Goils in Gorillaville

Three "Simpson girls" are back from Villa Gorilla on the left coast, where Jim taught us how to make sushi, took us for a ride in his WWII jeep and guided us through the San Diego Zoo. That is Helen, Wendy, Nancy, Jim and Karen sitting on a bronze hippo. Liz and Alex were taking their final exams while we were there, but they very nicely came home for a visit and a (nother) delicious dinner.

We had the greatest time! Helen graduated from elementary school - yikes! - and we joined her for Beach Blanket Bingo, went for a swim in the Pacific. Wendy was the cat's pajamas and Marg you weren't kidding when you said that's the best coffee. Mostly we laughed and told stories and fumed at our stoopid President and sat in the pool where Karen lost her earring and we spent half an hour looking for it (in scuba gear - there's a treat) and finally gave up and then it fell out of her bathing suit. It was that kind of week! Thank you Hunts, one and all, for such a treat. And has anyone else in the wider clan heard the expression "eggbeater broke" for the down and out, pouty look we all get once in a while? We had not heard the story and were very happy to be enlightened.