A little more of last week's fun:

Must start with a food pic, of course. This is one of the pizzas we had on Thursday night, from the backyard oven. Adam's refining his technique of trying to get it gorgeous, and getting the bottom lovely and brown. He's waiting for his steel brush and baking peel to arrive in the mail.

Aleya gave Julia a really sweet birthday gift from Bath and Body Works.

On Friday, for about 5 hours, Alynn and I enjoyed a luxurious tea with our dear friend Carolyn, at "Kathleen's Tearoom" in Fletcher, NC. It's in a neat old bungalow house. We each had a tea tray, with 3 endless pots of varied teas. Some of their fun teas include Darjeeling, Assam, Florence, Chocolate Mint, Ceylon Kenilworth, and others that I can't remember.


Aren't they lovely? I told them they are both photogenic.
Refreshing these friendships lifts the spirits and encourages us all. I'm so thankful for these dear ladies. I've known Alynn since about 1981, and Carolyn since 1995. Precious.