Loooong silence from the Vermonters, I know, so I thought I'd fill you in! Pete and I have been working a lot...a whole lot...which isn't surprising or without precedent in the family, but it does take its toll on my blogging.

I traveled to Oklahoma in early June and relished all the large and small wonders of such a familiar place, and of my hilarious, brilliant, and animated Oklahoma family. That's my big shout-out to you, Oklahoma Weinmeisters. I think that there was a lot of Santa Fe Weinmeister influence happening there too, what with the landmark Bubba Adventure of the recent past.

After returning to Vermont and working ceaselessly, I then left for Michigan to attend the wedding of Stephanie Pierce (known to the present company for being my maid of honor at my nuptials last summer) and Tim, who is a gem. It was beautiful- right on the shore of Lake Michigan. It was really unique, because Stephanie and Tim are both writers, so the ceremony was very specific to their philosophies, beliefs, and love. The picture of Camille and me is from the wedding. We were trying to look demure! haahahah!

After the wedding we went up north to Bear Lake and got to see our Neice #2 (Emma Theresa Rahn) for the first time!!!!! She is amazing. A very beautiful, impetuous, hungry and squirmy bundle of joy. She would be the baby pictured.

Then we spent some time in the airport before going back to working ceaselessly. hahaaahahh So!

Here we are. My major gallery opening of the summer is on July 21 and is going to be quite the bash. If any of you get a wild hare, this would be a fun place to turn up! Ok, but I'm up on my blogging enough to know that that's unlikely- you rovingest of the roving Weinmeisters being in the outer reaches of our fair country and all...

Pete is loving the brewery- examining mucoids and bacterias in ever-decreasing numbers as he hones the quality control at Magic Hat. He's also been playing music more- jamming with some guys he works with after hours in the brewery! Pete's playing guitar and, since I got him a blues harp at an antique store in Michigan, he's been looking VERY Bob Dylan with one of those things that loops around your neck so you can play guitar and harmonica at the same time. Pete's also been playing some pretty intense beer-league softball- thrilling the crowds with his green and yellow baseball socks and some sweet first-basemanship. They call him "Wheels" because he's not the fastest base runner, but I like to tell him that like Howlin' Wolf, he's built for comfort, not for speed. This makes him blush.

Hmmm....oh and we ended up not buying the house we had under contract. The foundation was shot and we balked at the cost of jacking the house and fixing the issue. Cue the sad Charlie Brown music, but we've recovered with the help of some combination harmonica/guiter playing and some minor car repairs we're happy to be able to afford as non-homeowners.

So that is the PS version of our life and times. Our garden is totally out of control, so the next order of business is some strategic pruning and comprehensive weeding. I'll post pictures of healthy plants as they begin fruiting!

Here's to summer! This last pic is a tribute to the rockstar-mobile-dwelling Weinmeisters. The yellow dino is missing you these days. Cheers, all!