Dear Folks,

        Some more pictures have been unearthed from the wedding archive and, as promised, I am sharing them in spite of the humiliation. This one has been tagged by the wedding groom as "Greg channeling his inner Pavarotti."  Oh my. I was singing as part of a pick up choir of the brides relatives but I had no idea that I opened my mouth that wide whilst singing. Oh my.  The one on the right is clipped from a picture of everyone who attended the wedding at the Eisenhower Chapel on the Campus of Penn State. Part of my job as usher was to march them to "The Shrine" to have our pictures taken around the Nittany Lion. I always believe in putting my best foot forward. Let this be a warning to you - be very well behaved and circumspect at weddings-there is no escaping the camera's eye.

      It is just too damn hot in the shop these days so, be warned, that now that we are in the increasing grip of global warning, and that I am in the hacking stage of asthmatic response to air that you can see and almost touch as well as breathe, we may close early on days when the heat index tops 100. We have a sign on red paper that says just that, "Too Damn Hot".  Sorry if we miss you but you wouldn't want to be on the second floor - take my word for it.

    But it won't be too hot on Sunday. The Brossman Center, from 5-9 p.m. during our Walk- A- Palooza II,  will be an oasis of cool music, air conditioned comfort, with home-made goodies ranging from "Pilau Bokharian," a Sephardic Jewish dish to fruit salads to fresh brewed mint tea to cucumber and goat cheese sandwiches to cold french caramel coffee. Hope you'll consider bringing a dish to share in the Palooza Potluck.  Homemade would be nice but not necessary. See our blog, "Can You Help" for details. And did I mention AIR CONDITIONED !

Keep on chilling

Greg and Cynthia