Sunny morning here on Vashon Island.  Peak summer is in gear, fire danger high.  The annual Strawberry Festival is this weekend.  The Three Amigos are going to have big training weekend and avoid the crowds.  We will be doing twelve miles on Saturday, then Evening Mass, then camp out, then twelve more on Sunday.  We will be checking out out gear and ourselves.  Will we hold up?

Last night was Rick’s birthday party.  Rick was multi-tasking; drinking red wine and running out to chase the deer out of the nursery.  Ah, life in the country.  This morning Rebecca and I are off to see Mr. Apple who is a friend of Kelly’s and guru of the I Pad.  We spent big bucks at the Apple Store in the upscale section of Seattle yesterday.  So today the goal is to get the blog going with all the necessary bells and whistles with the new machine.

That’s the news from here.  And Annie is winging her way toward Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier.  Ivette is going to be here today or tomorrow.  Friends and associates and St. James busy with final preparations.  Love you all, Phil.