Cute as a Button times two!

Meet Ava Olivia and Chloe Kathleen Storm

Anxious to get home to see family and friends today but finding it difficult to leave Ava and Chloe born 4 weeks ago on 10/24/11 at 7:30 and 7:31 am.
Chloe is no longer wearing her ankel band. We all feel pretty safe that we can tell them apart now - she does have a little birth mark on her belly just in case we don't. A test will soon determine if they are identical.
What a joy to become grandparents of twins in our 60th year. Ava and Chloe will be introduced to their cousins, Keira, Austin and Addison and their Aunts and Uncles in December - their first trip over the river and through the woods to Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop's home in PA! Can't wait to have the family together.

I hear them crying now - must be time for another feeding.
I will shed some tears today just as Pop-Pop did a few weeks ago the morning he left!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! We do have so much to be thankful for!

I missed Santa's arrival by helicopter last night!

Last year on the 1st Friday of December we buried my Dad that morning. During the evening our family attended New Garden Township's Tree Lighting and Santa's arrival by helicopter. It was something we just had to do since Santa is one of our family!

Santa arrived by helicopter again last night. Could not let Keira or Austin sit on Santa's lap for fear they would recognize Pop Pop's voice! Kids are so smart these days. Must get another family photo - Addison Grace Lafferty was born in April this year.

Mom-Mom was at The Mushroom Cap this year greeting guests, offering samples of Mushroom Mustard, SnackNShrooms and other gourmet mushroom food items during Kennett Square's December Art Stroll.

A Love Story

I've posted this on FB and just had to share here.

A woman came into The Mushroom Cap today to look around and to get a feel for Kennett Square. Her husband was sitting out on the bench in front of the store with their black lab. We chatted a bit - found out that they were in Kennett Square on a very special mission - to spread her parent's ashes at "Kennett Square Park". I am not sure where that would have been. They had already spread some of the ashes along the stream down at Anson Nixon Park. Her Dad proposed to her Mother in Kennett Square in the '40s. How very special that must have been for them to want their ashes brought back to where they made a committment to each other forever.
In chatting I found out that these folks drove up from FL to honor her Dad's last request. Her Mother was originally from NJ and her Dad was from PA. Her Mother was on Broadway and was a Rockette. She did tell me their names but I do not recall them.

Seems lots of folks do return to Kennett Square in one way or another. Kennett Square is very Cool!

It's Doctober!

Just had to add the pic to the left. Phillies lost their bid to the World Series. Shiitake does happen - shame it had to happen to the Phillies!

The Phillies just won the 5th game of the play-off series in San Francisco! The Mushroom Cap has a Phillies scarecrow complete with rally towel!

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It was 30 years ago tonight that the Phillies won their first World Series! It was 30 years ago yesterday that our 2nd child was born. I can still remember watching the game while in the hospital! Always a Phillies fan!

July 25, 2010

Today would have been my Dad's 83rd birthday! I mention him because he was often at The Mushroom Cap helping out - doing what he could. His job for a while was breaking down boxes and taking them to be recycled. In his days of declining health he would sit in a chair outside and watch the traffic go by. Sometimes an old friend would stop and say hello. He usually recognized everyone but could not speak. Dad lived his entire life in Kennett Square - he wouldn't have had it any other way. I think he celebrated his birthday with a bang today - electric out, trees down - what a storm we had. Happy Birthday Dad! Miss you! The baby in his arms is Keira - she is now 2 and says "Pop-Pop" everytime she sees his picture! Dad passed away 11/27/09.