80. Guess what's growing in Grandpa's garden!
1) roses . . . 2) lots of greenery . . . 3) corn . . . 4) yellow flowers
5) zucchini . . . 6) tomatoes . . . 7) pumpkins . . . 8) zinnias
9) white and purple flowers . . . 10) more colorful flowers . . .
11) butternut squash . . . 12) beans!
Happy 12 on the 12th!


79.  Pictures of the day

Ss is for statues
We saw several statues on our tour through Europe.
But one of these statues is not like the others--
one of these statues we did not see in Europe.
Can you guess which one?
We did not see that Statue of Liberty on this vacation, although there
is a miniature Statue of Libery in Paris near the Eiffel Tower
because the same architect designed them both!

78. Time for a tasty treat called s'mores on a stick.
Happy S'mores Day!

77. Have a ball playing with sponge balls
(which means--make some first!)

76. Question of the day

Rr is for RotterdamWhen we visited the city of Rotterdam which is in the country
of the Netherlands (also known as Holland) did we or did we not
1. Cross a bridge named "the Swan"? (did)
2. See lots of windowmills and unique buildings? (did)
3. Wear wooden shoes and tiptoe through the tulips?
(did not--although there are millions of tulips that grow here)
4. Notice more bicyles than cars?
(did--because people here are very health conscious
and more of them own and ride a bicylce than cars!) 

75. Paint a rock!

74. Picture of the day

Qq is for quay
What on earth is a quay?
( a wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded)
Well, one of these pictures shows a quay.
Guess which one!
(Picture #1 is a metal fish sculpture.
#2 is the coffin of the Black Knight inside the
Canterbury Cathedral--his feet are resting on a rat!)
#3 is a quay in Falmouth, Cornwall, England#4 is a uniQue banner.

73. Write what makes you happy in the summer
. . . or write about your favorite memory of summer so far.

72. Go outside and paint with water.

71. Eat some juicy delicious watermelon on

Happy Watermelon Day!

70. Question of the day

Pp is for Ponta Delgada
Our first port of call on our European cruise was a place called Ponta Delgada.

It is located on the largest of the nine Azores Islands
which are about 800 miles off the coast of Portugal.
Guess what grows in the rich, volcanic fields there:

a. pumpkins

b. pineapples
c. petunias
d. pomegranates

69. How about noodle bugs for lunch today?