Archive for May, 2009

Old Blue may be history, but . . .

not before showing us that a pontoon boat was really fun for everyone from the those toddling because they were learning to walk to those toddling because they needed help from their cane.  Our new boat preserves the bow platform of Old Blue, but we got bigger pontoons, a canvas bimini, and a 4 stroke […]

Old Town Alexandria

Click for Album Old Town Alexandria we can’t wait to come back.  We went up to visit Mary and she gave us a very custom tour of Old Town Alexandria.  We started out from her apartment and passed many historic townhomes before reaching our first destination.  We were especially charmed by the occasional cobblestone street […]

The Great Gathering by the Lake

Click for Album It was another great day on the lake.  Surrounded by a few less than thirty of our closest friends, we celebrated Memorial Day on Saturday.  The cuisine was simple:  dogs, brats, and burgers with some really tasty side dishes.  (Thanks Cheryl for running the grill.)   The kids spent the day tubing behind […]

That’s not a water dog

THIS IS A WATER DOG.  It was so much fun having my daughter at the lake.  She brought her two dogs.  The Rottweiler, Madison, would run back and forth splashing the water and then biting the splashes.  She did this even as she went under the dock.  The Boxer, Faith, chased her on land.  Faith […]