Today I’m doing all the last minute things I need to do for our trip back to the Condo in Southern California. Our daughter Katie and her boyfriend Ben are road tripping with us and then staying in Southern California with us for a week. My brother Leonard and his wife Mandy and their daughter Miss Hope arrive in Southern California on Tuesday. We have extended family events planned for the week. I do not know how much blogging will occur.
I wanted to share some fun events coming up in blog land with you before I disappear for a while.
On Tuesday August 18th I’m pleased to announce I’ll be guest posting on Sandy’s blog ~4 Reluctant Entertainers. If you’ve never visited her blog you should. She really is a gifted lady and has great ideas on incorporating hospitality in your home. You’ll also enjoy her recipes and photographs.
On Saturday August 22nd the next Round Robin Photo Challenge is Birds! Don’t let this one fly by! You can sign up for this challenge by following the simple directions here.
On Tuesday August 25th there’s a Let there be White Party hosted by Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen. Click on over to get the details…
On August 28th there’s a Show Us Your Roosters party hosted at Bella Vista by Barb.
Then on September 11th there’s a 2nd Cloche Party hosted by Marty at A Stroll Thru Life.
Hope to see you all soon.
Photobucket is holding all my photos that I stored on their site from 2007-2015 hostage replacing them with ugly grey and black boxes and asking for a large ransom to retrieve them. It is a slow process to go through all my posts deleting the ugly boxes.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
You are going to be SO busy! Enjoy all the activities. I know you’ll use your camera to best advantage around Miss Hope.
Safe travels.
Have a fun and safe trip back to So. Cali. It will be fun to have your daughter and her boyfriend along for the ride.
Wow you are a wealth os information today. How fun it will be to have company on your drive south!
We have a house full here this weekend. Five arrived yesterday, two more today.
I’ll think of you all tomorrow, wave and honk on your way through Sac town.
Hi Ellen, I really admire the way you keep up with all these entertaining things in blog land. It’s too much for me.
As you suggested in a recent comment, when things settle down, let’s try to get together with Willow; it’s been too long.!
Sara
Whew…praying GREAT rest each night and LOADS of fun
What a lot of info. Was excellent and the photos are outstanding 🙂
Oh Ellen, you are so good at stopping by and then…how do you keep up with it all…all these weekly events…and then this flying back and forth. My goodness woman you are quite amazing!
Seriously Ellen, I must say…you are a real friend to keep visiting and stopping by when I have been so remiss…thanks ….I do appreciate it!
Thinking about you all day Sunday.
I have no idea how you keep all these events organized and then your travels back and forth up and down .. .as well.
Take care. .enjoy your time with your kids and I’ll find you at reluctant entertainer tomorrow.
I’m trying to figure out how you’re more busy than I am!! you’d think 3 hooligans would keep me hopping…but not nearly as much as you do!!
What is the name of the beautiful blue dishes holding the muffin and the tea at the begiinning of this post? LOVELY!
Cathy, The dishes are English Chippendale by Johnson Bros.