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P5160008 two installments for the pork report – I forgot yesterday, what with the glories of tilling the earth ;)

Today’s excitement is D#1 returns home from her big trip. I will be picking her up at JFK this afternoon. We heard from her a few times while she has been traveling and she has had a wonderful time. She went to Greece and Bulgaria with the chamber choir from her school and they gave concerts and participated in workshops. They also managed to pack in a ton of sightseeing.

I thought you might enjoy a few pics of Mr. Boar putting together the new grill. Please notice the canine helpers.

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~I had some more pics of him being swarmed by pugs but uploading has become problematic.

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There has been a flurry of activity here. D#1 arrived home on Saturday night. It is hard to believe that her sophomore year of college is behind her. She leaves this evening for a 16 day trip to Greece and Bulgaria! She is in her school’s chamber choir and the group is traveling and performing. There has been much unpacking. laundry and repacking. I am thrilled for her, but also a bit nervous. and yes, for those of you who knew me when – now I know how my own mother felt when I spent 6 months in Germany! D#1 is beyond excited and raring to go. As means of comfort she keeps reminding me that she’s practically 20 …… hmmmm, does that make me feel better or worse?

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let’s divert my attention, shall we? that pig pitcher is among the first things in my collection. It is an early piece of Nicholas Mosse pottery. There used to be a matching bowl, but that hit the floor years ago.

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I am pleased to report that we did not have a repeat of last year’s Scampi Shame. I was treated to a dinner out and a spa gift certificate!

Ann on Why Blog Reading is Bad for You and can Lead to Fever & Chills …..

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Fever symptoms:

somehow, somewhere I followed a link from someone’s blog to 101 Cookbooks. I read the recipe for frozen yogurt and her love for her Krups ice cream maker. In that moment, I became convinced that I too needed a Krups ice cream maker. right now.

A quick internet searched led me to the conclusion that people LOVE their Krups La Glaciere ice cream makers. And to the other conclusion that Krups is no longer making that model. ah, the agony!

I was almost heartbroken until I discovered this Cuisinart ice cream maker on sale at Williams Sonoma. Actually the price isn’t all that stellar, but that extra bowl tie in is irresistible. A quick call to my local Williams Somona store confirmed that they had them in stock. And wasn’t it convenient that I had to run to the mall anyway??

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so let’s see, I read about them at 8:00 am and owned one by 11:30.
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I made that frozen yogurt recipe at 101 Cookbooks last night. I used greek style yogurt as they recommend. It was fantastic.

Today’s pig is one that I made with my own two hands. Many moons ago I took a pottery class and made this guy.

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~Thank you everyone for your kind words about my canine drama. Life has gotten back to normal around here for the dogs except for the jingle of their new collars and tags~

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Communion

I will be traveling home today. We were in Florida this weekend for my niece’s First Communion. I would claim that she gets her good looks from me, but in fact this is my sister-in-law’s daughter. What a great time we had. Sun, fun and a visit with family. While we were here, the niece became intrigued by blogging and now wants a website of her own! Does anyone know of kid friendly blogging services out there? Not like myspace though, something more for the elementary school crowd.

Before they moved, I taught this niece how to knit. But that was before she moved to Florida and now she needs a refresher course. Things were too busy on this trip, but next time I will get some yarn in her hands. She wants to say hi to everyone and is hoping to get lots of comments!

check out the cool trick I taught my niece and nephew during our visit! is it any wonder I love kids?? : )