November 2011

A few more family pictures...

 I love this one...

.... and this one....

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I think this picture of Maeve captures the essence of the words happiness and glee as Grampy gives her a wagon ride on a warmish late November day. 

Tree sales began the day after Thanksgiving. 

Here Dan has helped someone cut and load a huge tree.

We took a break for family pictures.

Beautiful late fall sunrise. 

Maeve plays with the beads.

Kissing Ball.

We needed to bring in trees ... here is a big load!

Set up for tree sales.

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Pictures from our family Thanksgiving with the McLeans in Winterport

It was a wonderful day!

Emily

 Great Aunt Char and Martin

Great Aunt Char gets properly greeted by Lizzie and Maddie!  Such love!

Maddie and Lizzie have their own special table near the cozy fireplace.

 Lizzie and Uncle Dan talk things over.

Michael gets to light the candles.

 Lizzie and Maddie blow out the matches.

Great Uncle Tom shares his tricks!

Uncle Dan and Martin

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Getting set up for Christmas Tree sales...Dan helps out Thanksgiving morning. 

Early on Thanksgiving morning, the Rush family stopped by on their way north to Benedicta. 

Maeve is off to climb the stairs... 

 Maeve and Grampy enjoy the beam.

 Maeve knows her way around...

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Decorating the beam.

 Lizzie is a big help!

 Martin enjoys the process ...

Maeve in her highchair.

John helped...  It's beautiful!

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Lizzie's masterpiece!

As the holiday season approaches, the weaths get decorated... Lizzie helped this year!

  Maeve just woke up and has 'bed head'... just like her mother use to when she was a little girl.

 I am bringing summer inside for the winter- nice to have a bit of color in November!

 even brown....

winter window boxes

 Brussel Sprouts... amazing crop this year! 

 Kate and John decorating for the holiday... This old apple tree is almost entirely dead now, but we have enjoyed it for all the 35 + years that we have lived here, so we decided to decorate it before cutting it down next summer.  We have had turkeys roosting in it, bluebirds nesting in it, deer enjoying the drops, shade, apple pie and sauce from it... thank you dear old tree. 

 Kate...

Emily's birthday supper

Lizzie is very excited!

 The mild weather this fall continues to confuse the forsythia bushes... the colors on this bush are amazing- leaves with shades from green to red, purple and yellow blossoms!