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Everyone is living their own lives in different parts of the state and, yes, even the country. Jobs and children's activities make traveling difficult.
And let's be honest, now that our parents are deceased, we aren't making any big efforts. People make an effort to visit parents, especially elderly or sickly ones, so it was much easier to run into each other.
This weekend, however, we made a big effort. I say big because camping in this Louisiana heat is something of a chore. Thankfully, one family had a boat, so the children could go boating, tubing, and swimming. There are always fans and air conditioners to retreat to when the sweltering heat is just too much. Let's not forget the iced tea!
We share campers and take turns cooking, so that means everyone gets a share of the mess and the extra heat that cooking brings. We ate well: roast pork, fried chicken, boudin, dressing, salads, breads, cookies, pies, even spaghetti. (Richard and I made spaghetti for about 40 people--the problem: only 18 were there for lunch!)
Though I did not go swimming or boating, I swept away great piles of sand. So I thought I'd let that sand be inspiration for today's post.
3 comments:
Hello, thank you for the "sand" inspiration. I just thought I could point out that the vertical landscape with the awesome quilting is "Summer and Winter island strips with oystercatchers" by Sheena Norquay, a British quilter/artist.
Sounds like you guys had a terrific albeit hot, time! That is so true about extended families tending to drift apart when the parents die, sniff. Thanks for all the inspirational sun sea and sand pics! Think I pinned at least 4 or 5!
Thanks, Beatrice, I appreciate your giving credit to the artist for that quilt. Generally I make note of a Pinterest page where the photos can be found so that others can find the link.
Sandra, it is heart-breaking but we must move on with life and that often means drifting apart. We are eight sisters, many of whom live out-of-state, so it is difficult. Aren't these quilts stunning? Thanks for pinning!
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