Such a wonderful time of the year!  It's sort of like Christmas, in a different way.  This is when we get to see relatives - mostly cousins now - that we don't see any other time.  People are traveling through, have summer places in the area, or just plain get out more because the driving is good, so we call this "Cousin Season."  

We started Cousin Season off in good style this week.  Monday we had breakfast with one of Fred's cousins, Ora, and her friend, Kate, at Juniper's in Lyndonville.  Well, I guess it's on Darling Hill and sort of in East Burke, too, but it's a beautiful spot especially this time of year when their gardens are in bloom and the scenery from their porch and patio dining areas is spectacular.  (See top photo.)  Kate and Ora always have their i-pad and we catch up on family photos and places they've visited.  They were at Sentinal Rock State Park in Westmore recently.  That's us leaving Juniper's - Fred was taking the picture.

Yesterday we were in Barre to meet with three of my cousins on the McAllan side of the family.  We are all that's left of a dozen or more, and it's great fun to get together with them.  Even though they are all in Barre, we don't often see them.  At right, me, Ida Sanborn, Corine Smith and Mayo Sanborn as we're all getting ready to leave. The whole group, from left to right:  Fred, me, Corine and Charlie Smith, Ida and Mayo Sanborn, Martha and Earle Sanborn.  Corine, Mayo, Earl and I all had McAllan mothers.  

We had a really nice time, and the weather has been perfect until today.  Even today isn't all that bad, but kind of dreary.  We are catching up on a few things at home, but expect the cousin meetings will continue off and on for the rest of the summer.  Between us, we have quite a lot of relatives who are literally "fair weather" friends because they almost never come by in the winter.