Lake Caroline, Virginia

    We have spent the last 2-1/2 days in Virginia at Pam & Bruce Sharpe's home (my sister).

Great weather, great food, great time.  The south has received a lot of rain over the past few weeks, crossing the causeway to get to their house meant driving though 6-8 inches of water flowing over the dam.....eerie ...

  The lake house is more amazing than the last time we were here.

Bruce and Pam have landscaped the property to the Nth degree.

The interior of their home is beyond rivals.

 They have collected sculptures and art from around the world and have portrayed  them tastefully.

(the Sharpe family portrait)

     Greeted by nephew Matthew, dogs Sophie & Mandy, my sisters Pam and Linda, and our host brother-in-law Bruce, we quickly relaxed after our journey north from Apex.  After a  tour of the grounds, a showing of the Vanagon,

                                              and a delicious grilled steak dinner,

we settled in for conversation and a good movie.

    Saturday, we had more family arrive. The other Sharpe boys,

                                     Stephen (with his wife Lesley and son John Bruce 14 months)

                                                   David with sons  Quentin 10 months

                                                           and Cameron 15 yr

 We headed over to sister Linda's house (2 miles) for a surprise early birthday party for Cameron and I.

                            (Artie, Linda's  chihuahua was not pleased to see such a large crowd).


   Sunday,  Linda treated us to a super breakfast,

 then Bruce took us to the Virginia Elizabethan Renaissance Fair/

(Matthew with The Queen)

 It was a great way to spend time together while perusing the fair grounds.

  Back home Pam cooked another wonderful supper, conversation, then some entertainment by Thomas and Karla's performances at the Moth Radio Hour recorded in 2010. Later, I watched Game of Thrones at Linda's ( gotta keep up).
    Tomorrow we leave......off to Baltimore to visit my Aunt Peggy and Uncle Roy. With any luck perhaps cousins Ron & Tom.......then push towards Cleveland........