When I was a kid, my dad volunteered to design and install a miniature golf course for our Church's Octoberfest.

All summer long he would set out new hole ideas in our yard. He'd push the lid from a spray paint can into the ground, drag out the barrel of putters and balls and invite all the neighborhood kids to try them out.

In honor of that kind of imagination and CAF's Big 60th B-day party (Katy Helman and Jeff, you are the best!!) I invited 8 people to design and build a hole. We laid them out in our yard and the party was yesterday. We had a blast. Thank you to Julie, Gene, Sarah, Katy, Dan, Michael and Stephen for their wonderful entries. Thank you Karen for the putters and balls, and to everyone who helped set up.

A special thanks to all who came and hung out in the fog.

May 20,
Happy Birthday my beloved,
Hope you had a good time..

I know you've been wondering why I haven't posted lately.

I know you know we went to the jazzfest in NOLA.

I know you wanted to see a few highlights:

We saw 30 acts over the 4 days (2nd weekend) out of god knows

how many, 10 stages ran from 11:30-7:00 each day (we were there for

the whole time!

Had the time of our live, great food, music, sunshine (hot but not too)

nice people, really organized and well managed event. I would do it again,

although I would say the NOLA jazzfest is

NOT for the meek of heart.

It's hard work and worth every second.

Lucinda Williams Michael Feranti

Crawfish Sack and Cafe Dumonde ice coffee and beignets......

Aaron Nevell and Irma Thomas in the Gospel Tent

Walter "Wolfman" Washington in the Blues Tent

Just to mention a few.