Well, today is a big day. Normally I'd be heading out tomorrow morning to sell things at the farmer's market. But, as this weekend is the town festival, there won't be many people there (the market is in the next town over). So, I'm having a porch sale instead. It will give me an opportunity to sell not just my craft and baking stuff, but also books and militaria that we normally take to flea markets in the early spring.

Today we have to clean up the last of the feathers, get the lingering tomatoes out of the garden, and get ready for the sale. It will be a busy day. We haven't gotten much school done the last few days, as Mary has been sick. But, we got a lot of good stuff done while we at the lake, so I don't feel to guilty about it.

We went to East Harbor State Park, Marblehead Lighthouse, Magee Marsh (saw two blue herons while there), Johnson's Island (which was a Confederate POW camp and has a cemetary), and saw the German and Italian POW huts while at Camp Perry. Quite a full weekend. I called it the Great Lakes/POW weekend. A few thoughts. First, staying in a base hotel with children is infinitely preferable to staying off post. On post you can let them outside to play without worrying about kidnappings, being struck by a car, etc. And, there is actually a place to play. If you go to the Camp Perry website, the picture of the motel on the front page is where we stayed. Nice big yard with picnic tables and grills. Second, five year olds can be taught to walk quietly in the forest, unless the path is gravel. Then they simply cannot help but drag their feet. Finally, seaweed, in person, looks nothing like I thought it did.