An Eifel summer closes out with one last picture of the fountain at the the carnival at the Pig Festival in Wittlitch. 

we are home and most of the plants have meagerly survived; I am sure we need a battery/alternator/starter in the Yukon; Click click click

who else has been so far behind on laundry that the boys (kids) ran out of socks and underwear?

Ok, Tuesday for planning and housekeeping so by the end of the day we will know dates...

53 degrees

Rosie is at the playground w/ a friend and brothers; I can hear Tommy say his ABC song...

Tomorrow Rosie and I leave for a 3 day trip to see Mt. Rushmore, cave of the winds, and devil's tower...

I like the naivete of the "Last Unicorn" because of the paradox: an immortal creature with no sense of the world around her.

Tatya's rash is receding, boys are still asleep, DH is tdy in Minot, and I have 5 loads of clean laundry to put away...