We've just returned from the Connecticut Good Sams Samboree in Brooklyn CT.....

We've just returned from the CT Good Sams "Crazy Hat" Samboree in Brooklyn CT. Click the title link to view a short YouTube video we made from this event or the photo for an enlargement of just that image.

New fur ball additions to the household June 2009

We haven't totally given up hope on our missing Clifford cat, but our most realistic wish now is that he's found a new home and is being well taken care of. There's not going to be a day that goes by when we're not checking the back door, or the front porch, looking for his return....

After much thought we've adopted two 8 week old kittens from Petpals in Canterbury CT. They are Gwendolyn (background) and Ginger (foreground looking up).

Over the years many a cat has adopted us, but this is the first time we've had "brand new out of the box" kittens and I have to say they are truly wonderful! We're very glad we got two as they spend most of their time playing and tormented each other with a youthful glee and abandon that is amazing and precious.

Clifford has gone missing :(.......

Posted May 26th, 2009: L O S T !! The webmaster has lost his best buddy Clifford. Clifford is a male Maine Coon Cat, who is distinguished in appearance by his having two different color eyes due to a macular issue. He is large(around 20 LB) yellow-orange in color, VERY friendly, and was last seen in the vicinity of his home on Branch Hill Road in Preston just before the Memorial Day holiday on May 22nd, 2009. A reward will be paid for information that leads to Clifford’s recovery and return home. Contact Bob Payette at 860 892.5484 or r.payette@snet.net with any information. Thank you!

Update: He was reported seen on Anna Farm Road West in North Stonington on Thursday May 28th.

Just returned from Mineral Springs Campground....

We just returned from Mineral Springs Campground in Stafford Springs CT where we spent the weekend with our camping club the Seaport Sams. The weather was a bit "iffy" but we still had a good time catching up with old friends and relaxing.

 

Spring has sprung in Preston..

Today we spent less time on the computer and more time getting dirt under the nails...Spring has Sprung, and we're doing some plant and yard work to get into the seasonal mood.

Just returned from our first local campout of the season with Seaport Sams....

Click the title link to view a small Picasa album from our Seaport Sam's Camping Clubs first campout of the season to Deer Haven Campground in Lisbon, CT.


You can also click this link to view a slide show of this event we uploaded to YouTube with background music (A Salute to Irving Berlin).

Easter 2009 at the Payette's

Click the title link to view a few snapshots from our Easter festivities. Great food and wonderful company!