The Further Adventures of Lion-San

Hi, everyone!
Lots of good things have been happening to me lately!
First, I got to spend a lot of time at Sodus with Grandma and Grandpa, right while the azaleas and rhododendron were in full bloom. My azalea and rhododendron friends take turns blooming over about two weeks, and then the flowers are all gone. Continue reading “Lucky Me!”

Hi, everyone!
Uncle Steven and Aunt Kara’s baby is here! His name is James Robert, and he was born this morning at 11:26 a.m. He weighs 7 lbs. 10 oz. and he is 21 1/2 inches long, so he’s already way bigger than me! I hope he likes little lions!

Love,
Lion-san

Hi, everyone!
I think it’s finally going to stay spring here! The leaves are out on all the trees except the oaks, and it’s sunny and green today.
I’ve been helping Grandpa finish the new kitchen floor at Sodus. When it was part way done, I helped him unfasten the ladder to the loft, so we could put the new flooring under it. Now it’s done! Continue reading “Spring Again!”

Hi, everyone!
The weather this season is getting even more mixed up! Last week, we had sunny days and the flowers were blooming. I made friends with a flowering magnolia tree and more of my daffodil friends were in bloom.

Then, on Monday morning, there was snow outside! Continue reading “Snow, O No!”

Hi, Everyone!
Yesterday was a very busy day! In the morning, I helped Grandpa work on the new floor for the Sodus kitchen. Grandpa filled the uneven places in the floor with layers of thin floor tiles. They remind me of a patchwork quilt! Grandpa showed me how he cuts the pieces of new floor to the right shapes. Continue reading “A Very Busy Saturday”

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Grandma says that the week between Palm Sunday and Easter is called Holy Week. This year, Holy Week was really sunny but it was cold out! When I got up early, I could see frost on the deck. So I stayed inside to wave my Palm Sunday palms at my favorite sunbeam. When I did go outside, look what I found! Something ate the tulips! Continue reading “Holy Week!”

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We’ve been having really warm weather here. It’s more like summer than spring! One day this week was the warmest temperature for that date ever recorded here – 80 degrees F. in March! All my spring flower friends are blooming extra-early, even the ones that forgot where they were supposed to be! Continue reading “Spring!”

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We spent a lot of time last week getting ready for the travel dinner! I helped Grandpa make banana ice cream in the new ice cream maker. Then I helped Grandma make the monkey bread to go with the ice cream. After that, I helped Grandma make a BIG batch of okonomiyaki sauce. We put it in squeeze bottles so we could have some at every table for the travel dinner. Continue reading “Hawaii Memories”

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We had to get up early to catch the plane in Kauai to go to Maui. By the time we got there, it was lunchtime and everybody was hungry. So we stopped at Beach Bums in Maalaea Harbor to have lunch. Moose-san and I really liked the fried zucchini. Grandma says liking fried zucchini runs in the family! Continue reading “Aloha Part V”

Hi, Everyone!
Boy, did I have a busy time on Kauai showing Moose-san around! First, I had to take him on a walk around our part of the resort, so he would know where he was. Then, right after Bill-kun and Karin-chan and their mommy and daddy left, we drove to Waimea Canyon. I was there two years ago, and I knew Moose-san would like it. Continue reading “Aloha Part IV”