Pumpkin Bars
Meggie and I made pumpkin cheesecake bars during her visit!
Meggie making pumpkin bars
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Halloween Party 2023
Had a great Halloween party! No disasters, all fun, total of 14 guests! And they were all fans of my food! Happy!
Molasses-Ginger Cookies
Cream Cheese Pumpkin Roll
Candy Corn Fudge
Me as Pearl – Steven Universe
Me as Pearl – Steven Universe
Meghan, Adam, Dare
Jeaux
Ben as Waldo
Ivy and Jeaux both as Pearl
Kari as a shark
Dare as Dr. Forrester – MST3K
Adam as Matt Foley – SNL
Yasmin’s Plate
Yasmin as Business Clown
Yasmin & Arthur
Meghan as Rose Quartz – Steven Universe
All Steven Universe costumes
Ivy as Pearl, Meghan as Rose Quartz
Guests – Ben, Kari, Jeaux
Guests – Dorian, Michael, Ben, Kari
Guests – Dare & Yasmin
Guests – Rachael, Finch, Goose
Arthur with pumpkin roll
Tides of Time Friends and Family Concert
I had a performance and Meggie came to support me. She took a photo with me and wrote “I’m best friends with the lead singer,” and captioned it “She’s kind of a big deal.”
Meg is BFFs with the lead singer
At Ahi with Meggie & Adam
We ate at Ahi after Adam and Meggie helped me move my mom’s victrola to my house.
At Ahi with Meggie & Adam
Great day at Sunken Gardens!
Went to Sunken Gardens with Meghan and saw some lovely wildlife and plants, and then went to Jackson’s to meet Adam and Jeaux.
Ivy & Meg at Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Ivy at Sunken Gardens
Meg smelling a flower at Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Fish at Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Tortoise at Sunken Gardens
Fish at Sunken Gardens
Ladies at Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Jeaux & Ivy at Jackson’s
At Jackson’s
Davenport Vacation Day 6
Davenport Vacation Day 6 involved two movies (Yellowbeard and Everything Everywhere All at Once), swimming, and grilling in the evening.
Is this a cutting board?
Adam the grillmaster
Meg’s Adam-grilled food
Davenport Vacation Day 5
Davenport Vacation Day 5 involved sausage and biscuits breakfast, swimming and chilling on the porch, and Thai noodles with hot and sour soup and spring rolls, plus GAME NIGHT.
Sausage Gravy & Biscuits Morning
Dare & Ivy porch hangout
Dolly & Steve porch hangout
Dolly, Steve, Meggie, Dare porch hangout
Dolly, Steve, Meggie, Dare porch hangout
Peanut-covered thai noodles
Thai noodle group
Thai noodle group
Davenport Vacation Day 4
Davenport Vacation Day 4 involved omelet breakfast, pajamas until after noon, cinnamon rolls and coffee, watching a movie (The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged), lasagna and garlic bread and salad, and Cards Against Humanity.
Adam & Meg
Cinnamon Rolls
Coffee & a cinnamon roll
Jeaux “Spite”
Jeaux “Spite”
Whole group in Davenport house!
Meg & Adam
Meg makes lasagna
Dare lasagna pic
Meggie lasagna pic
Dolly lasagna pic
Steve lasagna pic
Jeaux lasagna pic
Adam lasagna pic
Ivy lasagna pic
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Humanity
Davenport Vacation Day 2
Davenport Vacation Day 2 involved swimming, ukulele playing, games, chicken marsala with mashed potatoes and broccoli for dinner, and oatmeal cookies made for dessert. Arrival for Katelyn, Ryan, Benjamin, and Adam!
Meg, Dare, Jeaux in pool
Meg, Ivy, Dare cold
Ivy bathing suit
Blondies
Ukulele with Dare & Ivy
Dare plays pool
Katelyn & Ryan playing pool
Ben playing games
Meggie & Katelyn in the kitchen
Meg’s chicken marsala came out great
Chicken Marsala dinner
Chicken Marsala Dinner
Oatmeal Cookies
Dare & Jeaux eating oatmeal cookies
Ivy’s cookies
Davenport Vacation Day 1
Vacation Day 1 involved arrival at our vacation house for me, Jeaux, Meghan, and Dare! We chose rooms, played games, and had enchiladas for dinner. And I made some blondies late at night.
Hanging with Dare
Meg, Dare, Jeaux checking out TV
Enchilada Night
Enchiladas!
Making Blondies
Jeaux playing arcade games
Frozen room!
Frozen room!
Frozen room!
Frozen room!