These guys don"t get together  very often but enjoy the times when they do. Although now they talk mostly about their  health and doctor appointments and aches and pains.  It is still good for them to be together for a few hours. We only live  2 hrs away but  work schedules keep us  apart for the most part.

Ben and his Mom  enjoy going over the ancestory books  to update their information.  Ben is starting his own book, so when he comes over he gets lots of copies of Uncle Dicks books and my pictures  of family from the past 100 years.  Some of my picture of relatives go back as far as 5 generations  in New England.

Here is the rug I got  at a consignment store here in town.  For only a few bucks it is really a good rug.  It will keep the chill of our feet this winter  from the tile floor  underneath.  It also tones down the echo in the room. Makes for a warmer atmosphers as well.  Also got a couple of wall pieces that I loved and could just not pass by as they go so well with  the room.

They  are iron with grapes and leaves entwined.  Now if I get my picture done of the Italian  wine  cellar to put over the fireplace that should pretty much finish the room.
Today we are going to try to get that dinningroom set.  I thought about it over the weekend and decided it was a good buy.  Now I hope nobody else thought so too and bought it before I  made up my mind.  If so,  then  it was not to be mine.  We will  know by thisafternoon.