If your life's berserk but golf is too much work....CROQUET

Things are starting to wind down here on the island...at least for me. I hired Betty to help Salt and myself get the trees we had cleared, cut up, split and stacked for next spring. Since Betty had not been able to attend any of the "Coffee Hours" (this was her first summer not working full time since she was 16) we slipped over to Jerry Couch's for what will be my last coffee clutch of the season .

Here, Betty (middle) poses with Karen LaShomb (left) and Janet Gregware.

L to R....Diane Brabant, Elaine Brooks, Sue Smith, Joan Flint, Janice McPhail, Phylis Schwartz and Nancy Aquadro

L to R....Janet Ennis, Yuvonne Marra, Annie Couch, Bev Davison, MiMi Durdon, Jerry Couch, Joan Luce and Frances Rossmassler

Later in the evening we went to the foot of the island to the home of our good friends Tom Tinney, Julie and Paige Durdon. The name of the game was....Croquet and Tom's birthday!

Here Salt and Peter Rossmassler get serious....(???)

Paige was having the time of her life....we all thank her for all of her effort in decorating, baking the birthday cake and helping her mom prepare all the food!

Julie welcomes Diane and Tom Brabant......

The playing field......

Tom with his birthday cake, lovingly made by Paige!

And last but not least....a sight not too many people get to see....Tom relaxing!!

I'm off the island today for doctor's appointments (annual check-up) and will start packing up for the mainland. I have more appointments Tuesday morning and then in the afternoon we are having new tires put on the motor home. When we are finished with the tires we will set up in Grasse Point State Park and I will be staying on the mainland getting the rig set up and stocked while Salt closes the house here on the island.

We are planning to get an evening in with my brother George and his wife Cheryl and then I am ready to hit the road. We are really getting anxious to see Mike and the family again....we miss them!!