"...and...then there's THE WIND!!!"

"By the time we moved off this acreage, those grapevines covered the ENTIRE area! Amazing!"

"Grama Goose! :-) SHE knows how to have fun!"

"These two drove down from central Minnesota ... I LOVE adventurous ladies!"

"...I miss my sista's!!! wish we all lived close-by!"

"Ah! My sister-in-law, Cheryl, helping her granddaughter, Rachael, find some of the abundant strawberries in the afternoon!"

"Katy's friend, Ashley and Katy (on the left) ... ladies on the right are some of the 'guests' that day!"

"Left to Right: Sister Sara, Sister Wanda, Me, cousin Deanna, and Sister Sandy!"

"I think I actually spent MORE TIME rearranging and "staging" in this little cottage than ANYTHING else!!!"

"My mom is on the right, her first cousin, LuWanna, on the left!"

"awwwwww"

"The adorable little "kitchen set" Grampa Roy built for Paul & Tara when they were 2 and 3 yrs old (1980). They are still "in service" today!"

"What FUN Noah used to have playing in there when he was 1 and 2 yrs old!"

"Later, this little room was lined with shelves where my sewing "stash" was stored. A sewing machine was added in front of the window ..."

"Rachael and Stacey Lane!"