from Grand-mere on the way back from a music festival.

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At our neighborhood pool, kids are banded according to height. Below 48 inches is blue. Above 48 inches is yellow. Sam is SO close to 48 inches tall but so far this summer it’s been one blue band after another. Until today when the lifeguard brought out the measuring stick and decided that Sam was at 48. Yellow band! …

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I wondered why Sam seemed to be squirreling away parts of her breakfast this morning. All in the spirit of sharing, I guess.

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Our neighbors just (as in last week) had twins and we’ve been helping out a little at their house. Unfortunately the babies haven’t been able to come home yet, but we learned today that they are probably coming home tomorrow. Sam and Susie are very excited about this and made signs to welcome them to their home.

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They weren’t smelly (anymore) so I don’t know why she’s making that face.

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The Indigo Girls with Joan Baez at Charlottesville’s downtown Pavilion. Baez still has an amazing voice even at age 72 (!) and the Indigo Girls took me back to my college years with one strum of the guitar. Actually the amusing thing–that Baez teased them about–was how MANY guitars the Indigos use in one concert. They …

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The towering layer cake did not fall apart (much) and did its job of feeding 10 people. Sam and I spent much of Sunday making the cake–4 layers, two batches of icing, a very messy kitchen. But it resulted in one happy birthday girl.

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More rain yet again today (and tonight as I type this). The cemetery garden is looking quite lush, although the lettuce is starting to bolt and taste bitter. The peas and kale are still good, though.

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Kicking a soccer ball pinata open is a lot harder than it looks. We all had a go at Westcity Soccer’s 5-Year Futbol Celebration today.

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