In Which There Are Cats and Yarns. Oh, and dead people. It took a few weeks before we could coordinate our schedules and get back to Beaufort in search of The Castle. We found it easily, which was not so remarkable when you consider that it is helpful to be on the right street when looking for a house, or, in this case, a castle. They never got a sense of danger or fore-boding, in spite of the FACT that The Castle is haunted.

Sunday, January 15, 2012. Winter has finally set in here in northern New York. When do we PCS, again? Monday, September 26, 2011. Lake Placid with Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad came up to visit again this summer. We took it easier this time than last, not running all over the state.

Saturday, April 12, 2014. Baby Beets, Chłodnik and Another French Adventure. We just returned from a week long trip to Northern France - to two regions that Doug and I have never visited, Brittany and Normandy. We also took a ferry to the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey and spent two days gorging on fresh Jersey ice cream, aged cheddar, yogurt, butter and Indian food like only the UK can offer. I even made the table pretty! .