mirror lake

 We made our way to the lake Thursday.  The water was so still it felt almost spooky.

 Standing on the dock, I could almost feel it pulling me over.

 Inside the house there was this:

See that pan of dip in the middle of the table?  This is the recipe:

8 oz cream cheese spun in the mixer with 8 oz. or sour cream. Add a packet of taco seasoning and as much salsa as you like for spreadable consistency.

Spread it over a cooky sheet and top with shredded cheese and finely chopped lettuce, and tomato if you want.

Black olives are good too, but kids seem to hate them.  Serve with tortilla chips.


She's holding up a fresh apple grown on my parents' apple tree, bumper crop this year.

 And then before dark, the sand box.

And a fine Thursday it was.  love, Val