Mr and Mrs....

Yesterday, my great niece got married. Although I took well over a hundred photos, I will only share a few here today. One in particular is that of her wedding dress...

She wore the dress her mother wore thirty years ago.  Her mother (left) redesigned the dress herself, at her daughter's request (right). 

Her mother managed this task while undergoing chemo treatment....

Doesn't she look radiant!?

It was a thrilling day for my mother...

to be with her granddaughter (above picture) and watch her great-granddaughter marry and....

...enjoy time with her great-great granddaughter too!

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Congratulations, Mr and Mrs!

Early Morning Walk

I so enjoy when I spot deer on my walk in the morning. This little family took notice of me too.

Then, I walked a few more blocks and saw this lovely couple! It seems as though they were greeting me too.

Day at the Beach

Friday my hubby and I were able to steal a day and take off for the Jersey shore. It had been five years since we had been to the Jersey shore and three years since we've had sand in between our toes. It was most enjoyable!

Although I took many pictures of the surf and scenery, I am sharing here my most favorite picture of the day......

We were walking along the beach and from a distance I could see this woman sitting at the ocean's edge. I said to my husband, "there is a gorgeous picture." I zoomed in and captured what I think is a "beauty!"  When we finally walked up to where this woman was seated, I bend down, took her hand and said, "You are beautiful!" She gave us the warmest smile and begin to converse with us. She told us that she was 90 years old, and was at the beach with five generations of her family. She told us that she has been in the hospital a lot lately, and that she prays every night she will die at home, because she doesn't want to die in a hospital. Her husband of 63 years died at home after having his leg amputated and she hoped the same for herself. We talked about how sitting and listening to the ocean, and  being with her family is the best possible medicine in the world. We wished each other a good day, and we continued on our walk.  I don't know her name, but I certainly wish her the best and will pray that she be granted her wish to die at home.

Pizza Making Day at "Non" Camp

Although I can't share the true faces of these sweet girls, know that they had fun today making pizza from start to finish!

Making the dough...

making the mozzarella...

the sauce...

putting the pizza together...

and finally, cooking it on the grill and enjoying every bite!

It was amazing that these two young girls could stay focused for three full hours to do all this work.

And help with the clean-up.