Just a short blog this week. We spent a great Labor Day Weekend in Houston, attending the wedding of Lucy & Jaer. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was really fun. This first picture is of Lucy and Jaer at the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. Lindsey was one of Lucy's bridesmaids, and she and Brent drove down to Houston. They did some sight-seeing on the way and even happened to be at LBJ's Texas ranch on his 100th birthday. They got to have cake.

Bob and I flew down on Saturday and back on Monday. We did not see Gustav. The only unusual thing about our trip occured while we were waiting in Concourse B at O'Hare for our connecting flight. I was talking to Lindsey on the phone. She was regaling me with an anecdote from the night before, when I interrupted her to tell her that there was a bird right by my foot, pecking at some potato chip crumbs left by messy travelers. We finished our phone conversation and I swear, not ten minutes later, a mouse scurried by! Bird and mouse within ten minutes! You can ask Bob. I think I might be a critter magnet. Or wait! Maybe it's Bob.

Here are other photos from the weekend:

Us with Kay Howard at the rehearsal dinner

photo by: the very lovely Dolly Dankel

Lucy and her sister, Dorothy, share a moment with guests

Vi helps her beautiful daughter get ready for the wedding

The bridesmaids wore green

Recipe of the Week:

We've got cherry tomatoes coming out of our ears here on Hickory Hill Drive and one good way to use them up is to make these stuffed cherry tomato appetizers. Here's the recipe:

Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
24 cherry tomatoes, stemmed
6 bacon slices, cooked, drained and crumbled
1/2 cup finely chopped green onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Fresh parsley for garnish

Place tomatoes, stem-side down on a cutting board. Cut thin slice from top of each tomato. Using a small spoon, scoop out tomato pulp; discard. Invert tomatoes on paper towels; drain thoroughly. In a small bowl combine bacon onions and mayo. Spoon into tomato shells. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Garnish with parsley. Tasty!


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