Being the moving story of a family of four (chronologically a Man, a Woman, a Girl and a Boy) adapting from life in a small English village to the strange New World of upstate New York...
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Fourth on the second
It has been a beautiful day here. Nice and sunny for the farmers' market this morning, and staying warm and bright this afternoon for a pre-4th July party in Schenectady at the home of one of the Man's colleagues.
There was a pool, which the kids enjoyed, and garden games including a baseball practice machine. We were surprised at how well our children, not famous for their love of baseball, performed with a bat. The Exiles brought along their genuine French petanque set, and a tense game ensued: Man & Exile versus me & a friendly biker who'd never played before. Guess who won?
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