Ruffin' it in the woods

We took yet another break from the farm (summer harvest season is pretty slow when you don't plant your garden until July) and headed to the hills with the B'ham (note the well-placed apostrophe) gang. It rained on us a little but luckily Julie and Jerry brought the castle tent so we could all (sans dogs) play cards, take naps AND stay dry! Juneau, Julie & Jill had some harrowing canoe adventures, not helped by the 40 pound puppy trying to escape into the lake, but eventually made it safely back to land. Adam and Paul took on religion and everyone pitched in a few words for the crossword. Adam kicked our behinds in Bananagrams, but Paul and I plan to hold training sessions for our victorious comeback. Meals were pretty impressive: locally grown (REALLY local) pesto garlic scape pasta with zucchini and chicken sausage; rice, bean & fresh corn burritos with all the trimmings; french toast, scrambled eggs & sausage; and breakfast burritos with more zucchini, pepper jack cheese & pork sausage. There was even ice cream and of course S'mores. All-in-all, a pretty darn good trip.