Summer Continues

 

July's bounty.

Canoing, kayaking, paddle boarding 

across the lake for a picnic.

Style on the board!

Summiting Bickford Heights

At UPS, the Titanic begins its journey to Burbank.

 

In Burbank, Max's first.

In Chocorua, Rachel after her second. 

The endless, 

 

endless,

always hopeful but finally futile, hunt for a dog for Taisie. 

But we did find a small family of bats sequestered in a barn beam. 

 The Fourth of July Weekend

was rainy and cold.

Folks bundled up in Chocorua,

ate by the wood stove,

 

cleaned out the refrig!

Little frogs started appearing 

and there were great rock hikes

 

with artful cairns.

 

Theo spent the weekend in Small Point, Maine

at Lea's house

 for a show of our work 

 

in her barn studio.

 

 The Kender Page Gang Depart

 

after presenting a stellar barn show!

 

They're off

 

to explore a Maine island

 

  and visit friends and more family.

 

Sad to say good-by.

 More Adventures...

We scaled Foss Mountain.

 

An easy hike with great views

and a picnic dinner atop!

Slipping down Sam's sliding plastic mat.

Another canoe trip. 

 

Cozy family movie night. 

Happy house.

 

 

 Being Together

to celebrate

Gwen's 13th and Max's 12th birthdays,

to cook

and eat

and 

keep up with Zoom school 

 

and be gorgeous

and canoe

and walk to

 

and from Heron Pond

 

and experience the weirdest light pending a storm

and keep the barn swings in constant motion.

 Chocorua Fills Up!

The Page Bethels, fully masked and face shielded, arrive from Panama!

En route to Chocorua, David enjoys the first Sonic Burger in at least a year and a half.

 

The next day Rachel, David and Gwen get the first of their vaccines.

Jubilation!

 

We start on projects:  painting,

  

building the Titanic.

 

Family dinner with Sam's super Super Nachos. 

 More Chocorua Arrivals...

Jess comes!

Taking advantage of local resources: 

stick shift driving lessons

in the old blue Volvo.

3 cartons of local eggs

consumed largely by Max.