So not everyone in Ithaca is a vegetarian.

Saturday we went to a very fun party with people we met through the Cornell Entrepreneurship Network. I have been to a pig roast before and was relieved the main attraction was NOT a gigantic pig on a spit. Thankfully, the pork was being cooked and pulled out of sight, behind a barn. The best part of the event were really welcoming hosts, friendly other guests and great live music --Technicolor Trailor Trash. The boys got to run amok on 30 acres and spent most of their time fishing in a pond on the property.

We would have stayed late but Steve was anxious to get back to the Grassroots music festival in the neighboring town--lots of hippies and hopes of seeing Woodstock-esque happenings.

On Sunday, we were invited to another friend's home (they have two girls our kids' ages) for breakfast and a hike. They, too, live outside of town on something like 11 acres. We were treated to homemade waffles (made from eggs the hens laid that morning) and a tour of their property led by their two dogs and fearless 5 year-old...

There is something really intriguing about living out in the middle of an endless, gorgeous parcel of land...and knowing that everything as far as the eye can see is yours...and during deer hunting season when you see those guys with the orange caps sneaking around out back, you can yell, "Get the hell off my property!"