Someone is Having a Birthday Today

Who, me?

Anyone heard of Porcini's in Louisville? That's where David had a piece of birthday cake last night. It really was a quaint little spot, and all the news coverage lately is certainly not hurting its business!

What the Rileys Missed

The Great Indiana State Fair! In pictures!






Yes, those are doughnuts.

Leaping Llamas!

the State Fair

Lisa has the pictures, but I have the video! I thought I pushed "record" at the beginning of the song...apparently not.

Shopping with the Amish

Here's the postcard we received in the mail along with the item tag

They completely remade the seats on all three stools

Signs along the way

This is the workshop on the farm...they seemed to have lots of business

For all of you "city folk," I thought I'd include these pictures from my journey today. Several months ago we took three stools out to this Amish business for repair. The seats on all three were completely ruined (thanks to Taz on two of them!) and rather than pitch them, we thought we'd give this a try. We left them at the shop and the gentleman made the little tag you see in the first picture. He told us they'd be ready in several months and he'd let us know when they were ready. Yesterday a postcard came announcing that they were finished. I had no idea how much they'd be, but I stopped by the bank to get some cash and set out, hoping I could find the farm again. It wasn't as hard to locate as I thought, and sure enough, the chairs were sitting on the front porch (along with lots of kids and dogs). The chairs are better than ever, and I enjoyed the contrast of dealing with the Amish as opposed to today's instant gratification when shopping - nothing online, no prices upfront, and not even a telephone involved - just a good old-fashioned promise and solid workmanship.

OK- FINAL installment of where in the world is JB?

This one should be really easy.... it's an "ALL PLAY"....

Summer in the South

Blues and barbeque at The Shed in Ocean Springs, Mississippi...it lived up to its reputation

Pirate's Alley Cafe...one of our favorite spots

Cafe au lait and beignets at Cafe Du Monde...touristy, yes, but soooooooo yummy!

These guys were great...performed a couple of special requests from our group

Just a couple of guys contemplating life

I don't think we figured out the last one... any guesses?

And, who is the family he is posing with?