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Summer is here

BBQ=summer time
Summer time is here and it's time for us to cram in overdue errands, but mostly it's time we get to  enjoy our lazy mornings and decide that day what we want to do. The other day we were gifted glorious summer weather. It was not humid, which is odd for our area, so going to the National Mall to enjoy the Smithsonian Folklife Festival was the obvious choice. This year features the Basque area, hence the bandanas. Today we ran more errands and in the car the they were talking about crushes and for a longtime I knew that Ella had one.but she never wanted to tell me and I understood why. My attitude might have been the most receptive. So, I took the  opportunity to tell her that I hope she knew that I was here to talk to that I knew that I gave her a hard time about things. I am happy to say that she told me and I was so happy. I couldn't tell you what the boy's name is, but thrilled that she knows that I am here for those things and I am glad I cleared that up for her.

Morning


obligatory sleeping photo
Smithsonian Basque Folk Life Festival

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