This is my dad's latest adventure in the antique tractor world, isn't she sexy?
Graham~Bradley restored with a little help from his friends. :) 
Getting the tractors for the show & parade this Wednesday @ 7pm at the Niagara County Fair Grounds, come join us! 
Here is Jim with a little help from "johnny"...
Careful...easy now...
This is a Before shot. Just another project for the backyard. Jim decided to take out 3 trees. One was dying and the other two were not worth the space that they were using. So he called on Daisy the Dozer to help him out. 
This is the after shot. I wasn't here at the time and that was probably a good thing as it didn't fall "exactly" in the direction he wanted it to. :)
That is what I call a stump. He has already called a fella and had it ground down to nothing but a small hole to be filled.
I thought this was an interesting shot. I am glad he uses the right tools for the job. :)
Sarah & Peter came to visit and I cooked 3 pans of lasagna (2 went in the freezer) some of my famous garlic toast and a yummy salad. Peter asked me what we were going to have for dessert and at this point in my day I could only come up with a cake mix and ready made frosting. I know, Jan is probably pouting that I didn't make my special homemade buttercream frosting...but, a gal has to do what a gal has to do. :) It was the easiest recipe yet...FUN, just plain simple FUN. Seriously, we had a blast, thanks Pillsbury!
Cupcakes with M&M's...does life get any better? YUMMY!
Mom and I took a 3 day painting on stained glass class last week with the artist Peter McGrain at Sunshine Glass Studio. It all started with a few ideas of summer and a quick sketch that Peter tossed up on a board. Each student was assigned a section to cut, fuse and paint.
Working on a light table we cut all of our glass and set it on clear glass to fuse.
After the piece was fused Lori (from New Jersey) and Mom begin to work highlights on their section. The class was a great deal of fun and a bit intense. 
This is the finished product! It hangs proudly at Sunshine Glass in Buffalo as a display.
Cody, Sarah & Peter went out to the garden to pick some raspberries to take home tomorrow morning for Papa Pete.
Cody gives Jim a thumbs up on this project and offered to come back this weekend to help. Cody asked Jim if there was a plan or if he was just winging it? LOL OH, my there was/is a plan.
They make sure that the pieces fit before the glue is added.
Just a light tap with the rubber mallet to make sure it is perfectly in place.
Same thing goes here...lol
The sunset in the Colden hills, beautiful!
Cody having some fun out back...
Hmmmmm....whole wheat blueberry & raspberry muffins for breakfast. We love the summer produce!
This wonderful piece of woodwork was designed to keep the west sun out my eyes while grilling dinner on the patio. All cherry wood that will eventually turn a soft gray to match the blocks in time.
The post special made with marine glue to resist water and winter weather.
This project was done during our fun rainy days of spring. Each piece cut and planed and carefully selected.
All cuts were measured for accuracy, could we expect anything else from a structural engineer? I think not. :)
To think this all starts with an idea..OK a compliant that where he was putting the grill I wouldn't enjoy the sun beating on the stainless and in my eyes. Hey, grilling is an important part of the summer and patio, right?
Sunday was a day for preparing another wall. Josh is putting the pins in place.
Jim with plumb lines and levels.