We have a fabulous Easter. Jul was a sweetheart and drove up from NC with Bryon and Elizabeth. They arrived in time for dinner Friday. Saturday morning we visited DoodleHatch. This is impossible to categorize, but it’s a kind of art / imagination / fantasy place for children, merged with a woman’s clothing design, manufacturing, and sales. We had such a good time that the owner promptly put us to work. They want a 20-foot robot made of bamboo poles, old furniture, zip ties, and miscellaneous junk. Later on Saturday Rin showed up with Rachael, a colleague on the farm. Of course Rin had the very best self-made clothing item — a way cool vest that everybody admired. After Church Sunday Ed and Lynne drove down and I picked up Mom for Easter dinner. With all the construction mud, an egg hunt was out of the question, so Danita made a treasure hunt that lead to Easter baskets. Addie and Suzanne were with Ed and Lynne Monday, so after Rin & Rachael left, we drove the kids up up to Ed’s for a “cousins day”. (Julia had to work.) Ed and Lynne surprised us with a real egg hunt, which was probably the highlight of the holiday for the kids. Today we went back to DoodleHatch. This time, in stead of paying admission, we were building robots, fantasy chairs, and admiring “Bear Bare Beer”.

If it sounds busy and confusing, it was also a lot of fun. I did a lousy job with pictures. I didn’t get shots of the adults. But you can see a few pics on the website. I hope this finds everybody doing well.