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Week 6

I was about to say that we had a 'quieter' week past, but then I scrolled through the photo album and realised that it was actually quite significant!

On Sunday afternoon we visited the Cornish Fair to support Farmer Dale at his tractor pull. We made is up to the Fair the last time we visited too and this time, we felt a little more in tune - Magic Poodle Show, Cow Grading, Sheep Sheering, Blooming Onions ...and of course, the Tractor Pull! We even won a peak cap for being the visitors from the furthest place. Poor guy from Wyoming didn't stand a chance!

Big Bloomin' Onions - grown in California!

Watching the tractor pull ...

Greek Mythology studies at the Fair

 What we didn't realise was that all the fair festivities meant a long time in the late Summer sun...and Monday was a little rough with headaches, sunburn and general blegh-ness. School has been a bit iffy (blush). Baby seems to be going through a little cold spell as well...

Feeling cool

Slighter cooler weather made for onesie breakfasts and a little more time spent indoors. But when it did start shining again on Tuesday, we drove out to West Hartford and found another river and park. What a treat for the kids!


Dad showing the kids how to skim stones

Beautiful public park

Funny faces

My bake of the week was Banana Bread - the only thing we could think to do with the surplus of overripe bananas before OD'ing on the potassium-rich fruit. A Cape Town-based friend sent me her recipe, we left out the added sugar and enjoyed a loaf and some muffins from a double batch. As Dear Husband would say, life will never be the same after trying Banana Bread toasted and with a little mmmmm butter, "thank you cyclists everywhere!"

Freshly baked banana bread

A cousin birthday yesterday had the Chef pulling out all the stops - seafood dinner followed by caramel corn, toffee apples, birthday cake and all the candy you could imagine. You know, if people are walking away from the party table and treating sugar twitches with glasses of cold water, then it's been a wild party!



Today we head up to the 'Camp' in Plymouth - picking blueberries, braai-ing hotdogs, playing frisbee and enjoying another warm day. These days could make you believe that Summer was indeed endless! Thankfully though, the earlier sunsets and drop in daily temperatures are there to remind us that relief is on the way...

Matching hairdos



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