Since I Have To Be On the Quiet Side.....

Amy is on a telephone conference so I am working on being real quiet.  She says I tend to make a lot of noise.......

So time to update you on what Amy and Leslie are up to in Hillsborough, NC.  Number 1 ~ it is hot hot hot.  But, since it is hot everywhere, how can we complain?  I like it hot and sweaty and it sure is! 

We helped Jesse and Megan celebrate their engagement:

Jesse and Megan

The Party

The Lemon Cake made by me!

We thought the cake was good (thank you Carole for your Meyer Lemons!) and apparently so did everyone because I am making Maren the lemon cake for her wedding and making Megan the lemon cake for her wedding in August 2024!)

Maren and Patrick ~ their wedding will be September 23, 2024

We have decided that our sofas are just not working anymore so Amy bought a new sofa and a recliner (that I think will help her back).  The old sofas and two end tables are leaving tomorrow.  Also coinciding with the arrival of the new sofa and recliner.  Any guesses on if it all happens at the same time?

So, I am getting the end tables ready to go:

This was all on the end tables....must find new storage

And here are some signs that fall is coming...

Very early Halloween decorations on Cole Mill Road, but cute!

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This tree is at the end of our block.  First one to get glorious for Fall!

Yesterday, I took Amy to Duke Spinal Center.  Her doctor decided to kill some nerves in her back, so hopefully a lot of the pain in her back will disappear.  Cross your fingers!!!

And of course, one of the first football games of the year is Notre Dame vs Navy in Dublin, Ireland.  You know how we feel!!!!!!! 

Much love,

Leslie

A Little of Everything

 Happy August everyone!  And apparently it is hot hot hot everywhere!!!!!! There has been a lot going on, but it seems just to be a mishmash of stuff.  Never let it be said that I do not share what is happening in my world...

First, here is Maren deciding on her dress in Anthropologie.

Absolutely gorgeous!

And there is more wedding stuff going on!  Jesse and Megan are having an engagement party this Saturday (August 13) and I am making the cake.  She wants a lemon cake.  So, off to Martha Stewart I go!

First layer

And boy is it good!  When I ice it and it is ready for the party I will take the real photo.   And, apparently Maren wants a lemon cake also for her wedding, so I will make her one.  Plus, a chocolate one for Patrick.  

On Saturday, Rhonda, Amy and I went off to Furniture Land South ~ the mecca for all things furniture.  The place/places is enormous!  We were looking for the perfect leather sofa.  Amy tested every sofa there, so there may be a new sofa in our future!

Nancy is feeling better.  Her doctor gave her the ok to drive short distances so she went to the Post Office ~ and she loved it!  He also gave her the ok to vacuum and that did not go so well.  Needless to say she is not going to vacuum for a while.

And, for a moment in time, August 5, 2923....these are the standings in the American League East.  Please take off you hats and hold your hands over your heart....the Orioles are in first place and the Yankees are 10 games behind.  I wonder how this will look as a tattoo.

And, I asked Val what his neighborhood is called in Brooklyn.  He wasn't sure but he sent me a picture of his street:

Val's street in Brooklyn

Try to stay cool people!

~ Love,

Leslie