Lydia and I enjoyed a Mother/Daughter retreat day on Saturday. The theme was "feminine genius" with a focus on the four female doctors of the church. The kids exchanged charities, which are little handmade mementos. Lydia and I made psalteries (a medieval stringed instrument) in honor of St. Hildegard von Bingen, doctor of the church:
They are magnets, and they took way longer than anticipated, but Lydia was thrilled to give them out. She also enjoyed roasting s'mores:
This picture was taken right before the circle was filled in on all sides by girls holding sticks of flaming marshmallow. The weather was perfect, and we enjoyed ourselves very much.
Lydia enjoys taking pictures of the cats.
Also, the chicks and Mama Hen have been out and about in the yard. There are still four chicks, so we are excited about that.
I still can't believe that the cats actually choose to climb onto the trampoline with the kids.
This huge butternut squash was hanging from the trellis Nathaniel made for me. It weighed in at 4 pounds! It is the second one I've harvested so far. The first weighed 3.1 pounds.
And here it is next to the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, which weighed in at 12 pounds. I have three more of theses pumpkins still growing on the vines, and all are looking healthy right now.
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