IT'S TIME . . . . .

TO START HOOKING CLASSES

It seems to me that I have spent

a good portion of the summer getting ready

to teach this fall.

The hooking and wool room has been

re-organized and cleaned.  I have been going

thru many reference books looking

for interesting things to share with my

students.

I found this poem that I want to

share with you.

DAD'S OLD BREECHES

When dad has worn his trousers out

They pass to brother John.

Then mother trims them round about

and William put them on.

When William's legs to long have grown

The trouser's fail to hide 'em'

So Walter claims them for his own,

and stows himself inside 'em.

Next Sam's fat legs they close invest,

And they won't stretch tighter.

They're turned and shortened, washed and pressed,

And fixed on me . . .  the writer.

Ma works them into rugs and caps,

When I have burst the stitches.

At doomsday we shall see (perhaps).

The last of Dad's old breeches.

Anon.

Hope all of you are ready for the fall season with it's glorious colors and delightful weather.

Keep those hooks moving!

Doris

IT'S OVER

SUMMER

Where did it go?

I think it sped by when I wasn't looking

There are some wonderful and some not so wonderful 

things about living in Maryland.

The wonderful thing is what happens here

in the summer time.

 Vine ripe tomatoes.  Sweet as sugar.

Then there are the ones we pick before they are

ripe.  Those tasty green tomatoes.

Breaded and fried in bacon grease.

some smoother them in cream gravy,

not me!  Just bring on the tomatoes.

The next to arrive on the scene is our

juicy white and yellow corn.

No sugar added to these ears - they are

already sweet as sugar and

deep enough to really sink your teeth in.

 Then around Memorial Day the piece that 

no one can resist!  Those beautiful blue crabs come

onto the scene.

What great treasures the Chesapeake Bay

offers to us!!

What does one do on a rainy Sunday

in the summer?  They go to Gilligan's

on Pope Creek in Southern Maryland, of course.

 It was raining cats and dogs several Sunday's

ago when our whole family went for a crab

feast.

 This has become the family's choice

of a place to celebrate any occasion that summer

brings to us.

We were celebrating granddaughter Vicki's

and husband Curtis' anniversary.

 Here are some things you should know about Gilligan's.

It is approximately a 2 hour drive around the Washington Beltway and down Route 5 into Southern Maryland.

In addition to crabs, they have the best spiced shrimp that

I have ever eaten.

The drive is very scenic and it is an

"all you can eat" menu.

These handsome crabs came home with me.

My hands are still sore from picking them.

However it sure was worth it.  I made 14 Crab cakes

and have them stashed in the freezer.

Ah, Blue crab in the winter.

The say children do not come with an

instruction manual.  However, it is my belief

that every child born in Maryland  comes with

instructions on how to pick crabs and a

road map to Gilligans.

Hope every one has had as great a summer as I have had.

I'm sure Eloise will be reporting on her summer

as soon as the computer is free.

Quote of the day:

Beautiful young people are an accident of nature, Beautiful old people are a work of art.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Until next time, take care.

Doris