Cottage Flair

Show and Tell Monday:
The first photo is of my son Joshua, on the right with his cousin Ben (they are both 9) and his cousin Sean (age 7). The fort in the backgound is a project they work on each time they come here.

The second photo is Josh again, on the right, with Ben.

This is another cousin Anna, who is four. She was trying to take a quiet nap on the beach.

My older son, Zach, who is 12, was missing for photos today because he was off exploring.

This week's theme is family.We have been very busy with our family and I haven't been too productive in my business but ... My sister-in-law and her three children are here visiting from Colorado for three weeks. We spend most of that time with them. This weekend we took our boat to one of our favorite places: Magic Beach. It's really Truman's beach on Long Island but we have nicknamed it Magic Beach because the beach is completely covered in gorgeous round stones, no sand, and when you toss a handful of stones they sparkle like little fireworks. The water is crystal clear, the sky is always blue and there are never more than a handful of people there. It is really wonderful because the kids find all of these imaginative things to do (without toys) and they just have a ball. There is also a salt water pond where they go clamming. We have a lovely treat of clams on the half shell in the afternoon. It is the best quiet getaway for a day (and the boat trip is only 45 minutes across Long Island Sound from our part of CT). Thanks for visiting ...