It has been a summer full of baseball for Mr. TOF, playing on multiple teams and umping for the local Little League. In fact, there has been baseball of some sort or another happening almost every day for months and months. There was also a lot of traveling involved in…

We traded Cousin Katherine for Cousin Nathaniel as our camper for Camp Aunt Rachel. It was another week filled with obligations to work around, but we managed to squeeze some fun activities in, like trips to the beach to hunt for beach glass, a visit to the candy store up…

Cousin Nathaniel was visiting for Camp Aunt Rachel Session Two, so we let him pick which beach to visit on Sunday Night. He chose the Secret Beach, which always has good opportunities for beach glass hunting. He and Mr. TOF managed to fill a small container with their treasures. It…

When it gets hot In my city, people head to the beaches. As a city, we don’t handle heat well because it doesn’t get hot that often. But there’s always a few hot days every summer, and everyone copes by going down to the cold, cold water. Tonight my neighbor…

She’s just made to spend time at the beach– in the sand or on the rocks. She goes with her friends. She goes with her family. Rarely does she ever turn down an opportunity to spend time basking on the shore.

The Banana and Mr. TOF brought Cousin Katherine back from their trip to North Dakota for Camp Aunt Rachel. It was a short camp session, filled with all sorts of obligations to work around, but Cousin Katherine is a flexible girl with a good attitude, and we managed to squeeze…

The Banana and Mr. TOF were in North Dakota visiting Grandma Kathy, and Dr. Peds was working at the hospital. The Devious Snail didn’t want to join us at the beach, so just Peanut Maximus and I headed to the sandy beach for the first time this year. The sand…

We started the morning early with donuts in the bathtub before Mr. TOF and The Banana left for rowing. Peanut Maximus wasn’t so sure about getting into the bathtub with the crew, but as soon as I handed him a donut, things were jolly. The donuts disappeared fast. After the…

The Tall Ships visited last weekend, and on Thursday a few of us went down the beach next to the Rose Garden to watch them circling about on the Lake as we at a snack-lunch. There was a brisk (but manageable) breeze, and it was pretty neat to watch the…