Bye bye church

Well, whatta way to get back into the blogging swing! These are some photos of the St. Lawrence church located diagonally behind my apartment. It was a big beautiful 150 (?) year old, Gothic style church the town just recently demolished. It was awful, complete carnage. Oh well, it gave me something to belly ache about for 2 weeks!

Alabama!

As most of you know, I just got back from a 2 week vacation w/ my folks in ALA. I couldn't have had a better time...We napped, ate a lot,

celebrated, laughed
and even saw some sights.

This was our "backyard" in at the state park campground in Gulf Shores.

More photos to come...

A la Commode (take 2)

I know, you've ALL been wondering since my post back in January...what's the latest with Catherine's new commode? Well, there's been an addition...
Not only did I have a great visit with Nane, but she sent me home with a chamberpot! (No worries Ma, there's still another one under the bed.)

Oh boy...

(I know, great, another picture of a picture. But until I get more scanner savvy, this is all you get.)
In precisely 3 short days, I'm headed down to [put unknown southern campsite name here] to see my folks. It's hard to believe I am actually (very) excited to spend 14 days in a camper with my parents, but it's true. My 16 year-old self would've never believed it! Which way to the beach...?

East-ah 2008

I went up to Palermo this past weekend to celebrate Easter w/ Nane. The night I arrived, there was a full moon (one day passed) above Gampy's old store. It was big and beautiful...I swear.

Ginny brought Lilly's to the church on Sunday.


And this is proof that, yes indeed-y, I DID accompany her. (And, NO, that's not the front lobby of a nearby pub. If you look close enough, you can see Christ in the background...I swear.)

Then, we went to the Maine Asian Buffet in Waterville for our "holiday feast." And gorged on crab rangoons, chicken and beef in various fried forms, yellow rice with peas, green beans, broccoli bits, oodles o' slippery noodles, cream puffs and 4 scoops of ice cream between the two of us. Ugh, but so dee-lish.

Porto-Alegre bound

So, my dear roomie Sarah has also flown south, but a bit further than my folks...she's going to be in Brazil, teaching fiddle and perhaps a bit of the recorder for the next two months. 88 Beckett misses her already.

Greetings from FLA

My Mama sent me some luscious citrus from the Sunshine state...yum