Sunday, August 9, 2009

Quiet August

There's been nothing much going on here since the Portlanders took Ida and Miki away. We are tuning up the house to put it on the market in the spring, and browsing real estate near and far.

To fill the late summer duldrums, here's some photodocumentation that never made the blog.

Second cousin Ella (not to be confused with Auntella) made an appearance. She so flummoxed Danny Hawkins that he took his toy cars and locked them in a separate room.Neen returned from a trip to Germany with a suitcase full of European Nutella, German chocolates, kids' clothes, etc. And Charles and his lovely bride, Anna, came up from NYC - while visiting from merry London.

10 comments:

ERV said...

is european nutella different from the american stuff?

arthur and maggie said...

Finally, update.

Second cousin Ella looks a lot like her namesake ERV.

SHV said...

European Nutella IS different.
Better, to hear Janine talk about it.


And comes in a glass jar.

SHV said...

The previous comment was actually from my tired post-night shift husband.

But I can verify that what he says is true.

arthur and maggie said...

I have some ideas for future posts: A review of Euro nutella by Danny. A few pics of Dan's new tools. And perhaps a video of him using them. An interview with Neen. A mother-daughter fashion shoot.

Jamison Sledmaster said...

Really liking the looks of this Charles, the cut of his jib. Who is he, and how can I meet him?

DKV said...

Fly us all to merry England and you can meet the Charles.

But be careful; he'll distract you with his jib and cut you with a shiv.

Catherine said...

Ooh! Browse real estate in Boston, please!

Pete said...

Hot as Charles is, you've gone from quiet to mordant to further near dead. WE know you're doing something. I liked MAVVers suggestions, too. Boston is poison. WE've got some houses for you out here...

Lindy said...

Don't you dare encourage a move out there Pete. I will come after you.