HELLO SUMMER

I’ll begin with a springy photo of home. After a long stretch of chilly weather we are finally getting some warmth.

So here’s what my family members and I have been up to.

Brian took himself on a mini vacation to Lisbon a few weeks ago. He sent me several photos of interesting tiles.

We got to see Jennifer and Jenna on their way back from Madison. Everyone loves to visit us lately because we have kittens!

I went to our very mini Memorial Day parade with a friend. As I’d hoped – they did have grown men on tiny cars.

And then it was time for Brian to visit us here in Wilmette. Claire and I never eat outside these days because we would rather be inside with our kittens – but I do miss outdoor meals.

Brian was patient about the feline situation.

Then he was off to a meeting in New Jersey and then another in D.C.

In more kitty related news Claire and I were invited to the cat shelter’s fundraiser ball – they had a last minute cancelation so we got to dress up and hang out with a bunch of cat lovers.

This week Claire had exams and next week she starts summer school. Here’s where she sat studying for much of the weekend. The kitties are very supportive.

Bea also has a big exam coming up next week and then she will be done. She had the last two weeks off and spent much of it with a friend in Rimini, Italy. Here are some of the photos she sent from various places.

The photo below is from the hometown of her friend. The mountains glow red like this for a short time at sunset – called the Rosengarten.

She also found a two euro coin with an image of Trier Germany – the namesake of her high school (New Trier). The high school has a bas relief sculpture of the same Roman building on its exterior.