This post isn’t all about Autumn as the title suggests but “Auspicious Autumn” posed such a delicious alliteration I couldn’t help myself…..besides it IS Autumn, right?
So this is a post of some of the happenings in this pocket of the world. It has been a lovely summer…..
Click on the first picture to view the gallery (Captions are provided):
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- I would like to introduce you to some of our grandchildren. Adrian is trying to hide his mischief behind these glasses but we know better!
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- Here he is defying gravity.
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- Here he is defying the rules of cleanliness!He keeps his mom and dad hopping and his Grandma’s eyes closed!
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- This is Nini, otherwise, but not as commonly, known as Sienna. She enjoys helping do the dishes!
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- Nini considers herself quite a classy little lady. This is a lovely knitted cap from Europe that Nini’s (adopted) aunts brought back for her.
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- She is particular about her manner of dress and loves to do it up!
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- She will still help in the kitchen, even if she’s dressed for town….
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- She is positively elegant!
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- Not willing to be outdone, Agnes also poses with her hat and poncho from her aunts!
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- Oh, and wait! She must show you this one, too! Now Agnes is happy! She has one up on Nini!
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- Well and then Mike has to show off Magdalen! Cute, Mike! 😛
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- Much better, what a doll!
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- And then there is Juliette in her pink and black….
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- There are times when ladies must succumb to the lures of…..Dog Pile!!
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- Quick! Rescue Nini who didn’t foresee that she might end up on the bottom!
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- On another note and moving on from grandchildren….This grass and sweet potato plant was just a little part of our planters. They shoved everything else out and have made quite a display!
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- Rosie is the caretaker….
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- Rosie and grandbaby, Magdalena.
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- Rosie is busy making a Christmas gift….
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- This is what it will look like. She is using a bigger thread so it will be a lot bigger than a normal doily! She was a little offended when one of our guy friends thought it looked like a very pretty “rug”! Sheesh!
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- Love these baskets of projects on the go….
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- Beautiful Kansas sky!
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- Good times with Father Kodet!
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- Spades is a favorite card game these days.
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- The harvest is in!
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- Gin and her little people have their work cut out for them!
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- Angelo and the pups!
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- Autumn is here! The corn is almost ready to be harvested!
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- Happy Mamas, Happy babies!
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- Sisters…. (Margy made the lovely fall dress on the right worn by Hannah).
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- Baby headbands
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- Gin crocheted this headband.
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- Good friend, Isabel, with her lovely autumn outfit.
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- Jeanette and Agnes
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- Gemma’s new skirt!
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- My dear friend, Mary Ann.
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- Another dear friend, Amy Walker (mother of Father Kenneth Walker, R.I.P.)
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- Polka dots!
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- Lovely fall image with Rosie.
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- God was very good to us when he gave us a daugher-in-law like Z (Elizabeth)!
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- Picking tomatoes
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- Fall outift…hanging laundry.
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- Margy made this dress (on the left).
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- Virginia’s lovely fall outfit.
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- Some charming Kanzashi ribbon flowers made by Gin and Jeanette. They are the rage around here. If you would like to purchase one, there are some listed at http://www.meadowsofgrace.com
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- Virginia’s flower-making corner…
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- Theresa’s beautiful, all-wheat sourdough bread.
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- Praying the rosary while Adrian is, once again, spurning the effects of gravity and stone benches!
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- Each year, in the fall, we have an incredible event in our local community called The Shakespeare Festival. It runs for two full weekends and is definitely a one-of-a-kind event! Good fun, gorgeous setting, good people!
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- This year, at the Festival, the outdoor theater featured “Julius Caesar”. It was done very well! The acting was superb and the set was amazing!
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- Brutus is scheming….
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- Gin is getting their new game booth for the Festival ready: “Rock the Realm”.
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- Bringing in more mulch. It was a real struggle for the coordinator this year with all the rain and mud. But they managed and it turned out well!
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- The first attempts at the new game where stones were thrown at the chess pieces to knock them down. A timer was set and you had to try and get them all down.
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- Hubby being silly.
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- My booth, Meadows of Grace.
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- Getting ready….
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- So thankful for the support and help of family!
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- Rehearsals before the show.
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- Every year there is a contest to see who is strongest and the guys have a blast competing against one another. Many men take part and it is a privilege to get your name on the board!It was exciting to have Father Kodet win the “Battle of the Brawn” wheel contest.
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- Our friend, Ernie, was champion of the log contest!
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- Sittting and listening to the live music, enjoying the food and drink and good comaraderie!
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- The bar.
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- Live music.
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- Campfire
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- Lovely Family!
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- Happenings in and around our booth. This is always quite special…to have a little “home” at the festival that our friends and family gravitate to in the midst of all the other festivities!
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- Looking at the wares….
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- Dear Friend, Susan, at the Shakespeare Festival. She is a wonderful artist and you can visit her website here: https://susanpoitevin.com/
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- Angelo is in awe of Susan’s expertise!
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- Susan had a raffle for 2 of her gorgeous paintings and here Gin is reaching in to find out who the winner is!
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- An art class at the festival.
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- Great times, great singing!
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- Fr. Kodet, playing baseball. He is always spending time with his parishioners and we love him dearly!
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- Vincent playing baseball. Yes, he suffered for days afterwards. I remind him he is not as young as he used to be and ask him if he is going to do it again. He says, “no”. But I know better…..
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- Angelo and his pets. 😛
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- Much renovation going on at Vin and Gin’s….
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- The kids help and are always a big part of what Dad is doing.
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- Many grandkiddos!
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- Gin and Z
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- Time for some golf!
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- Dad is patient…
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- Praying outside.
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- Sunday get-together.
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- Volleyball, always a family favorite!
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- Sunday croquet
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- Just relishing life….
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- Lots of interesting things to do!
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- Father VanderPutten with his sister, Sister Marie Hosanna
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- Fr. VanderPutten with his oldest sister, Maria, and husband, David.
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- The VanderPutten siblings…..Two of the brothers are missing from the photo.
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- Father’s Nigerian beard is getting an American trim!
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- It’s always fun to do hair!
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- The zinnias were stunning this year, once again!
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- These are drift roses with butterfuly bush blossoms. I love butterfly blossoms!!
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- Making boxes for rosaries, necklaces, etc.
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- This Sunday is our Bow Shoot. It is a fundraiser and the proceeds will go to needy families in the local area. The following pics are some of our practicing times around here. Everyone is involved!
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- Dominic’s smile!
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- Practicing for the Robin Hood Bow Shoot this Sunday!
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- David got a “Robin Hood” with a recurve bow. This means his arrow went into the center of the other arrow at the target. Quite a feat!
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- These next 3 images were pictures we took just lately on a stormy night here in Kansas. What a sky!
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- Beautiful big rainbow!
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- Pink puffy clouds!
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- Devin and Theresa’s lovely little family have left for vacation to beautiful Maine. They also took Margy, my cook! We will miss her.Here we are at the airport at 4 am. We got up at 1:00am to get there and I was the lucky one to drive them! 😛
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- Here they are a few hours later in Maine, showing off the beautiful fall foliage!
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- Speaking of fall….
Gorgeous colors!!!!! Looks like lots of work and fun too. I love your last cartoon, but unfortunately, it is after the election that we might want to hide in the leaves not before. 😉
Some of my favorite posts! So fun to see all the pictures that we forgot were taken! 😉
Love the pics!!!! Lot of work!! 🙂