Wow, its been 3 months since Renee found time to blog. oops. July 29 - August 12 Dennis, Renee and Griffin flew to NY for a visit with Omma Mauche, Muffett's family, Therese, Chris and Judith, and eventually the whole family at Omma's 80th birthday.
We spent a nice week at Keuka Lake at Omma's house. Griffin liked throwing rocks in the lake and swimming. We visited Omma's family farm (now owned by a nice couple who welcomed our visit). We enjoyed the Amish farms, fresh produce, farmer's market (The Windmill). Therese found time to visit with us at Omma's. Chris and Judith came by too.
After a quick visit with Chris and Judith we said good-bye to Keuka Lake and headed to Muffett and Tom's cabin on Lake Ontario. Muffett was able to spend a day at the lake with Alex and Julia. We had a peaceful few days by the great lake! What a wonderful place.
Then, it was back to the big surprise party. After lying to our mother for months we were all beginning to feel childhood guilt in a big way. On August 9 Mom showed up discover numerous quilts that she had made over the years (all works of art) hanging around the edges of a pavillion in a beautiful park by Canadaigua Lake. All her family and good friends were waiting behind her quilts to surprise her. The party was a wonderful time (both days). Mom was touched deeply. We enjoyed seeing everyone from far and wide (even Jean-Michel Sourd from Hong Kong).
Thanks to everyone who made our trip to beautiful upstate NY such a nice time. We enjoyed the good food, good company, peace and green.
You can see a slideshow of our visit here:
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