Beach buddies

These are the people you want to vacation with.

Vacation friends!

We ate the last friend pictured.

Arrived!

Tickets to see Anne Enright and Michael Ondaatje at the 92nd Street Y.

Or as Beth called them, our "nerd tickets."

Wow backpack kitty!

Two roses and another daisy!

"Pleased and proud" are the only words to describe him today.

Purchased!

At the staff sale at work:

The kindliest, most sweet-faced disembodied one-dollar goat head in existence. Right now he is perched on top of my computer monitor, gazing at me with loving kindness.

Just waiting for the moment when I need to MEASURE SOMETHING.



Yes folks—my new friend is also a tape measure.

Now do you understand why staff-sale day is the best day of the entire year??

Subway gorilla friend

Hi buddy.

Backpack kitty says

Thank you for the pretty flower!

(Landlady summer hallway theme.)

Exley

Bath time!

At first he sulked like a big baby.



But then he had fun!

Brrrrr.

All clean!

Sordid scene

On the night table.

Exley is getting a bit wild these days.

Beverages

They make a Beth delighted.



(She really does like her iced drinks.)

Windowsill

A friend of mine. (He wartches me while I sleep.)

Snowman

Cute. He's eating his greens!

But—what's that thing on his neck!?

I suggest a biopsy.

Dinner

Quit making faces at me!

An old friend

Recently emerged from hiding (reverse hibernation?).

New acquaintance

I met her yesterday in a store nearby.

Fun facts: her name is Crazy, and she is pregnant.

Uh-oh

What are they talking about!?

Treat for Mini Exley

Giant eclair!



Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp . . .

(Might take him a while to finish it.)

Love

The two Exleys!!!!!!

Heh heh heh hee hee.

Boat ride!

Down the lazy river.

Pangea Stone

I am still loving my friend Peter's blog.

Including many amazing photographs:









He is back in Jeddah for a second tour of duty.