Crazy Busy

It rained last night and it sure rained this morning.  Little Wonder and I had the same routine that we usually have.

It cleared up before I went to the Library for bridge.  Very windy and there was a lot of damage in surrounding towns

Once again (even tho I thought our cards were terrible) my partner and I came in first.

Home around 4:15 and I took LW down the lane for a good stretch.

Gary must have made a stopped at Sara's.  We had more plants.

At 5:15 we went down to the college for 

A Celebration of Brockport.

A very fancy event with great appetizers and a buffet full of delicious options.

After dinner it was time to recognize the college president....Heidi Macpherson, who is retiring after leading the college for the past 11 years.  The County Executive (Adam Bello) was there to present her with a declaration....June 18th - Heidi Macpherson Day.  I have been here since 1966 (through many college presidents) and I must say she has been the most community minded, and participated in so many local activities outside of the college.  The first female President here, and one of the very best.

There were all kinds of remarks and many people were recognized for their very generous donations

Tonight the first 20 of 200 individuals or couples' names in the "Icons and Legends" series were revealed.  They are figures who have left an indelible mark on the campus.

My pal Janet was there as her father was honored.  He taught at the college and was an Olympic Judo coach.

Our friend, Bill Heyen (Poet and retired Professor) was one of the honorees.  Hanny and several family members were there to celebrate.  He and Gary used to play noon time basketball with a bunch of guys when they were working at the college in the dark ages.

This entire event was to acknowledge major benefactors for their generous contributions to the Brockport Foundation, helping support the University's mission and goals.  They outdid themselves and were almost 10 million dollars over their goal.

Happy campers.

When we left, the sky was very dramatic.

Night all.

 

You Win Some You Lose Some

Gary was off to Batavia by 8:15 to meet friends for breakfast. Little Wonder and I were off to our usual slow start.

I had to pick up some stuff at Wegmans for Sunday dinner, when we celebrate Jenny's birthday and Father's Day.  Gary was back at it in the gardens.

Very weird that this showed up on my phone.  I don't remember taking it.  Worth posting tho, as I am looking forward to the opening of the Obama Presidential Library tomorrow.  Totally in awe of what has been created....from the library to the playground and parks. So well planned and truly made for the community to share.  All of the artists listed below are honored to support Obama, unlike what happened in Washington.  By the way, for me....that was one disgusting event.  Who else would want to celebrate their birthday watching people trying to brutalize each other.  Just another distraction so his handlers can keep doing things in the background....like trying to stop the election process.  Fortunately, there have been a few signs of hope taking place.

I was not in a dinner making mood again.

Ended up sautéing peppers and onions....added chopped tomatoes....then some cubed boiled potatoes....and finally....

eggs.

When it was almost done, I added some cheddar cheese.

Took a little break.

These flowers had fallen over, so Gary brought them in the house.  So beautiful.

Breakfast for dinner.

By the way, our friend running for Village Board lost....BUT they were not able to dissolve the Village Court.  It was quite a battle.

Night all.

 

What Happened to the 15th?

I was so busy working on a political post last night I totally forgot to write in my Journal!  This is only the third day I have missed since starting over 20 years ago.  Anyway, I did not take very many photos yesterday.  At 12:30 I met 4 friends at 58 Main for lunch.  We hardly ever see each other, so it was a great time to catch up.

It was a beautiful day....on the cool side.

When I got back to the farm I made myself pick more strawberries.  Cleaned and froze them.

As for today.  It was a cool morning and I decided to go for a trike ride at 9:15.

We live on a major road and there is a lot of traffic....including big trucks.  Not too far from here is this sign (heading south) so I figured I would keep going, thinking there would not be too many cars.

The shoulder of the road narrows when I hit the next county, so I turned around and headed back.  We live in Monroe County.

I spent a little time in the house with my Buddy....

then we went out to the garden to pick more leaf lettuce.

and got in a walk/trike ride down the lane.

He trotted on the way out and

walked on the way back home.  He loves going out to the back forty.

Stephanie left a bag of party stuff here last year and I found strings of little flags which I thought would work very well on my trike.  Now people should really notice me!

I had leftover soft taco for lunch in the form of a salad.  So good.

Gary did not have yoga today but he did go out to lunch.  When he got back home he continued working on the gardens by the indoor.

So much better.

I could not let the strawberries go to waste and picked more.

Took them and a bag of lettuce down to Jenny's.

Today is her 56th birthday and she is in the home stretch of a political campaign that ends on this Election Day...(instead of being home celebrating).  Time to catch a break.

We just had sandwiches for dinner.

Night all.