one as we drove by.
We came back in town early enough today to have Easter dinner with Kendall's Uncle Dell and Aunt Margaret and her extended family. I couldn't resist a shot of this egg that an older sister (15) did in honor of her younger brother. Not that I would ever do such a thing!

The End of the Lemon Season

This is the last batch of lemons to be harvested from the tree. I juiced enough to freeze in various amounts from 1/2 cup to ice cube size for those small amounts.

Last night I made a tasty lemon pudding from the cookbook Jenell gave me.
The lemon on the bottom is a little larger than most lemons you get in the store. Many of ours are the size you see above. Can you imagine how lemony it would be if you used "the juice of one lemon" in a recipe and it produced 3/4 cup like this one did?

Dad's Drop Donuts

This morning I whipped up a 1/2 batch of Dad's Drop Donuts for breakfast. Of course it was a full batch of glaze for double dipping!

Lilies

Beautiful lilies from Kendall's Mom.

March Visitors Arrive

The annual migration of the aunts and in-laws has occurred on schedule. As an added bonus, this year Kendall's' Uncle Ray and Aunt Carol are able to join them. It's a great family reunion!

Sunday we headed north to the cabin and stopped in town on the way.

Window shopping

Posing for a family picture. Dad, Mom, Lola Faye, Carol, Grace, Ray

Kendall showing Uncle Ray the cabin and land.

Documenting memories.

Catching a few rays

A Walk Around the Neighborhood

We took a stroll around the neighborhood this afternoon. It was a little breezy, but a nice 70 degrees. Here are some pretty spring flowers.

Kendall said to be sure to let you know these are WEEDS. This is the only time they look nice.