Alphecca

N.E. Mini-Blog Bash

So what do you get when you combine a lovely New England summer day with a house on Lake Winnipesaukee, terrific hosts, good food and great guests? I had a wonderful time yesterday at the New England Mini-Blog Bash hosted by Chan and Deb of Weekend Pundit in Laconia, N.H.

That's a shot of the setting. I took a lot of photos so if you have a speedy internet connection and want to see what some of your favorite bloggers look like -- then hit the "continue reading" link...

The temperature was in the seventies, partly cloudy, light breeze. The company was superb. Chan and Deb really worked hard to make everyone feel at home and they prepared plenty of great food.

Hosts Chan and Deb. Chan's blog is Weekend Pundit.

I live in the middle of "no-where" of course and almost never have the chance to meet other bloggers so it was a genuine pleasure to meet some of the following fine folks -- all of whom are now in my blogroll.

That's Hugh of the New England Republican on the left. Then Sol of Solomonia. On the right is Chan's father Mudge.

That's Bogie of Bogieblog and "the wonderful spouse" who I seem to have put to sleep. I have that effect on people.

Sporting his Reagan Shirt is Jay (Solo) and Deb, the dynamic duo behind Accidental Verbosity.

Here's Geoffrey from Dog Snot Diaries with Jillian.

Talk about a cute family! That's Deb of Insomnomaniac with her husband Ryan and their child Emma.

Me with MommaBear from On The Third Hand.

I must tell you that while I loved meeting everybody, it was extra-special meeting MommaBear and PoppaBear. MommaBear has been a dear friend and supporter in many ways to Alphecca almost from the very beginning of this blog. That's one reason I wanted a picture of us together. I regret that I didn't get a snap of PoppaBear. There were many other fine folks there as well, friends and family of the Weekend Pundit family. Unfortunately, I also neglected to get a picture of Chan's brother John. Sorry about that. I also rue that I had my picture taken with Tom, the news editor from World Net Daily but the bright sun in the background ruined the picture.

Everyone there was very friendly and I had a wonderful time. My thanks again to Chan and Deb for throwing this shindig and I'm already looking forward to the next one.

Update: More photos of the Blog-Bash over at Accidental Verbosity. And in the comments there, Jay is trying to find me a date! I need all the help I can get... It would be a lot easier if I lived in NYC or San Francisco but then I couldn't be a "gun-nut" anymore.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at August 8, 2004 07:09 AM