The Pig Roast

Saturday we went to a family reunion at my brothers house. My brother, Scott, loves to roast pigs! It's his specialty. So we were treated to another roasted piggy. It's a little too close to the live form for me. I had just one bite and that was about all my stomach could handle.


I mean, people, look at the hair on this thing!

And here you have the Chef and the Farmer that raised the pig; all one and the same. It just seems wrong somehow. Poor Wilbur! I think I should have never watched Charlottes Web so recently! This is my brother, Scott, by the way. My brother, Ben is standing in the back holding his son in the red jacket.


Well let's move out across the yard and see what everyone else is doing. We are a family of bloggers. Would you like to meet a few? Here is my cousin, JD. He was the one responsible for getting the rest of us into blogging. He's also the only one that's made it big in the blogging industry; if blogging is an industry, that is. Jd blogs at Foldedspace and is the author and creator of the popular website Get Rich Slowly. Here he's trying to pick Italian plums growing high in the tree. Who says you need a ladder?


This is Jeff, another of my first cousins and a brother to JD. He blogs at Jethros World, and has adorable pics of his kids. Now let me tell you, this man has some CUTE children. You really must go take a look. Besides, he needs some traffic anyway. His blog is just like him; quiet and unassuming in its place in the blog world.


This is my sister, Valerie, and her husband Veasy. She's sitting on his lap but there was the tiniest gap between her buttons and she didn't want that shown on the internet so I cropped it. Now it looks like her husband is a short little fellow when in reality he's over 6', I believe. My sister blogs at Orchids and Laundry and you will see her comments on here under her blog name alltheveas. Thats because all her children's names start with V. Lets see if I can remember them all; there's Verlyn and Vance who blog at Benz Boyz, and Vonda (who also blogs but since she's under 18 I dont think I'll link to her blog), then Veldon, Vernell, Vaughn, Vivian, Veronica, and Vale. Yep, that's nine of them. You can tell her younger boys in these pics as they are the ones running around with the red and white striped T shirts. She dressed them alike which is charming in my opinion.


Here is Mr. Darling talking to my mother, another blogger. My mother blogs at Grammas Memories. Go over and take a look at all her pics. She's a professional photographer and also has pics up of some of the cakes she used to make in our family business. We did cakes, catering and flowers for weddings for something like 25 years. They sold the business and the old farm house about 5 years ago.


So now lets move around the yard and see what everyone is doing? The two women on the steps are my sis in laws. I have no idea what they are scowling about. Way back on the porch you can see my brother, Ben with his wife, Ruth. They are the ones with the two children on their laps. Ruth, blogs over at Stumpybabe. She is also a photographer and has wonderful pics up of her kids. Note the three ice cream buckets there on the porch by the table, churning out the home made icecream!


These are four of my nephews. The first three from left to right belong to my sister, Laurie. They own and operate a huge Dairy Farm in Washington. Laurie has 11 children. I guess she never got around to teaching this boy that we dont bounce balls in the house. (tee hee) The last boy on the right belongs to my sister, Valerie.


Here are two more of Valerie's children. Remember I said you'd know them by the red striped shirts? Thats my own little Peter, walking in the background. You will notice there are kids everywhere. Thats how it is at our reunions.


This is my cousin, Jeff, my husband, and my brother Ted.


I have 49 nieces and nephews. Here a bunch of those nieces at play.


And here is my very own little Tink, in the middle, and Baby Jane on the right.


Of course I have to put in this pic of Mr Darling and Tink, since they figure so largely in my life!


Here's another volley ball game in process.


Well I hope you enjoyed the pig roast with me. There's nothing left now but memories and bones!