Three Ring Circus

Yep.  Another gorgeous day. Company coming and I had a lot to do.  Stripped the bed, laundry, made dessert, Gary to yoga and lunch with the Geezers, Blue Wave here to install eve troughs, music in the Studio, meal prep......

 Mid morning Little Wonder and I set the Studio up and turned on the heater....

then I put together sweet and sour red cabbage.  A German dinner tonight.

They were just about finished with the last down spout when Darryl, John and Gary arrived to play some music.

Afterward I leached the sausage we got at Swan Market to get rid of some of the sodium and potassium, which Gary grilled before we ate.  Also leached the potatoes.

Jana and Mike arrived around 5.

By 6 we were eating dinner.

Homemade applesauce, mashed potatoes with caramelized onions, sausage with mustard, sweet and sour red cabbage and pumpernickel bread.

Brownies with walnuts and ice cream for dessert.

Lots of catching up.  Now it's time to get out by the fire.

Night all.

Back in the Studio

I did not get enough sleep last night as I got hooked on another series.  Little Wonder woke me up just as the sun was rising so he could go outside.

This time I went back to bed.

Gary spent a lot of time putting leaves on the planted garlic and now he is finished.  Many trips.

While he did that I went down to Wegmans and the bank.  We had company from Kentucky on Friday and another friend from North Carolina visited us on Saturday.  Tomorrow our good friends, Mike and Jana (from Ohio) are coming to spend a couple days here in their RV.  So, I had to get things reorganized around here.  Darryl, John and Gary are coming for music tomorrow, and if we are still playing when they arrive, I hope Mike will join us.  He's a uke player too.

Late afternoon LW and I went out to the Studio so I could mess around with more sample paintings for my class (which was cancelled this week).  Still have a long way to go.

Finished Big Bertha and that's what they will be working on.

Had egg rolls and leftover rice tonight....needed something simple.  Tomorrow I will be making a German dinner.

Night all.

 

Time to Bring in the Onions

What can I say?  We've had another gorgeous day.

Late morning I finally went for a trike ride.  #40.  It's the best I have felt since having my cold and was able to ride longer.  Must be the crispy weather.

We have had a lot of onions hanging on our kitchen porch so today Gary took them down and I cleaned them up to bring in the house.

LW made sure I did not forget any.

We prepared a basket of potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic and Gary found some real nice cucumbers in the north garden.

Jenny stopped and picked it up on her way home from Jackson Road.

Today she put the first coat of paint on the front door.

Dinner was a semi replay.

Night all.

Almost 600 people voted at the Rec Center yesterday.  Not bad for our small town.

 

Enter Mary Pat

Another cold night followed by a day full of sunshine.

This was the first day of voting for this area and we were down at the Rec Center before noon.  By that time 300 people had already voted.  If that keeps up, it's going to be record breaking.

From there, we drove down to the Village so I could find a birthday gift for a gorgeous girl who turned 1 today.  We found it at the Lift Bridge Book Shop.

Very quiet today.

Got back to the farm for lunch and then Little Wonder and I went outside for awhile.

Today we received the sweetest card from Steph.  She is an aide at a school in Kansas City, working with special needs kids...and when they are in art class she likes to do the projects with them.  Always the artist.

This is the first time we have been to our neighbors house. I met John when I was on a trike ride and today he invited us to his daughter's birthday celebration (along with our next door neighbors) so we could meet Rosie and their daughter Clarissa (along with many of the friends and family members).

We brought her this book and enjoyed meeting so many new people.

Home by 3:30 and got things ready for dinner as Mary Pat (here from North Carolina) was going to join us.  Around 4 Jenny and Scott stopped in and MP followed them in the driveway.  Perfect timing!

When she was starting to teach in Brockport....Jenny was in her very first class (first grade).  That should tell you how long we have known each other.  

Gary grilled shish ke bobs

and I made rice two ways....my version and their version.  They did not have to follow my diet.

We also had a salad and grilled Italian bread.  So good.

By 7:30 Mary Pat was on her way to stay with friends on one of the Finger Lakes.  Another short and very sweet visit.

Please don't forget to vote.

Night all.